Anagrams of naturalisms
Word naturalisms has
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- naturalism
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noun,
Literature.
a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions.
a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b).
a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction.
the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
- muralists
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noun,
an artist who paints murals, especially an artist associated with muralism.
- alarmists
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noun,
a person who tends to raise alarms, especially without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities.
- altruisms
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noun,
the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others (opposed to egoism).
- saturnism
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noun,
lead poisoning (def 1b).
- trailsman
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noun,
a person who follows a trail.
- talismans
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noun,
a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.
- ultraisms
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noun,
extremism.
- manualist
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noun,
an advocate of manualism.
- simulants
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noun,
a person or thing that simulates.
- simulant
-
noun,
a person or thing that simulates.
- aluminas
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noun,
the natural or synthetic oxide of aluminum, Al 2 O 3 , occurring in nature in a pure crystal form as corundum.
- talisman
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noun,
a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.
- ultraism
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noun,
extremism.
- trailman
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noun,
trailsman.
- staminal
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adjective,
of or relating to stamens.
- muralist
-
noun,
an artist who paints murals, especially an artist associated with muralism.
- mantissa
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noun,
Mathematics. the decimal part of a common logarithm.
Compare characteristic (def 3a).
- martians
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noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- tamarins
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- stunsail
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noun,
studdingsail.
- mistrals
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noun,
a cold, dry, northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions.
- insulars
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noun,
an inhabitant of an island; islander.
- Asturias
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noun,
Miguel Ángel [mee-gel ahng-hel] /miˈgɛl ˈɑŋ hɛl/ (Show IPA), 1899–1974, Guatemalan novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1967.
- naturals
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noun,
any person or thing that is or is likely or certain to be very suitable to and successful in an endeavor without much training or difficulty.
- Satanism
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noun,
the worship of Satan or the powers of evil.
- tsunamis
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noun,
an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
- staminas
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noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- Austral.
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- simulars
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noun,
a person or thing that simulates; pretender.
- Asturian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asturias.
- saurians
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noun,
a saurian animal, as a dinosaur or lizard.
- natriums
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noun,
(formerly) sodium.
- alarmist
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noun,
a person who tends to raise alarms, especially without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities.
- sultanas
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noun,
a small, seedless raisin.
- Lusatian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Lusatia.
- tsarinas
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noun,
czarina.
- Luristan
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noun,
a mountainous region in W Iran.
- altruism
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noun,
the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others (opposed to egoism).
- Sultana
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noun,
a small, seedless raisin.
- Sumatra
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noun,
a large island in the W part of Indonesia. 164,147 sq. mi. (425,141 sq. km).
- trismus
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noun,
a spasm of the jaw muscles that makes it difficult to open the mouth.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- tarsias
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noun,
intarsia.
- matrass
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noun,
a rounded, long-necked glass container, formerly used for distilling and dissolving substances.
- laminar
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adjective,
composed of, or arranged in, laminae.
- laminas
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noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- Masuria
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noun,
a region in NE Poland, formerly in East Prussia, Germany: German defeat of Russians 1914–15.
- lariats
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Larissa
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noun,
a city in E Thessaly, in E Greece.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- tsarism
-
noun,
czarism.
- natrium
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noun,
(formerly) sodium.
- amusias
-
noun,
the inability to produce or comprehend music or musical sounds.
- tsunami
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noun,
an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
- anurias
-
noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- muslins
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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.
- Maurist
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noun,
a member of the Benedictine “Congregation of St. Maur,” founded in France in 1618, distinguished for its scholarship and literary works: suppressed during the French Revolution.
- tamaris
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noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- atriums
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noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- tarsals
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noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- aurists
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noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- santirs
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- santims
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noun,
a former coin of Latvia, the 100th part of a lat.
- timarau
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noun,
tamarau.
- Austria
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noun,
a republic in central Europe. 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Capital: Vienna.
- Santali
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noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- autisms
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noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- Satsuma
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noun,
a former province on S Kyushu, in SW Japan: famous for its porcelain ware.
- samurai
-
noun,
a member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan.
- Mistral
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noun,
a cold, dry, northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions.
- assault
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noun,
a sudden, violent attack; onslaught:
- tamarin
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- issuant
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adjective,
Heraldry. (of a beast) represented with the body erect and only the forepart visible:
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- instals
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verb (used with object),
install.
- asarums
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noun,
the dried rhizome and roots of wild ginger that yield an acrid resin and a volatile, aromatic oil, used chiefly as a flavoring.
- instars
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Aruntas
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noun,
Aranda.
- insular
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noun,
an inhabitant of an island; islander.
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- Salinas
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noun,
a city in W California.
- insults
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noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- transl.
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- saurian
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noun,
a saurian animal, as a dinosaur or lizard.
- traumas
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noun,
Pathology.
a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident.
the condition produced by this; traumatism.
- sustain
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verb (used with object),
to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- Susiana
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noun,
Elam.
- strumas
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noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing SE through SW Bulgaria and NE Greece into the Aegean. 225 miles (362 km) long.
- simular
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noun,
a person or thing that simulates; pretender.
- amritas
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noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- Lusatia
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noun,
a region in E Germany and SW Poland, between the Elbe and Oder rivers.
- rituals
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- Martian
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noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- manilas
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- marinas
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Mansart
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noun,
Jules Hardouin [zhyl ar-dwan] /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jules Hardouin) 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
- Martial
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noun,
(Marcus Valerius Martialis) a.d. 43?–104? Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain.
- urinals
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noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- ramtils
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- ultimas
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noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- marlins
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noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- nutrias
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noun,
the coypu.
- Maritsa
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noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing from S Bulgaria along the boundary between Greece and European Turkey and into the Aegean. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- uranias
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- Russian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Russia.
- stamina
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noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- stamin-
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- marital
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- ranulas
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noun,
a cystic tumor formed beneath the tongue, caused by obstruction of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland.
- alumina
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noun,
the natural or synthetic oxide of aluminum, Al 2 O 3 , occurring in nature in a pure crystal form as corundum.
- strains
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- sistrum
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noun,
an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument consisting of a looped metal frame set in a handle and fitted with loose crossbars that rattle when shaken.
- natural
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noun,
any person or thing that is or is likely or certain to be very suitable to and successful in an endeavor without much training or difficulty.
- Martinu
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noun,
Bohuslav [baw-hoo-slahf] /ˈbɔ hʊˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1959, Czech composer.
- martins
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noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- mantuas
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noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- Martina
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noun,
a female given name.
- Salamis
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noun,
an island off the SE coast of Greece, W of Athens, in the Gulf of Aegina: Greeks defeated Persians in a naval battle 480 b.c. 39 sq. mi. (101 sq. km).
- Sinatra
-
noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- Uralian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Ural Mountains or their inhabitants.
- Latinus
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noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- alarums
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noun,
alarm.
- latrias
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Rumania
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noun,
Romania.
- mantras
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noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- Mantua
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noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- saults
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noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- smarts
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noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- missal
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Church. the book containing the prayers and rites used by the priest in celebrating Mass over the course of the entire year.
- lunars
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- mantis
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noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- mantra
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noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- Saturn
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noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- smalts
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- malars
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noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- sitars
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- tarsal
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noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- slants
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- satins
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Manaus
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noun,
Manáos.
- mantas
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noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- austr-
-
- manias
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noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Manila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- Manisa
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noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- autism
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- mitral
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adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- Tamils
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- manual
-
noun,
a small book, especially one giving information or instructions:
- Marina
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- snarls
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noun,
the act of snarling.
- masais
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noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- matins
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- lamias
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- lamina
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noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- lauras
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noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- lauans
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noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- lanais
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noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- maslin
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noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- lariat
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- lianas
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noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- latria
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- strums
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noun,
the act of strumming.
- Latium
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noun,
a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- maists
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- Straus
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noun,
Isidor, 1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).
- larums
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noun,
alarum.
- suints
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noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- matri-
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- marais
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noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- misrun
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noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- instr.
-
- litmus
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noun,
a blue coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, especially Roccella tinctoria. In alkaline solution litmus turns blue, in acid solution, red: widely used as a chemical indicator.
- insula
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noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- Marian
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noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- stains
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- insult
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noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- Struma
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noun,
Pathology. goiter.
- intra-
-
- saunas
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noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- sultan
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noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- sutras
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noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- 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.
- Marist
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noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- Susian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Susa or Susiana.
- simars
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- sunlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- Marius
-
noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- Tarsus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the bones of the proximal segment of the foot; the bones between the tibia and the metatarsus, contributing to the construction of the ankle joint.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- anlaut
-
noun,
initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- nasals
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- alarum
-
noun,
alarm.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- Truman
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noun,
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- truism
-
noun,
a self-evident, obvious truth.
- alarms
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- antiar
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noun,
the upas tree.
- ultra-
-
- Antrim
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noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- Nassau
-
noun,
a seaport on New Providence Island: capital of the Bahamas; seaside resort.
- antrum
-
noun,
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- anuria
-
noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- ultras
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noun,
an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
- Umtali
-
noun,
former name of Mutare.
- saltus
-
noun,
oscillation (def 5b).
- unarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Samain
-
noun,
Samhain.
- ramtil
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- Urania
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- Alissa
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Ultima
-
noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- urials
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noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- rutins
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- alumin
-
- alumna
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noun,
a woman who is a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- alumni
-
noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- Altman
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noun,
Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- salami
-
noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- salmis
-
noun,
salmi.
- numis.
-
- Russia
-
noun,
Also called Russian Empire. Russian Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Capital: St. Petersburg (1703–1917).
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- Tuinal
-
- tsuris
-
noun,
trouble; woe.
- amusia
-
noun,
the inability to produce or comprehend music or musical sounds.
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- animal
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- trauma
-
noun,
Pathology.
a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident.
the condition produced by this; traumatism.
- ruanas
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- multi-
-
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- asians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- murals
-
noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- Samsun
-
noun,
a city in N Turkey, in Asia.
- Assiut
-
noun,
Asyut.
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- Assuan
-
noun,
Aswan.
- Multan
-
noun,
a city in E central Pakistan.
- Asarum
-
noun,
the dried rhizome and roots of wild ginger that yield an acrid resin and a volatile, aromatic oil, used chiefly as a flavoring.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- Timaru
-
noun,
a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Sanusi
-
noun,
a member of an Islamic brotherhood established among the anticolonial Bedouins of North Africa.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- sarans
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- atrium
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- assail
-
verb (used with object),
to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- Musial
-
noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- muslin
-
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.
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- ritual
-
noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- trans.
-
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- tussal
-
adjective,
pertaining to tussis.
- ranula
-
noun,
a cystic tumor formed beneath the tongue, caused by obstruction of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland.
- Arunta
-
noun,
Aranda.
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- rusts
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Malan
-
noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- Rains
-
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).
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Sinus
-
noun,
a curve; bend.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- rumal
-
noun,
a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- nurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Salus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of health and prosperity: identified with the Greek goddess Hygeia.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- Samas
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Miss.
-
- musts
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- saris
-
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.
- MNurs
-
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- Sauls
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Sans.
-
- sanit
-
- mural
-
noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- sails
-
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.
- Massa
-
noun,
marse.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- nitr-
-
- nisus
-
noun,
an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
- Salas
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- naut.
-
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- natl.
-
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- mast-
-
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- salts
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Maura
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
- simas
-
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.
- mauls
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- matr-
-
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- salsa
-
noun,
a lively, vigorous type of contemporary Latin American popular music, blending predominantly Cuban rhythms with elements of jazz, rock, and soul music.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- asst.
-
- assn.
-
- Assam
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 30,285 sq. mi. (78,438 sq. km). Capital: Dispur.
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- arium
-
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- anti-
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Iran.
-
- intr.
-
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- inst.
-
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- astr.
-
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Aust.
-
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Aural
-
adjective,
of or relating to an aura.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Alta.
-
- ulama
-
plural noun,
the doctors of Muslim religion and law.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- Alas.
-
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Unit.
-
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- uran-
-
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- USLTA
-
- 30-30
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- alti-
-
- truss
-
noun,
Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c).
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anis-
-
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- anim.
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anat.
-
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- anal.
-
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- amin-
-
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- amass
-
verb (used with object),
to gather for oneself; collect as one's own:
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- alums
-
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.
- alum.
-
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- Linum
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Laura
-
noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- lauan
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Lassa
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Lhasa.
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- larum
-
noun,
alarum.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- sluts
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- situs
-
noun,
position; situation.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- slams
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- slims
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- Srta.
-
- lusts
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Smuts
-
noun,
Jan Christiaan [Dutch yahn kris-tee-ahn] /Dutch yɑn ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn/ (Show IPA), 1870–1950, South African statesman and general: prime minister 1919–24, 1939–48.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- stums
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- Ital.
-
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- Lamus
-
noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- Lamut
-
noun,
Even.
- stuns
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- suras
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Susan
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- Rus.
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- 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.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- rit.
-
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- USNA
-
- USMA
-
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- USIS
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- USIA
-
- USAR
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- uria
-
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- RNAS
-
- uni-
-
- saur
-
- 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.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Sat.
-
- Tasm
-
- tRNA
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- tri-
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Sam.
-
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- str.
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Saml
-
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- taur
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- 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.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- SMSA
-
- Sra.
-
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SRAM
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sur-
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Man.
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- MALS
-
- 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.
- mal-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Mar.
-
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- ARIS
-
- 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.
- Arm.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- art.
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- mil.
-
- mis-
-
- 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.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- ANSI
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- MILR
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ANTU
-
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- 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.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Lam.
-
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Aus.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- aut-
-
- Lani
-
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lat.
-
- 1080
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- iana
-
- IATA
-
- ins.
-
- ISSN
-
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- int.
-
- isls
-
- intl
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- asis
-
- ASSR
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lit.
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- atm.
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- aur-
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alis
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- 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.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- alt.
-
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Ala.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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).
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- NTIA
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- mult
-
- Anas
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- MNAS
-
- 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.
- mRNA
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- MSTS
-
- AMLS
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- amt.
-
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Amal
-
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- muss
-
noun,
a state of disorder or untidiness.
- mus.
-
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- mun.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- USM
-
- al.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- an.
-
- AAU
-
- ITU
-
- Ar.
-
- Aar
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- AAM
-
- TSS
-
- USS
-
- ARS
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- UAR
-
- uti
-
- TAL
-
- IRL
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Ir.
-
- Am.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- USR
-
- USN
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- USA
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- ILS
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- AIA
-
- IAS
-
- TSI
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- UAM
-
- AMU
-
- tra
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ast
-
- ult
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- tlr
-
- ASR
-
- tr.
-
- ASN
-
- 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.
- ASM
-
- ALM
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ASI
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ARU
-
- UIT
-
- ASU
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AMS
-
- Tu.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- AUA
-
- ur-
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- uns
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- IRS
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ATA
-
- TIA
-
- UMT
-
- at.
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- ALU
-
- STM
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- MTI
-
- MSA
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- SAR
-
- Mt.
-
- mtn
-
- MRA
-
- MTS
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Mur
-
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.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NAA
-
- MRI
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MNS
-
- MIT
-
- ISA
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- MLA
-
- MLR
-
- MLS
-
- MNA
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NIA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Rs.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- RTS
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- RSA
-
- RNA
-
- RMA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nr.
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- NMU
-
- NRA
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- SAA
-
- NSA
-
- NSU
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- NUL
-
- NUM
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ml.
-
- SLA
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- SSM
-
- SSN
-
- SSR
-
- SST
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MAA
-
- STI
-
- LIM
-
- STL
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- SSA
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- 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.
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- IUS
-
- ium
-
- ITA
-
- Sus
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Isl
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- SSI
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- SNU
-
- SMS
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- ss.
-
- LSS
-
- LSM
-
- SMA
-
- LSI
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- ltr
-
- Sr.
-
- LMT
-
- SRS
-
- SLR
-
- 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.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- RU
-
- 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.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- RN
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- L.
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- t.
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- M.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- RI
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- 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.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- L1
-
- NL
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- U.
-
- NI
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- LM
-
- UI
-
- UL
-
- ln
-
- LR
-
- TL
-
- NM
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TM
-
- TN
-
- MN
-
- SM
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- i.
-
- SU
-
- SN
-
- L2
-
- R.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).