Anagrams of nice-Nellyism
Word nice-Nellyism has
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- nice-nelly
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noun,
a person who professes or exhibits excessive modesty, prudishness, or the like:
- leniency
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noun,
the quality or state of being lenient.
- millines
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noun,
one agate line of advertising one column in width appearing in one million copies of a periodical.
- eminency
-
noun,
eminence.
- micelles
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. an electrically charged particle formed by an aggregate of molecules and occurring in certain colloidal electrolyte solutions, as those of soaps and detergents.
- Leninism
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noun,
the form of Communism as taught by Lenin, with emphasis on the dictatorship of the proletariat.
- linesmen
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noun,
Sports.
an official, as in tennis and soccer, who assists the referee.
Football. an official who marks the distances gained and lost in the progress of play and otherwise assists the referee and field judge.
Ice Hockey. either of two officials who assist the referee by watching for icing, offside, and substitution violations and fouls and by conducting face-offs.
- slimline
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adjective,
slim in appearance.
- inclines
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noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- syncline
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noun,
a synclinal fold.
- meinies
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noun,
Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
- incline
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noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- in-line
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adjective,
(of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- license
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noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- Clemens
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noun,
Roger (William Roger Clemens"The Rocket") born 1962, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- milline
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noun,
one agate line of advertising one column in width appearing in one million copies of a periodical.
- silicle
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noun,
a short silique.
- myelins
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noun,
a soft, white, fatty material in the membrane of Schwann cells and certain neuroglial cells: the substance of the myelin sheath.
- silence
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- lensmen
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noun,
a photographer.
- micelle
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. an electrically charged particle formed by an aggregate of molecules and occurring in certain colloidal electrolyte solutions, as those of soaps and detergents.
- incense
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noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- selenic
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adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- cymenes
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noun,
a colorless, pleasant-smelling benzene derivative, C 10 H 14 , occurring in the volatile oil of the common cumin, Cuminum cyminum, and existing in three forms, the ortho, meta, and para isomers.
- Yenisei
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noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing N from the Sayan Mountains to the Kara Sea. 2566 miles (4080 km) long.
- Yesenin
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noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1925, Russian poet.
- Nielsen
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noun,
Carl August [kahrl ou-goo st] /kɑrl ˈaʊ gʊst/ (Show IPA), 1865–1931, Danish composer.
- Cellini
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noun,
Benvenuto [ben-vuh-noo-toh,, -nyoo-;; Italian ben-ve-noo-taw] /ˌbɛn vəˈnu toʊ,, -ˈnyu-;; Italian ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1500–71, Italian, metalsmith, sculptor, and autobiographer.
- linemen
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noun,
Also, linesman. a person who installs or repairs telephone, telegraph, or other wires.
- Milles
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noun,
Carl (Carl Wilhelm Emil Anderson) 1875–1955, U.S. sculptor, born in Sweden.
- icemen
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Nellie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- myelin
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noun,
a soft, white, fatty material in the membrane of Schwann cells and certain neuroglial cells: the substance of the myelin sheath.
- elemis
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noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- selen-
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- Nicene
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adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- esnecy
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noun,
the right of the oldest member of a coparcenary to have first choice of share upon division of the inheritance.
- seemly
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adverb,
in a seemly manner; fittingly; becomingly.
- imines
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noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- milli-
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- Millie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Millicent or Mildred.
- Minnie
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noun,
mother; mom.
- Esenin
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noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- minces
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Niemen
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noun,
a river in the W Soviet Union in Europe, flowing into the Baltic: called Memel in its lower course. 565 miles (910 km) long.
- inline
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noun,
an ornamented type with a line of white or of a contrasting color running just inside the edge and following the contour of each letter.
- ensile
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verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- enisle
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verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- Minnis
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noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- Ismene
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noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- linsey
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noun,
linsey-woolsey.
- lilies
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noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- Celine
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noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- limeys
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noun,
a British sailor.
- limens
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- cymene
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noun,
a colorless, pleasant-smelling benzene derivative, C 10 H 14 , occurring in the volatile oil of the common cumin, Cuminum cyminum, and existing in three forms, the ortho, meta, and para isomers.
- L-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- cisele
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- simile
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noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- lysine
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noun,
a crystalline, basic, amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 4 CH(NH 2)COOH, produced chiefly from many proteins by hydrolysis, essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: K. Abbreviation: Lys;
- lycees
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noun,
a secondary school, especially in France, maintained by the government.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- lycine
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noun,
betaine.
- cnemis
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noun,
the tibia or shin.
- Sicily
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noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, constituting a region of Italy, and separated from the SW tip of the mainland by the Strait of Messina: largest island in the Mediterranean. 9924 sq. mi. (25,705 sq. km). Capital: Palermo.
- senile
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noun,
a senile person.
- Smiley
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noun,
a digital icon, a sequence of keyboard symbols, or a handwritten or printed equivalent, that serves to represent a facial expression, as :‐) for a smiling face or ;‐) for a winking face.
Compare emoticon.
- smelly
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adjective,
emitting a strong or unpleasant odor; reeking.
- Leslie
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- misce
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verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- 30-30
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- limen
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- yells
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noun,
a cry uttered by yelling.
- linns
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noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- ylems
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noun,
the initial substance of the universe from which all matter is said to be derived.
- misc.
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- limns
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verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Yemen
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noun,
Republic of, a country in S Arabia, formed in 1990 by the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. 207,000 sq. mi. (536,130 sq. km). Capital: Aden.
- Minni
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noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- Mlles
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- linen
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noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- Lisle
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noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- lysin
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noun,
an antibody causing the disintegration of erythrocytes or bacterial cells.
- liney
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adjective,
liny.
- yills
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noun,
ale.
- Minny
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noun,
minnow.
- Lenin
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noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- imine
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noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Mills
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noun,
C(harles) Wright, 1916–62, U.S. sociologist.
- Lenny
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Neils
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- myel-
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- mesne
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adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- mesic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- miens
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noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mense
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noun,
propriety; discretion.
- lycee
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noun,
a secondary school, especially in France, maintained by the government.
- Milly
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noun,
a female given name, form of Milicent or Mildred.
- Menes
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noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- Milne
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noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- limey
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noun,
a British sailor.
- MINCE
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- mells
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noun,
a heavy hammer; mallet.
- Mines
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noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mini-
-
- Lyles
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noun,
a male given name.
- melic
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adjective,
intended to be sung.
- incl.
-
- lenis
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noun,
a lenis consonant.
- meiny
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noun,
Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
- minis
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noun,
miniskirt.
- Minn.
-
- Lynen
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noun,
Feodor [fey-aw-dawr] /feɪˈɔ dɔr/ (Show IPA), 1911–1979, German biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1964.
- Nelly
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noun,
inferior or cheap wine.
- icily
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adverb,
in an icy manner:
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- Emily
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “industrious.”.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- semi-
-
- Nisei
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noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- since
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adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Elsie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- scene
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noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- cymes
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noun,
an inflorescence in which the primary axis bears a single central or terminal flower that blooms first.
- cine-
-
- cines
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noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Ellen
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in S Utah. 11,522 feet (3514 meters).
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Seely
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adjective,
insignificant or feeble; poor.
- Elyse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- silly
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noun,
Informal. a silly or foolish person:
- clime
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noun,
climate.
- cline
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Seine
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noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- elem.
-
- Syene
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noun,
ancient name of Aswan.
- sycee
-
noun,
fine uncoined silver in lumps of various sizes usually bearing a banker's or assayer's stamp or mark, formerly used in China as a medium of exchange.
- Emlyn
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noun,
a female given name, form of Emily.
- nines
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noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- semen
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noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- smile
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noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- slimy
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adjective,
of or like slime.
- ceils
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verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- slime
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noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- ency.
-
- Icel.
-
- Iceni
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noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Niles
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- smell
-
noun,
the sense of smell; faculty of smelling.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Snell
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noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- cense
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verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- enemy
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noun,
a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another; an adversary or opponent.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- encl.
-
- syli
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lyse
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verb (used with object),
to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- syll
-
- syce
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noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- mes-
-
- sley
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noun,
the reed of a loom.
- sym.
-
- SLIM
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noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- mels
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noun,
honey.
- syn-
-
- Mell
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noun,
a heavy hammer; mallet.
- SLIC
-
- sync
-
noun,
synchronization:
- 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.
- SINE
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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.
- syne
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adverb, preposition, conjunction,
since.
- men-
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- mil.
-
- sene
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Nile
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noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- NIMS
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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.
- Nils
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- mis-
-
- mise
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noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Mlle
-
- MSCE
-
- NYSE
-
- msec
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- MSEE
-
- MSIE
-
- nene
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noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neem
-
- Neil
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- Mile
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noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- Mic.
-
- myc-
-
- MICE
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noun,
plural of mouse.
- Sem.
-
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Mill
-
noun,
a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- secy
-
- sec.
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- min.
-
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- lys-
-
- 1080
-
- snye
-
noun,
a backwater.
- ins.
-
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Inc.
-
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- ELLE
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Elys
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- illy
-
adverb,
ill.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- eyne
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- eyes
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- eyen
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Ill.
-
- Lely
-
noun,
Sir Peter [pee-ter;; Dutch pey-tuh r] /ˈpi tər;; Dutch ˈpeɪ tər/ (Show IPA), (Pieter van der Faes) 1618–80, Dutch painter in England.
- enc.
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
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noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- yell
-
noun,
a cry uttered by yelling.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Ens.
-
- enl.
-
- ence
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- ylem
-
noun,
the initial substance of the universe from which all matter is said to be derived.
- yens
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- yill
-
noun,
ale.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- ile-
-
- leys
-
noun,
leu.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- cyl.
-
- limy
-
adjective,
consisting of, containing, or like lime.
- cis-
-
- Lily
-
noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lyle
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- lyes
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- cene
-
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- cyme
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which the primary axis bears a single central or terminal flower that blooms first.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Cels
-
- cml.
-
- lin.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- liny
-
adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- cen.
-
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Lynn
-
noun,
Janet (Janet Lynn Nowicki) born 1953, U.S. figure skater.
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- NNE
-
- NSC
-
- sc.
-
- NMI
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- en-
-
- 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.
- cl.
-
- ene
-
- cs.
-
- Esc
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ese
-
- ESL
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Syl
-
- Sly
-
Idioms,
on the sly, secretly; furtively:
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- CNS
-
- CNN
-
- CNM
-
- ECM
-
- EEC
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- eye
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- CLI
-
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- SCM
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- cle
-
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Cym
-
- CIM
-
- ec-
-
- CIE
-
- SLE
-
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- se-
-
- EIS
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- my-
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- MIE
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Les
-
- LCM
-
- LCI
-
- LCL
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- mi.
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ine
-
- Me.
-
- ll.
-
- LLM
-
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- LSM
-
- Mc-
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- MSL
-
- MSC
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MCI
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- LIM
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- in.
-
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- MSI
-
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- ILS
-
- NYC
-
- ne-
-
- NEC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- MSE
-
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- YCL
-
- MSN
-
- ics
-
- NES
-
- il-
-
- ml.
-
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- MLS
-
- NI
-
- CE
-
- NY
-
- CM
-
- SN
-
- Y.
-
- i.
-
- LM
-
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- ln
-
- NC
-
- M.
-
- NL
-
- N.
-
- le
-
- yl
-
- L.
-
- LC
-
- ic
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- MN
-
- SM
-
- ey
-
- ly
-
- SL
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- S.
-
- EI
-
- ee
-
- NM
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.