Anagrams of nursemaids

Word nursemaids has 1068 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of nursemaids.

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near-miss
noun, a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target.
muraenids
noun, any fish of the family Muraenidae, comprising the morays.
nursemaid
noun, Also called nurserymaid. a woman or girl employed to care for a child or several children, especially in a household.
medusans
noun, a medusa or jellyfish.
amerinds
noun, Indian (def 1).
animuses
noun, strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
Suriname
noun, a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
anuresis
noun, retention of urine in the bladder.
sundries
plural noun, sundry things or items, especially small, miscellaneous items of little value. Compare notion (def 6).
Sumerian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Sumer.
sardines
noun, the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
misreads
verb (used with or without object), to read wrongly.
maundies
noun, the ceremony of washing the feet of the poor, especially commemorating Jesus' washing of His disciples' feet on Maundy Thursday.
maunders
verb (used without object), to talk in a rambling, foolish, or meaningless way.
danseurs
noun, a male ballet dancer.
denarius
noun, a silver coin and monetary unit of ancient Rome, first issued in the latter part of the 3rd century b.c., that fluctuated in value and sometimes appeared as a bronze coin.
senarius
noun, a Latin verse of six feet, especially an iambic trimeter.
duramens
noun, heartwood.
insureds
noun, the person, group, or organization whose life or property is covered by an insurance policy.
radiuses
noun, a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface:
Eridanus
noun, the River, a large southern constellation between Cetus and Orion, containing the bright star Achernar.
muraenid
noun, any fish of the family Muraenidae, comprising the morays.
marines
noun, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
sideman
noun, an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
radiums
noun, Chemistry. a highly radioactive metallic element whose decay yields radon gas and alpha rays. Symbol: Ra; atomic weight: 226; atomic number: 88.
remands
noun, the act of remanding.
Medusas
noun, a saucer-shaped or dome-shaped, free-swimming jellyfish or hydra.
minders
noun, Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
reminds
verb (used with object), to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
admires
Idioms, be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
remains
noun, Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
medusan
noun, a medusa or jellyfish.
sauries
noun, a sharp-snouted fish, Scomberesox saurus, inhabiting temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
remudas
noun, a group of saddle horses from which ranch hands choose mounts for the day.
Daumier
noun, Honoré [aw-naw-rey] /ɔ nɔˈreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1808–79, French painter, cartoonist, and lithographer.
desmans
noun, either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
insures
verb (used with object), to guarantee against loss or harm.
undress
noun, dress of a style designed to be worn on other than highly formal or ceremonial occasions; informal dress as opposed to full dress.
unarmed
adjective, without weapons or armor.
sedarim
noun, a plural of Seder.
sidearm
adverb, with a swinging motion of the arm moving to the side of the body at shoulder level or below and nearly parallel to the ground:
surname
noun, the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name.
randies
noun, Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
Maidens
noun, a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
sunders
verb (used with object), to separate; part; divide; sever.
sundaes
noun, ice cream served with syrup poured over it, and often other toppings, as whipped cream, chopped nuts, or fruit.
Messina
noun, a seaport in NE Sicily.
surmise
noun, a matter of conjecture.
seminar
noun, a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
minuses
noun, minus sign.
nudisms
noun, the practice of going nude, especially in places that allow sexually mixed groups, in the belief that such practice benefits health.
disarms
verb (used with object), to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
Sirenum
noun, Mare, Mare Sirenum.
diseurs
noun, a male professional entertainer who performs monologues.
madness
noun, the state of being mad; insanity.
arsines
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
manures
noun, excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
duramen
noun, heartwood.
medinas
noun, the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
murines
noun, a murine rodent.
uremias
noun, a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
misread
verb (used with or without object), to read wrongly.
asunder
adverb, adjective, into separate parts; in or into pieces:
danseur
noun, a male ballet dancer.
masseur
noun, a man who provides massage as a profession or occupation.
Sanders
noun, a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
Massine
noun, Léonide [ley-aw-need] /leɪ ɔˈnid/ (Show IPA), 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.
missend
verb (used with object), to send or forward, especially mail, to a wrong place or person.
unseams
verb (used with object), to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
Riesman
noun, David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
misuser
noun, abuse of a right; unlawful use of an office, franchise, benefit, etc.
samisen
noun, a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
Russian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Russia.
maunder
verb (used without object), to talk in a rambling, foolish, or meaningless way.
Erasmus
noun, Desiderius [des-i-deer-ee-uh s] /ˌdɛs ɪˈdɪər i əs/ (Show IPA), 1466?–1536, Dutch humanist, scholar, theologian, and writer.
sardine
noun, the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
sunrise
noun, the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
assured
noun, Insurance. the beneficiary under a policy. the person whose life or property is covered by a policy.
sardius
noun, sard.
insured
noun, the person, group, or organization whose life or property is covered by an insurance policy.
AmerInd
noun, Indian (def 1).
Misenus
noun, a son of Aeolus who challenged the gods to a musical contest and was killed by them for his arrogance.
assumed
adjective, adopted in order to deceive; fictitious; pretended; feigned:
durians
noun, the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
inseams
noun, an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
demurs
noun, the act of making objection.
denims
noun, a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
desman
noun, either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
dermis
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis, composed of connective tissue, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and an elaborate sensory nerve network.
dermas
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
marine
noun, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
daimen
adjective, rare; occasional.
Derain
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
Dairen
noun, former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
Dassin
noun, Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1911–2008, French motion-picture director, born in the U.S.
manses
noun, the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
simars
noun, Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
dassie
noun, hyrax.
Marius
noun, Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
adren-
manure
noun, excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
masers
noun, a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
Damien
noun, Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
Sidras
noun, Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
deisms
noun, belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
Darien
noun, Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
raises
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
Ramses
noun, the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
raised
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
diseur
noun, a male professional entertainer who performs monologues.
Dessau
noun, a city in NE central Germany, SW of Berlin: formerly the capital of Anhalt.
Sanusi
noun, a member of an Islamic brotherhood established among the anticolonial Bedouins of North Africa.
inures
verb (used with object), to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
sarsen
noun, any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
durain
noun, the coal forming the dull layers in banded bituminous coal.
usneas
noun, any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
insure
verb (used with object), to guarantee against loss or harm.
duress
noun, compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint.
durian
noun, the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
inseam
noun, an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
Sardis
noun, an ancient city in W Asia Minor: the capital of ancient Lydia.
murine
noun, a murine rodent.
sansei
noun, a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
saudis
noun, a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
sanies
noun, a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
indues
verb (used with object), endue.
Sandie
noun, a male given name, form of Sandro.
Sander
noun, a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
Samsun
noun, a city in N Turkey, in Asia.
rinses
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
rumens
noun, the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
Esdras
noun, either of the first two books of the Apocrypha, I Esdras or II Esdras.
sadism
noun, Psychiatry. the condition in which sexual gratification depends on causing pain or degradation to others. Compare masochism.
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).
irades
noun, a decree of a Muslim ruler.
remuda
noun, a group of saddle horses from which ranch hands choose mounts for the day.
serins
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
disarm
verb (used with object), to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
Mainer
noun, a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
serais
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
ranids
noun, frog1 (def 2).
sensum
noun, sense datum (def 1).
dimers
noun, a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
maiden
noun, a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
dinars
noun, any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
Sendai
noun, a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
diners
noun, a person who dines.
madres
noun, mother1 .
dismes
noun, a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
remiss
adjective, negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
disuse
noun, discontinuance of use or practice:
redans
noun, a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
sedums
noun, any fleshy plant belonging to the genus Sedum, of the stonecrop family, usually having small, overlapping leaves and yellow, white, or pink flowers.
sedans
noun, an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
drains
noun, something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
remain
noun, Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
Dreams
noun, a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
remand
noun, the act of remanding.
remans
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
remind
verb (used with object), to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
sirens
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
Maseru
noun, a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
amused
adjective, pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted.
amides
noun, a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
mensas
noun, Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
animes
noun, a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
Nimrud
noun, modern name of the site of the ancient city of Kalakh.
nudism
noun, the practice of going nude, especially in places that allow sexually mixed groups, in the belief that such practice benefits health.
armies
noun, the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
Aussie
noun, an Australian.
sunder
verb (used with object), to separate; part; divide; sever.
Merida
noun, suntan (def 2).
arsen-
uredia
noun, uredinium.
uremia
noun, a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
menads
noun, maenad.
sundae
noun, ice cream served with syrup poured over it, and often other toppings, as whipped cream, chopped nuts, or fruit.
Amiens
noun, a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
nurses
noun, a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
misrun
noun, an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
unmade
adjective, not made.
misers
noun, a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
amends
noun, reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
ursine
adjective, of or relating to a bear or bears.
anises
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
anuses
noun, the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
messin
noun, messan.
messan
noun, a lap dog; small pet dog.
unread
adjective, not read, as a letter or newspaper.
unsaid
verb, simple past tense and past participle of unsay.
arises
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
numis.
unseam
verb (used with object), to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
airmen
noun, an aviator.
Mersin
noun, a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
admire
Idioms, be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
urases
noun, urease.
animus
noun, strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
Sumner
noun, Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
Nasser
noun, Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
aidmen
noun, a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
under-
nadirs
noun, Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
radius
noun, a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface:
Neruda
noun, Pablo [pah-vlaw;; English pah-bloh] /ˈpɑ vlɔ;; English ˈpɑ bloʊ/ (Show IPA), (Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto) 1904–73, Chilean poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1971.
snares
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
urines
noun, the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
mudras
noun, Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
miners
noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
Andres
noun, John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
unarms
verb (used with object), to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
minder
noun, Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
smears
noun, an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
Mauser
noun, Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
Sisera
noun, the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
maunds
noun, a unit of weight in India and other parts of Asia, varying greatly according to locality: in India, from about 25 to 82.286 pounds (11 to 37.4 kilograms) (the latter being the government maund).
undies
plural noun, women's or children's underwear.
assure
verb (used with object), to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
assume
verb (used with object), to take for granted or without proof: Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
asides
noun, a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
Andrus
noun, Andron.
Median
noun, Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
medias
noun, a plural of medium.
radium
noun, Chemistry. a highly radioactive metallic element whose decay yields radon gas and alpha rays. Symbol: Ra; atomic weight: 226; atomic number: 88.
Medina
noun, the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
medius
noun, the middle finger.
amines
noun, any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
misuse
noun, wrong or improper use; misapplication.
Medusa
noun, a saucer-shaped or dome-shaped, free-swimming jellyfish or hydra.
sudser
noun, a soap opera.
Susian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Susa or Susiana.
nides
noun, a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
minus
noun, minus sign.
Miner
noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
Remus
noun, Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
Nimes
noun, a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
irade
noun, a decree of a Muslim ruler.
Mines
noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
nidus
noun, a nest, especially one in which insects, spiders, etc., deposit their eggs.
Iran.
rends
verb (used with object), to separate into parts with force or violence:
inure
verb (used with object), to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
nadir
noun, Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
mires
noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
nears
nerds
noun, a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Russ.
abbreviation, Russia.
runes
noun, any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
MNurs
runed
adjective, having runes inscribed:
Rundi
noun, a member of a people constituting virtually the entire population of Burundi.
rumen
noun, the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
ruins
noun, ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
rises
noun, an act or instance of rising.
neur-
Neuss
noun, a city W Germany, near Düsseldorf.
miser
noun, a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
rimes
noun, Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
Rimas
noun, a female given name.
Imena
noun, a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
rides
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
Indra
noun, Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
Missa
noun, Mass.
Indre
noun, a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
indue
verb (used with object), endue.
Indus
noun, a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1900 miles (3060 km) long.
resin
noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
reni-
mises
noun, a settlement or agreement.
Miss.
Miass
noun, a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
minds
noun, (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
Maris
noun, Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
rands
noun, (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
Mensa
noun, Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
Names
noun, a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
manse
noun, the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
Manue
noun, Manoah.
mends
noun, the act of mending; repair or improvement.
Manus
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
ramus
noun, a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
menad
noun, maenad.
ramie
noun, an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
Marie
noun, (Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
Marin
noun, John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
mudra
noun, Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
Marne
noun, a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
mairs
adjective, noun, adverb, more.
marse
noun, (used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
Media
noun, a plural of medium.
Medan
noun, a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
MASER
noun, a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
Mears
noun, mere3 .
Munda
noun, a small family of languages spoken in east-central India.
masse
noun, a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
MEANS
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
mauds
noun, a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
Meads
noun, an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
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).
raids
noun, a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
Nader
noun, Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
Mande
noun, a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
ranid
noun, frog1 (def 2).
isnad
noun, the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
nudie
noun, a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
minas
noun, an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
issue
noun, the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
nisus
noun, an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
reman
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
miens
noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
nudes
noun, a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
reins
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
Reims
noun, a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
nudi-
redia
noun, a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
2,4-d
noun, a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
Redan
noun, a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
Reaum
reams
noun, a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
mains
noun, the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
madre
noun, mother1 .
nards
noun, an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
muras
noun, (in Japan) a village; hamlet.
reads
noun, an act or instance of reading:
rases
verb (used with object), raze.
ranis
noun, ranee.
nurds
noun, nerd.
maids
noun, a female servant.
mesas
noun, a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
Maidu
noun, a member of a tribe of North American Indians of northeastern California.
Nurmi
noun, Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
Nurse
noun, a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
Maine
noun, a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta. Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
Namur
noun, a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
maund
noun, a unit of weight in India and other parts of Asia, varying greatly according to locality: in India, from about 25 to 82.286 pounds (11 to 37.4 kilograms) (the latter being the government maund).
MIDAS
noun, Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
Eridu
noun, an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city near the Euphrates in S Iraq: center for the worship of Ea; partially excavated.
assn.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
sires
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
smear
noun, an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
Audie
noun, a female or male given name.
Auden
noun, W(ystan) H(ugh) [wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
snead
noun, Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
snide
adjective, derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
Assur
noun, the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
Asser
noun, Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
dames
noun, (initial capital letter) the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight. the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
Sudan
noun, a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
Sudra
noun, Shudra.
Sumer
noun, an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
aside
noun, a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
arsis
noun, Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat. Compare thesis (def 4).
arses
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
Armen
armed
noun, Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
Sinus
noun, a curve; bend.
sines
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.
arium
demur
noun, the act of making objection.
diam.
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
serum
noun, the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
derms
noun, a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
derma
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
derm-
Denis
noun, a male given name.
denim
noun, a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
denar
noun, the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
demi-
damns
noun, the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
deism
noun, belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
dears
noun, a person who is good, kind, or generous:
sides
noun, one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
Sidra
noun, Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
simar
noun, Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
darns
noun, a darned place, as in a garment:
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.
Dares
noun, an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
danes
noun, a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
Arius
noun, died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
dimer
noun, a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
urine
noun, the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
Amend
verb (used with object), to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
AMEDS
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
uran-
urase
noun, urease.
ureas
noun, Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
Urena
noun, any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
Aides
noun, nurse's aide.
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
aeri-
Amer.
adsum
interjection, I am present.
Urmia
noun, Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
admin
noun, administration; administrative work.
admen
noun, Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
Ursid
noun, any plantigrade carnivore of the family Ursidae, comprising the spectacled bear, the black, brown, and sun bears, and various extinct species that also gave rise to the giant panda of the family Ailuropodidae.
adieu
noun, the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
aden-
Usnea
noun, any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
30-30
amens
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
amid-
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
Andre
noun, John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
suras
noun, any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
Arden
noun, Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
surds
noun, Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
anis-
anime
noun, a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
anim.
Susan
noun, a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
Susie
noun, a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
andr-
amide
noun, a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
Andie
noun, a male or female given name.
Andes
plural noun, a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
Udine
noun, a city in NE Italy.
amuse
verb (used with object), to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
Unami
noun, a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
unarm
verb (used with object), to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
amiss
Idioms, take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
amirs
noun, emir.
amine
noun, any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
amin-
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
Sinas
noun, a female given name.
sensa
noun, plural of sensum.
sards
noun, a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
dress
noun, an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
dries
noun, a plural of dry.
Sears
noun, Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
Drina
noun, a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
Druse
noun, an incrustation of small crystals on the surface of a rock or mineral.
seams
noun, the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
Duane
noun, a male given name.
Saudi
noun, a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
Dumas
noun, Alexandre [a-lek-sahn-druh] /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/ (Show IPA), ("Dumas père") 1802–70, and his son, Alexandre, (“Dumas fils”), 1824–95, French dramatists and novelists.
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.
Duran
noun, Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
duras
noun, dura mater.
dures
verb (used with or without object), endure.
drams
noun, Measurements. a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams). 1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
Sans.
sanes
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
Sands
noun, the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Sande
noun, Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
Edina
noun, a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
Edman
noun, Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
Ednas
noun, Adnah.
emirs
noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
sains
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
saids
noun, sayyid.
sadis
noun, sadhe.
Sadie
noun, a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
Dream
noun, a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
durns
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun, darn2 .
Mures
noun, a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
dinar
noun, any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
semi-
Sedum
noun, any fleshy plant belonging to the genus Sedum, of the stonecrop family, usually having small, overlapping leaves and yellow, white, or pink flowers.
semis
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
disme
noun, a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
Drain
noun, something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
Sedan
noun, an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
diner
noun, a person who dines.
dines
noun, Scot. dinner.
sends
noun, the heaving motion of a vessel.
seism
noun, an earthquake.
Dirae
plural noun, the Furies. See fury (def 3).
sers
noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
Sais
noun, an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
urea
noun, Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
RNAS
urds
noun, a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
ruin
noun, ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
rues
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
Rude
noun, François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
Sam.
Nida
noun, a female given name, form of Nydia.
nide
noun, a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
same
Idioms, all the same, notwithstanding; nevertheless: of no difference; immaterial:
uni-
Sami
noun, Lapp.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
Rind
noun, a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
Rina
noun, a female given name.
Rani
noun, ranee.
rime
noun, Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
Sams
noun, a male given name, form of Samuel.
Rima
noun, a female given name.
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
Umea
noun, a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
uria
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
Rumi
noun, Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
Sadi
noun, sadhe.
USNA
USMA
mus.
MusD
Muse
noun, Classical Mythology. any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae. any goddess presiding over a particular art.
USIS
muss
noun, a state of disorder or untidiness.
USIA
USES
noun, the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
user
noun, a person or thing that uses.
used
noun, the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
USDA
name
noun, a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
rums
noun, an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
USAR
Ruse
noun, a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
nard
noun, an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
Rus.
runs
noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
NASD
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
said
noun, sayyid.
nerd
noun, a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
rune
noun, any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
Uris
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
ness
noun, a headland; promontory; cape.
rids
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
Sims
noun, William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
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.
RAID
noun, a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
sris
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
SRAM
saur
seis
noun, sei whale.
Sra.
seam
noun, the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
rems
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
reds
noun, any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
RADM
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
rads
noun, a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
SMSA
suds
noun, soapy water.
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).
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.
sirs
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
Reid
noun, Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
rami
noun, plural of ramus.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
Rein
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
SEAS
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
SINE
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
Sind
noun, a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
Sade
noun, Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
rend
verb (used with object), to separate into parts with force or violence:
sues
noun, Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
Sand
noun, the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
nurd
noun, nerd.
NIRA
ride
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
Niue
noun, an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
nude
noun, a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
Reus
noun, a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
Read
noun, an act or instance of reading:
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.
send
noun, the heaving motion of a vessel.
SIAM
noun, former name of Thailand (def 1).
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
RAND
noun, (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
sure
Idioms, for sure, as a certainty; surely:
Saud
noun, (Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
Sard
noun, a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
surd
noun, Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
Sura
noun, any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
sur-
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
side
noun, one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
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.
ream
noun, a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
SASE
rad.
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.
Sem.
Rida
1080
Mure
noun, Obsolete. a wall.
dues
noun, something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
Mura
noun, (in Japan) a village; hamlet.
ears
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Eads
noun, James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
Duse
noun, Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
durn
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun, darn2 .
dure
adjective, hard; severe.
dura
noun, dura mater.
Duns
noun, a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
dune
noun, a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
Duna
noun, Hungarian name of the Danube.
Duma
noun, (in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
drum
noun, a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
Edna
noun, a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
Drin
noun, a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
DRAM
noun, Measurements. a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams). 1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
dis-
DIRE
adjective, causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
dir.
dins
noun, a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
Dine
noun, Scot. dinner.
Din.
DIMS
Idioms, take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
dime
noun, a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
dim.
Dies
noun, Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
DIAS
noun, Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
Edam
noun, a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
emia
Deus
noun, God. Abbreviation: D.
Idas
noun, Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters). Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
ISSN
isms
noun, a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
Irma
noun, a female given name, form of Erma.
Ire.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
ins.
IndE
inae
Idun
noun, a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
ides
noun, (in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
idem
noun, another exactly the same.
IDEA
noun, any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
idae
emir
noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
Ind.
Eur.
ESIS
Esd.
Esau
noun, a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Erma
noun, a female given name.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
Ens.
Enid
noun, a city in N Oklahoma.
ends
noun, the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
end-
dia-
dern
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), darn2 .
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.
Amie
noun, a female friend.
arid
adjective, being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
anus
noun, the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
ANSI
anes
adverb, once.
ands
Ande
plural noun, a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
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.
Amri
noun, Omri.
Amis
noun, Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
Amir
noun, emir.
Ames
noun, a city in central Iowa.
Arm.
Amen
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Aire
Ainu
noun, a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
AInd
AIMS
noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
AIME
AIDS
noun, a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
aide
noun, nurse's aide.
aer-
Adm.
Adie
noun, a female given name.
ARIS
arms
noun, the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
der.
DAIS
noun, a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
Deni
noun, a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
Den.
Dem.
DEAR
noun, a person who is good, kind, or generous:
Dean
noun, Education. the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college: an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline: the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
Darn
noun, a darned place, as in a garment:
Dari
noun, a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
Dare
noun, an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
Danu
noun, the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
Dane
noun, a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
Dan.
abbreviation, Bible. Daniel (def 1).
damn
noun, the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
Dame
noun, (initial capital letter) the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight. the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
Aus.
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
aur-
aune
noun, an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
Auer
noun, Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
Aude
noun, a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
aud.
Asur
noun, Assur.
ASSR
asse
noun, Cape fox.
ASME
asis
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
med.
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.
Maui
noun, an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
MNAS
Mani
noun, Manes.
mise
noun, a settlement or agreement.
mis-
mire
noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
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.
MSAE
MSIE
Mrs.
plural, a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
mins
noun, a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
mane
noun, the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
Man.
Mair
adjective, noun, adverb, more.
Main
noun, a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
maid
noun, a female servant.
Manu
noun, the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
mRNA
Mind
noun, (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
Maud
noun, a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
mean
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
mear
noun, mere3 .
mdse
meas
MDES
Maun
auxiliary verb, must1 .
Meir
noun, Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
Mar.
men-
Mass
noun, a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
Mend
noun, the act of mending; repair or improvement.
MARS
noun, the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
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.
Mare
noun, a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
MiNE
noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
Mead
noun, an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
Mina
noun, an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
menu
noun, a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
mids
noun, Archaic. the middle.
midn
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.
Mid.
mias
plural, missing in action.
Muni
noun, a municipal bond.
made
noun, the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
mess
noun, a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
mads
noun, an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
mes-
MERS
noun, Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
mun.
mesa
noun, a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
muds
noun, wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
Muir
noun, Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
min.
mien
noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
MAEd
maes
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
nr.
NRA
SSD
SSE
SSI
SSM
DEI
adverb, by the grace of God.
SSN
SMA
de-
SSR
NSA
ASR
ASN
MNA
Dam
noun, a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
ASM
Sue
noun, Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
DEA
DAE
dau
noun, dhow.
ASU
MIR
noun, a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
AUM
noun, Om.
SMS
NMR
NMU
NMI
DAS
noun, hyrax.
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
sis
noun, sister.
SNU
SMD
Sr.
NIA
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
ASS
noun, a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
SRS
DAR
DSM
ss.
SSA
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.
red
noun, any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
Sui
noun, a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
NAD
ure
Urd
noun, a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
mud
noun, wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
ur-
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.
AIM
noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
AME
uns
NAM
noun, Vietnam.
AMI
noun, a friend, especially a male friend.
Une
MSN
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
Uri
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
MSE
an.
USR
USN
Am.
USM
ad-
AID
noun, help or support; assistance.
Ar.
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
USE
noun, the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
ade
noun, George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
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.
urs
noun, an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
urn
noun, a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
ADS
noun, advertisement.
ae.
MSI
AMS
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:
ARS
MRI
MRE
NED
noun, a male given name, form of Edward.
SID
noun, a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
MRA
Mr.
plural, mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
MNS
ARE
noun, a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
ARU
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.
ase
MNE
ASI
NES
NEA
ard
AMU
USS
MSD
Una
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
Ume
noun, a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
MSA
UAM
UAE
USA
ne-
UAR
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
Sus
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
NDE
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.
NSU
MI6
noun, the government's secret intelligence service.
MIE
ESU
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
rm.
plural, ream.
RNA
Ia.
rnd
Rs.
RSA
RSE
RSS
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Rue
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
id.
RUM
noun, an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
eu-
ess
noun, the letter S, s.
IDA
noun, Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters). Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
run
noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
ESR
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
ESA
ERS
noun, ervil.
mas
noun, mother1 .
sd.
Sad
noun, the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
SAE
en-
EMU
noun, a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
EMS
noun, the letter M, m.
EMR
IAS
ide
EIS
IRS
MS.
plural, manuscript.
MIA
plural, missing in action.
Me.
Md.
REM
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
IUS
ium
IUD
MAD
noun, an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
ISR
ism
noun, a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
ise
ISA
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
MAE
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
ina
noun, a female given name.
IDS
noun, the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
RIM
noun, the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
ier
imu
noun, a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
in.
RID
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
REA
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
ine
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
RDA
Ir.
RDS
MEA
noun, an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
EDA
noun, a female given name.
eir
DNR
Du.
SDA
SDI
SDR
SDS
se-
EDS
noun, education:
DSS
DSR
DSA
DRE
SED
Rd.
Dr.
DNA
RAM
noun, a male sheep.
SEI
noun, sei whale.
DMS
DMA
DIU
noun, part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
NUS
noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
mi.
MI5
noun, the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
SER
noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
NUM
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.
Die
noun, Machinery. any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like. one of the separate pieces of such a device. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
di.
SES
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
due
noun, something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
DUI
EAM
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
ed.
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
SAR
RMS
plural, ream.
ea.
RMA
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
ean
EdM
abbreviation, electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
Dun
noun, a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
Re.
ead
Sau
noun, German name of Sava.
ear
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
SA
DM
NU
noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
M.
AU
plural, to the; at the; with the.
SU
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 .
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.
3D
noun, a three-dimensional form or appearance:
2D
noun, a two-dimensional form or appearance:
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
S.
DN
NM
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
UI
RU
SN
Ud
MN
RI
i.
MU
noun, the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
U.
D.
N.
DA
noun, a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
R.
RN
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
EI
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
NI
ND
NA
adverb, no1 .
SM
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