Anagrams of omnidistance
Word omnidistance has
1791 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of omnidistance.
- medication
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noun,
the use or application of medicine.
- antinomies
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noun,
opposition between one law, principle, rule, etc., and another.
- mediations
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noun,
action in mediating between parties, as to effect an agreement or reconciliation.
- dominicans
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noun,
a member of one of the mendicant religious orders founded by St. Dominic; Black Friar.
- antimonies
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noun,
a brittle, lustrous, white metallic element occurring in nature free or combined, used chiefly in alloys and in compounds in medicine. Symbol: Sb; atomic number: 51; atomic weight: 121.75.
- antimonide
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noun,
a binary compound containing antimony and a second element, usually a metal.
- dominances
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noun,
rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- demicanton
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noun,
either of the two political divisions in Switzerland into which the cantons of Basel, Appenzell, and Unterwalden are each divided.
- Cismontane
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adjective,
on this (the speaker's or writer's) side of the mountains, especially the Alps.
- omniscient
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noun,
an omniscient being.
- mendicants
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noun,
a person who lives by begging; beggar.
- semination
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noun,
a sowing or impregnating; dissemination.
- midsection
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noun,
the middle section or part of anything.
- inactions
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- dominants
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noun,
Genetics.
the one of a pair of alternative alleles that masks the effect of the other when both are present in the same cell or organism.
the trait or character determined by such an allele. Compare recessive (defs 4, 5).
- dominance
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noun,
rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- dominates
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verb (used with object),
to rule over; govern; control.
- catenoids
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- mendicant
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noun,
a person who lives by begging; beggar.
- insomniac
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noun,
a person who suffers from insomnia, the inability, especially when chronic, to obtain sufficient sleep, through difficulty in falling or staying asleep:
- nominates
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adjective,
having a particular name.
- demoniacs
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noun,
a person seemingly possessed by a demon or evil spirit.
- mediation
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noun,
action in mediating between parties, as to effect an agreement or reconciliation.
- Indonesia
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noun,
East Indies (def 1).
- incondite
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adjective,
ill-constructed; unpolished:
- indamines
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noun,
any of a series of basic organic compounds, the simplest having the formula C 12 H 11 N 3 , which form bluish and greenish salts, used in the manufacture of dyes.
- sciaenoid
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noun,
a sciaenoid fish.
- dimension
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noun,
Mathematics.
a property of space; extension in a given direction:
the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere.
the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space.
the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers.
extension in time:
- dianoetic
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adjective,
pertaining to dianoia.
- Maidstone
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noun,
a city in Kent, in SE England.
- indicants
-
noun,
something that indicates; indicator.
- condiment
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noun,
something used to give a special flavor to food, as mustard, ketchup, salt, or spices.
- indicates
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verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- Dominican
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noun,
a member of one of the mendicant religious orders founded by St. Dominic; Black Friar.
- Minnesota
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noun,
a state in the N central United States. 84,068 sq. mi. (217,735 sq. km). Capital: St. Paul.
Abbreviation: MN (for use with zip code), Minn.
- nicotines
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noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- contained
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adjective,
showing restraint or calmness; controlled; poised:
- aniconism
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noun,
opposition to the use of idols or images.
- antinodes
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noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- iodinates
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verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- antimonic
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adjective,
of or containing antimony, especially in the pentavalent state.
- monacetin
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noun,
acetin.
- antinoise
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adjective,
designed to reduce or ban excessively loud sound, as of jet engines or traffic:
- dacoities
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noun,
(in India and Burma) gang robbery; robbery by dacoits.
- ideations
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noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- actinides
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noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- Toscanini
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noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- encomiast
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noun,
a person who utters or writes an encomium; eulogist.
- diamines
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noun,
a compound containing two amino groups.
- Socinian
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noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- ctenidia
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noun,
any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid.
- iotacism
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noun,
the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- coniines
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- diatonic
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adjective,
noting those scales that contain five whole tones and two semitones, as the major, minor, and certain modal scales.
- contends
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verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- montanes
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noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- mind-set
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noun,
an attitude, disposition, or mood.
- contemns
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verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- diatomic
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adjective,
having two atoms in the molecule.
- comities
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noun,
mutual courtesy; civility.
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- simoniac
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noun,
a person who practices simony.
- mentions
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noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- antinode
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noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- endocast
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noun,
endocranial cast.
- sedation
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noun,
the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- comedian
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noun,
a professional entertainer who amuses by relating anecdotes, acting out comical situations, engaging in humorous repartee, etc.
- instance
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- insomnia
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noun,
inability to obtain sufficient sleep, especially when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.
- semiotic
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noun,
semiotics.
- nidation
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noun,
implantation of an embryo in the lining of the uterus.
- amniotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- astonied
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adjective,
dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
- ancients
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- dainties
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noun,
something delicious to the taste; a delicacy.
- comedist
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noun,
a writer of comedies.
- amidines
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noun,
any of a group of compounds containing the CN 2 H 3 group, some of which have marked pharmacological action.
- antinome
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noun,
something that is contradictory or opposite to another; a logical contradiction.
- decision
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noun,
the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment:
- semantic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:
- sedition
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noun,
incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
- iodinate
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verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- demoniac
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noun,
a person seemingly possessed by a demon or evil spirit.
- demonian
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adjective,
demoniac (def 1).
- nicotine
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noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- demotics
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noun,
demotic script.
- amniotes
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- indicate
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verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- centimos
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- sanidine
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noun,
a glassy, often transparent variety of orthoclase in which sodium may replace as much as 50 percent of the potassium: forms phenocrysts in some igneous rocks.
- dominant
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noun,
Genetics.
the one of a pair of alternative alleles that masks the effect of the other when both are present in the same cell or organism.
the trait or character determined by such an allele. Compare recessive (defs 4, 5).
- adenitis
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noun,
lymphadenitis.
- dominate
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verb (used with object),
to rule over; govern; control.
- catenoid
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- Dominica
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noun,
one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- actinons
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- mediants
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noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- actinoid
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adjective,
raylike; radiate.
- Domitian
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noun,
(Titus Flavius Domitianus Augustus) a.d. 51–96, Roman emperor 81–96.
- actinism
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noun,
the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.
- actinide
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noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- stand-in
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noun,
a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
- mannites
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noun,
mannitol.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- ideation
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noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- monastic
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noun,
a member of a monastic community or order, especially a monk.
- canonist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- Estonian
-
noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- Steinman
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noun,
David Barnard, 1886–1960, U.S. civil engineer: specialist in bridge design and construction.
- Stoneman
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noun,
a stonecutter or stoneworker.
- monacids
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adjective, noun,
monoacid.
- emiction
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noun,
urination.
- Masonite
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- enations
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- domestic
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noun,
a hired household servant.
- condemns
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verb (used with object),
to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
- Docetism
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noun,
an early Christian doctrine that the sufferings of Christ were apparent and not real and that after the crucifixion he appeared in a spiritual body.
- incident
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noun,
an individual occurrence or event.
- indicans
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noun,
a glucoside, C 14 H 17 NO 6 , that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.
- dictions
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noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- indamine
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noun,
any of a series of basic organic compounds, the simplest having the formula C 12 H 11 N 3 , which form bluish and greenish salts, used in the manufacture of dyes.
- diocesan
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noun,
one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
- distance
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noun,
the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- die-cast
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adjective,
formed by die casting.
- incienso
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noun,
a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- scandent
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adjective,
climbing, as a plant.
- nominate
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adjective,
having a particular name.
- D-notice
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noun,
a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
- inaction
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- indicant
-
noun,
something that indicates; indicator.
- candies
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noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- candent
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adjective,
glowing with heat; being at a white heat.
- cimaise
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noun,
cymaise.
- Masonic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- Maidens
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noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- Candiot
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noun,
a Cretan.
- cestoid
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noun,
cestode.
- Comines
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noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- Camoens
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noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- comitia
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noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- camions
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Comtian
-
noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- mastoid
-
noun,
the mastoid process.
- condemn
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verb (used with object),
to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
- canines
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- nemato-
-
- mantids
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noun,
mantis.
- stamin-
-
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Sno-Cat
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- niacins
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- centimo
-
noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- mannite
-
noun,
mannitol.
- coedits
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verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- somatic
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adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- Madison
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noun,
Dolly or Dolley [dol-ee] /ˈdɒl i/ (Show IPA), (Dorothea Payne) 1768–1849, wife of James Madison.
- comates
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- cinemas
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- mannose
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noun,
a hexose, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained from the hydrolysis of the ivory nut and yielding mannitol upon reduction.
- Smeaton
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noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- maniocs
-
noun,
cassava.
- stannic
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adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- moisten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- mansion
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noun,
a very large, impressive, or stately residence.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- conidia
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noun,
(in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.
- discant
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noun,
Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
- Dominic
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noun,
Saint, 1170–1221, Spanish priest: founder of the Dominican order.
- domines
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noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- Domenic
-
noun,
a male given name.
- docents
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noun,
privatdocent.
- distain
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verb (used with object),
to discolor; stain; sully.
- incised
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adjective,
cut into:
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- donates
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- incomes
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- indents
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- indican
-
noun,
a glucoside, C 14 H 17 NO 6 , that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.
- diction
-
noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- indices
-
noun,
a plural of index.
- indicts
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verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- diatoms
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noun,
any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
- dominie
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a schoolmaster.
- sandmen
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noun,
the man who, in fairy tales or folklore, puts sand in the eyes of children to make them sleepy.
- diamine
-
noun,
a compound containing two amino groups.
- estamin
-
noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- encomia
-
noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- encinas
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- onanism
-
noun,
withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- oneidas
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- one-man
-
adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- edition
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noun,
one of a series of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. (distinguished from impression).
- identic
-
adjective,
identical.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- osmatic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- Etonian
-
noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- Oceanid
-
noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- sainted
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- diastem
-
noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- detains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- coniine
-
noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- ctenoid
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adjective,
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- intones
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- dacoits
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- iodates
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- sideman
-
noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- side-on
-
adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- iodines
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- contend
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- contemn
-
verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- consent
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- isation
-
- connate
-
adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- daimons
-
noun,
daemon.
- intines
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- Demotic
-
noun,
demotic script.
- destain
-
verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- descant
-
noun,
Music.
a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it.
(in part music) the soprano.
a song or melody.
- deontic
-
adjective,
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
- dentins
-
noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- indites
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- Denison
-
noun,
a city in NE Texas.
- inedita
-
plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- demonic
-
adjective,
inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- intens.
-
- nomadic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- decants
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- Caedmon
-
noun,
fl. a.d. c670, Anglo-Saxon religious poet.
- sematic
-
adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- Semitic
-
noun,
a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician.
- instead
-
Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- intends
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- endmost
-
adjective,
farthest; most distant; last:
- Mideast
-
noun,
Middle East.
- amnions
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- miscite
-
verb (used with or without object),
to misquote.
- monesia
-
noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- mediant
-
noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- miotics
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- amosite
-
noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- amidins
-
noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- amniote
-
noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- toadies
-
noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- Mitanni
-
noun,
the Hurrian kingdom in NW Mesopotamia in the 15th and 14th centuries b.c.
- mention
-
noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- actino-
-
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- atomies
-
noun,
an atom; mote.
- atomics
-
noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- minions
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- anomite
-
noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- amities
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- tension
-
noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- nancies
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- medicos
-
noun,
a physician or surgeon; doctor.
- tandems
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- medico-
-
- misdate
-
noun,
a wrong date.
- miscode
-
verb (used with object),
to code mistakenly, as in data processing.
- amidine
-
noun,
any of a group of compounds containing the CN 2 H 3 group, some of which have marked pharmacological action.
- medinas
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- montane
-
noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Mendota
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in S Wisconsin, in N Madison. About 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- tineids
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- tendons
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- monades
-
noun,
plural of monas.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- monacid
-
adjective, noun,
monoacid.
- asinine
-
adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- modiste
-
noun,
Older Use. a female maker of or dealer in women's fashionable attire.
- miniate
-
verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- to-name
-
noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- nascent
-
adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- amends
-
noun,
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- Indies
-
noun,
the. (used with a plural verb) West Indies (def 1).
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- minion
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- demits
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- denims
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- amido-
-
- amidin
-
noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- Minden
-
noun,
a city in NW Louisiana.
- Dennis
-
noun,
John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
- denom.
-
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- denti-
-
- dentin
-
noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- Denton
-
noun,
a city in N Texas.
- indite
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- amidst
-
preposition,
amid.
- amides
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- desman
-
noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- nomads
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- decant
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- mid-on
-
noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- damson
-
noun,
Also called damson plum. the small, dark-blue or purple fruit of a plum, Prunus insititia, of the rose family, introduced into Europe from Asia Minor.
- intime
-
adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- 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.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- daimon
-
noun,
daemon.
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- daimen
-
adjective,
rare; occasional.
- daemon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
a god.
a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
- Midian
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Keturah. Gen. 25:1–4.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- anemo-
-
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- amino-
-
- Deimos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek personification of terror, a son of Ares and Aphrodite.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- 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.
- amnion
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- amnios
-
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- intend
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- inside
-
noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- Danton
-
noun,
Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- diatom
-
noun,
any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- mondes
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- idioms
-
noun,
an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
- octads
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- donnas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- Donets
-
noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- actin-
-
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- Ostend
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- modest
-
adjective,
having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- Modena
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Bologna.
- Ondine
-
noun,
undine.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- Esmond
-
noun,
a male given name.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- monads
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- aceto-
-
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- domine
-
noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- tidies
-
noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- indic.
-
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tinned
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- tinmen
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- tinman
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- Monnet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
- indent
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- aidmen
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Minoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- diotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affecting both ears; binaural.
- tineid
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Minnis
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- Minnie
-
noun,
mother; mom.
- dicots
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- indict
-
verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- dicast
-
noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- adeno-
-
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- monied
-
adjective,
moneyed.
- DOMAIN
-
noun,
a field of action, thought, influence, etc.:
- imides
-
noun,
a compound derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by acidic groups, characterized by the =NH group.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- docent
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- admits
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- miotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- scato-
-
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- disco-
-
- Indian
-
noun,
Also called American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Native American. a member of the aboriginal people of America or of any of the aboriginal North or South American stocks, usually excluding the Eskimos.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- nemat-
-
- somni-
-
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- maiden
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- Medina
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- nanoid
-
adjective,
dwarfish.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- manini
-
adjective,
small; insignificant.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- centi-
-
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- tandem
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- manned
-
noun,
an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- citied
-
adjective,
occupied by a city or cities.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- Maced.
-
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- menads
-
noun,
maenad.
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Menado
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Sulawesi, in NE Indonesia.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- netman
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- somat-
-
- Mannes
-
noun,
Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
- Medici
-
noun,
Catherine de', Catherine de Médicis.
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- stoned
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- masto-
-
- steno-
-
- Camden
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Mannie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- medias
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- canned
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- mantid
-
noun,
mantis.
- 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:
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- Medit.
-
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- iodism
-
noun,
poisoning caused by sensitivity to or overuse of iodine or its compounds.
- teiids
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- Nadine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- cteno-
-
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- sindon
-
noun,
cloth of fine linen or silk, used especially for shrouds.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Menton
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- iodine
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- aniso-
-
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- contd.
-
- nanism
-
noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- Comdt.
-
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- tendon
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- contin
-
- nocti-
-
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- 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.
- IATSE
-
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- ician
-
- idiom
-
noun,
an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- icons
-
- idiot
-
noun,
Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- masc.
-
- idio-
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- idion
-
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- ideo-
-
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- monde
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- ento-
-
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- oidea
-
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- MSEnt
-
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- monad
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- iodic
-
adjective,
containing iodine, especially in the pentavalent state.
- modes
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- naso-
-
- mast-
-
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- octa-
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Midis
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- init.
-
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mont.
-
- istic
-
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Minn.
-
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- Medoc
-
noun,
a wine-growing region in Gironde, in SW France.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- meno-
-
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Indo-
-
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- mini-
-
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- nano-
-
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Medon
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- meta-
-
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- imido
-
adjective,
containing the imido group.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- imide
-
noun,
a compound derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by acidic groups, characterized by the =NH group.
- misdo
-
verb (used with object),
to do badly or wrongly; botch.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- ition
-
- nona-
-
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Medic
-
noun,
a member of a military medical corps; corpsman.
- inst.
-
- noct-
-
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- imit.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- nomad
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- meso-
-
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- 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.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- misc.
-
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- miso-
-
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- endo-
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- atmo-
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- stome
-
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- sito-
-
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- Conn.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- cine-
-
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- ation
-
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Sino-
-
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- timid
-
adjective,
lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- AMEDS
-
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- aden-
-
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- acet-
-
- 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.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- 30-30
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonia
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- actos
-
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- teiid
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- anon.
-
- asco-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- amid-
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- teno-
-
- Tenn.
-
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- 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).
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- annot
-
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anim.
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- disc.
-
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- dist.
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scat-
-
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- dent.
-
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- desc.
-
- sect.
-
- diam.
-
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- dict.
-
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- dimin
-
- Scot.
-
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- edit.
-
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- omni-
-
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- ecto-
-
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- domes
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- sanit
-
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- econ.
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- oste-
-
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Scand
-
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- deca-
-
- seti-
-
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- semi-
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- demo-
-
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- demi-
-
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- deci-
-
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- 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).
- Demos
-
noun,
the common people of an ancient Greek state.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- OCDM
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Oct.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- NTIA
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- nom.
-
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- 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.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- 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.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- std.
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Ste.
-
- tion
-
- tonn
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- 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.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Mon.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- 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.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- 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):
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- TODS
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- OECD
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ont.
-
- NCTE
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- not-
-
- MSAE
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tasm
-
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- sci.
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- neo-
-
- NASD
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Sem.
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- nos-
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- 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.
- MSIE
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Sam.
-
- msec
-
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- MSCE
-
- MScD
-
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Sat.
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- non-
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NDAC
-
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- sec.
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Can.
-
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Esd.
-
- eso-
-
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- est.
-
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Ens.
-
- cen.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- emia
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- cide
-
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Ceto
-
- EDTA
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- enc.
-
- end-
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- etc.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- inae
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- ASTM
-
- IMCO
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Inc.
-
- 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).
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- IndE
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- ASME
-
- iod-
-
- atm.
-
- idae
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Ind.
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- atic
-
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- dat.
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cis-
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Dom.
-
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- Din.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Dino
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- dioc
-
- dis-
-
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- cts.
-
- DMSO
-
- 1080
-
- dim.
-
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- Dec.
-
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- 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.
- 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.
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Dice
-
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.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dem.
-
- Den.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- dia-
-
- 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.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Cmon
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- Com.
-
- comd
-
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Cond
-
- Con.
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- midn
-
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MAEd
-
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- ment
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Man.
-
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mac-
-
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- min.
-
- mes-
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- amdt
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Mic.
-
- mdse
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- mdnt
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- MDES
-
- AInd
-
- meas
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- 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.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Mid.
-
- AISI
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- MIDI
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- AIME
-
- men-
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- ant.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- MNAS
-
- ann.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- iso-
-
- ano-
-
- aet.
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- ANSI
-
- asc-
-
- ands
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- mod.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- Mods
-
noun,
a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mis-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Adm.
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- 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.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- amt.
-
- met.
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- ance
-
- 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).
- itis
-
- med.
-
- 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.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- TCS
-
- ACS
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- TSE
-
- Am.
-
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- DAE
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- 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).
- an.
-
- DSO
-
- DSM
-
- CSA
-
- DSC
-
- DOA
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- do.
-
- ae.
-
- DCM
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- CIM
-
- AEC
-
- Co.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CAI
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- STM
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- AMS
-
- ANC
-
- STI
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASM
-
- TCA
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ASN
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ast
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- at.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ATC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TMO
-
- CNM
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- CMA
-
- CMD
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- CNN
-
- CIE
-
- CNO
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- CNS
-
- AIC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- SMD
-
- SMA
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- TID
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- AME
-
- CDT
-
- CEA
-
- CED
-
- AMC
-
- CIA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- CEO
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- 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.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- MOI
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- IOT
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- NOC
-
- NNE
-
- NMI
-
- ise
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- IOC
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- 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.
- Mc-
-
- Md.
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- id.
-
- io-
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Ia.
-
- OAS
-
- OTC
-
- OSD
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- OED
-
- Oc.
-
- NSC
-
- CSO
-
- NSA
-
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- 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).
- ide
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- 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.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- Mo.
-
- MSC
-
- ics
-
- MSE
-
- NAD
-
- NCO
-
- MTS
-
- MTO
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- Mt.
-
- MST
-
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- MSD
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- MSA
-
- MIE
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MIT
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- 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.
- NDE
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NES
-
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Mao
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MCI
-
- MDT
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- mi.
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OSA
-
- OCD
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- DSA
-
- DST
-
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
-
- SAE
-
- ea.
-
- ead
-
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- So.
-
- sd.
-
- OTS
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ec-
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- ECM
-
- se-
-
- DCS
-
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SED
-
- DET
-
- di.
-
- 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.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SDI
-
- Doi
-
- SDA
-
- SCM
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- ScD
-
- DMA
-
- DMS
-
- DMT
-
- sc.
-
- DNA
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- ECA
-
- TSI
-
- ed.
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- EMT
-
- en-
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- OIt
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- oid
-
- oic
-
- OEM
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- ose
-
- ODT
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- Esc
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ETO
-
- OCS
-
- ETS
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ESA
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- EDC
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- ONI
-
- ons
-
- EDT
-
- EIS
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- 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.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- M.
-
- i.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- CM
-
- OA
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- NM
-
- AO
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MN
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- 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.
- T1
-
- TD
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- t.
-
- CE
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- 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.
- O.
-
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- DT
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noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ic
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- SA
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- S.
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- DN
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- D.
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- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- TM
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- NI
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- TN
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- ND
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- DM
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- NC
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- SN
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- N.
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- SM
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