Anagrams of planetarium
Word planetarium has
1398 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of planetarium.
- Parliament
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now composed of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal, forming together the House of Lords, and representatives of the counties, cities, boroughs, and universities, forming the House of Commons.
- manipulate
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verb (used with object),
to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner:
- perinatal
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adjective,
occurring during or pertaining to the phase surrounding the time of birth, from the twentieth week of gestation to the twenty-eighth day of newborn life.
- multipara
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noun,
a woman who has borne two or more children, or who is parturient for the second time.
- tularemia
-
noun,
a plaguelike disease of rabbits, squirrels, etc., caused by a bacterium, Francisella tularensis, transmitted to humans by insects or ticks or by the handling of infected animals and causing fever, muscle pain, and symptoms associated with the point of entry into the body.
- manipular
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noun,
a soldier belonging to a maniple.
- Martineau
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noun,
Harriet, 1802–76, English novelist and economist.
- turmaline
-
noun,
tourmaline.
- reimplant
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verb (used with object),
Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
- aluminate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of the acid form of aluminum hydroxide, containing the group AlO 2− or AlO 3−3 .
- tarpaulin
-
noun,
a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax.
- Lamartine
-
noun,
Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de [al-fawns ma-ree lwee duh pra duh] /alˈfɔ̃s maˈri lwi də pra də/ (Show IPA), 1790–1869, French poet, historian, and statesman.
- Aleutian
-
noun,
Aleut (def 1).
- ampliate
-
adjective,
enlarged; dilated.
- tumpline
-
noun,
a strap or sling passed around the chest or forehead to help support a pack carried on a person's back.
- platinum
-
noun,
Chemistry. a heavy, grayish-white, highly malleable and ductile metallic element, resistant to most chemicals, practically unoxidizable except in the presence of bases, and fusible only at extremely high temperatures: used for making chemical and scientific apparatus, as a catalyst in the oxidation of ammonia to nitric acid, and in jewelry. Symbol: Pt; atomic weight: 195.09; atomic number: 78; specific gravity: 21.5 at 20°C.
- mineral.
-
- Petaluma
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noun,
a city in W California, N of San Francisco.
- prenatal
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adjective,
previous to birth or to giving birth:
- material
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noun,
the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed:
- paternal
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adjective,
characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly:
- triplane
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- apterium
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noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- marinate
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- airplane
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noun,
a heavier-than-air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc.
- malapert
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noun,
a malapert person.
- tramline
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noun,
a streetcar system.
- trailman
-
noun,
trailsman.
- auramine
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noun,
a yellow, crystalline solid, C 17 H 22 ClN 3 , soluble in water, alcohol, and ether, used chiefly as a dye for paper and leather.
- Aurelian
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noun,
(Lucius Domitius Aurelianus) a.d. 212?–275, Roman emperor 270–275.
- terminal
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noun,
a terminal part of a structure; end or extremity.
- retinula
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noun,
a group of elongate neural receptor cells forming part of an arthropod compound eye: each retinula cell leads to a nerve fiber passing to the optic ganglion.
- laminate
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noun,
a laminated product; lamination.
- ruminate
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verb (used with object),
to chew again or over and over.
- man-trap
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noun,
an outdoor trap set for humans, as to snare poachers or trespassers.
- maternal
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother:
- palatium
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noun,
a palace, especially the palace of an ancient Roman emperor.
- Palatine
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noun,
a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
- parament
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noun,
a decoration for a room, as a tapestry.
- parental
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noun,
Informal. one's parent (often preceded by the):
- parietal
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noun,
Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- apteria
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noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- maniple
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- Trapani
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noun,
a seaport in NW Sicily.
- uranite
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- Platina
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noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- Manipur
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noun,
a state in NE India between Assam and Burma. 8620 sq. mi. (22,326 sq. km). Capital: Imphal.
- manteau
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noun,
a mantle or cloak, especially one worn by women.
- Armenia
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- palmate
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adjective,
shaped like an open palm or like a hand with the fingers extended, as a leaf or an antler.
- patrial
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noun,
a native of any country who, by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent in Great Britain, has citizenship and residency rights there.
- uralite
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- unmitre
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verb (used with object),
unmiter.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- Uralian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Ural Mountains or their inhabitants.
- apteral
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adjective,
(of a classical temple) not having a surrounding colonnade; not peripteral.
- animate
-
adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- Primula
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noun,
primrose (def 1).
- plumate
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adjective,
resembling a feather, as a hair or bristle that bears smaller hairs.
- Palmira
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noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- aneuria
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noun,
neurasthenia.
- prelim.
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- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- ape-man
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noun,
a hypothetical primate representing a transitional form between true humans and the anthropoid apes, considered by some as constituting the genus Australopithecus.
- Martial
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noun,
(Marcus Valerius Martialis) a.d. 43?–104? Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain.
- Martinu
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noun,
Bohuslav [baw-hoo-slahf] /ˈbɔ hʊˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1959, Czech composer.
- uraemia
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noun,
uremia.
- patulin
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noun,
a toxic antibiotic, C 7 H 6 O 4 , derived from various fungi, as Penicillium patulum and Aspergillus clavatus.
- Martina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pantile
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noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- Martian
-
noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- trample
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noun,
the act of trampling.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- laminar
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adjective,
composed of, or arranged in, laminae.
- Lateran
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noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- Laramie
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noun,
a city in SE Wyoming.
- taurine
-
noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- urinate
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- Tarpeia
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noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- partial
-
noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- Rumania
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noun,
Romania.
- Rumelia
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noun,
a division of the former Turkish Empire, in the Balkan Peninsula: included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace.
- tapeman
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noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- implant
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noun,
Medicine/Medical.
any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
implantation (def 1).
- tamarin
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- impearl
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verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- Latimer
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noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- laurate
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noun,
a salt or ester of lauric acid.
- Puritan
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noun,
a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
- timarau
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noun,
tamarau.
- Plateau
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noun,
a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- ramenta
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noun,
a scraping, shaving, or particle.
- lupanar
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noun,
a brothel; whorehouse.
- Aurelia
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noun,
moon jellyfish.
- rampant
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adjective,
violent in action or spirit; raging; furious:
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Templar
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noun,
a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- Renault
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1843–1918, French jurist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- lempira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- replant
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- tempura
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noun,
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- putamen
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noun,
Botany. a hard or stony endocarp, as a peach stone.
- marital
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- planter
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noun,
a person who plants.
- Petunia
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noun,
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
- amateur
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noun,
a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons.
Compare professional.
- alunite
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- muriate
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noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- alumina
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noun,
the natural or synthetic oxide of aluminum, Al 2 O 3 , occurring in nature in a pure crystal form as corundum.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- pinetum
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Nampula
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noun,
a city in E Mozambique.
- Almeria
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noun,
a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- Natalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- natrium
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noun,
(formerly) sodium.
- natural
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noun,
any person or thing that is or is likely or certain to be very suitable to and successful in an endeavor without much training or difficulty.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- neutral
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noun,
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- amentia
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noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- Permian
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noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- Perlman
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noun,
Itzhak [ee-tsahk,, it-zahk] /ˈi tsɑk,, ˈɪt zɑk/ (Show IPA), born 1945, U.S. violinist, born in Israel.
- Pauline
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noun,
a female given name.
- Alamein
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noun,
El Alamein.
- n-tuple
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noun,
a set of n objects or quantities, where n is an integer, especially such a set arranged in a specified order (ordered n-tuple)
- numeral
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noun,
a word, letter, symbol, or figure, etc., expressing a number; number:
- nuptial
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noun,
Usually, nuptials. a wedding or marriage.
- unplait
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verb (used with object),
to alter from a plaited state; unbraid, as hair.
- paenula
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noun,
a long, circular cloak, sleeveless and often hooded, worn by the poorer classes in ancient Rome.
- unmiter
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of a miter; depose from the rank of a bishop.
- Amen-Ra
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noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- impanel
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verb (used with object),
to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- amirate
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noun,
emirate.
- Plantae
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noun,
the taxonomic kingdom comprising all plants.
- planate
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adjective,
having a plane or flat surface.
- plantar
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adjective,
of or relating to the sole of the foot.
- aminate
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verb (used with object),
to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- latria
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Petain
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noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- plenum
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noun,
the state or a space in which a gas, usually air, is contained at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.
- Palmer
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noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- Latium
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noun,
a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- neural
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adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- pleur-
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- Lauren
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noun,
a female given name.
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Nepali
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noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- melan-
-
- permit
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noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- limner
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noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- planet
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noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- realia
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plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- lineup
-
noun,
a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- limpet
-
noun,
any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- nemat-
-
- Parian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- Lieut.
-
- pleura
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a delicate serous membrane investing each lung in mammals and folded back as a lining of the corresponding side of the thorax.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- plani-
-
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- intra-
-
- inter.
-
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- impute
-
verb (used with object),
to attribute or ascribe:
- rutile
-
noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- impure
-
adjective,
not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature:
- peanut
-
noun,
the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
- mitral
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adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- imper.
-
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- impart
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- imparl
-
verb (used without object),
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- rumple
-
noun,
a wrinkle or irregular fold; crease.
- Pilate
-
noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- minuet
-
noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- minute
-
noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- Laputa
-
noun,
an imaginary flying island in Swift's Gulliver's Travels, the inhabitants of which engaged in a variety of ridiculous projects and pseudoscientific experiments.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- Plauen
-
noun,
a city in E Germany.
- rimple
-
noun,
a wrinkle.
- penult
-
noun,
the next to the last syllable in a word.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- lamina
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- lament
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- penta-
-
- ritual
-
noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- palmar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or located in or on the palm of the hand or to the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- ramtil
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- ranula
-
noun,
a cystic tumor formed beneath the tongue, caused by obstruction of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- munite
-
verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- palate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- manure
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- Manuel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- manual
-
noun,
a small book, especially one giving information or instructions:
- Mantua
-
noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- metal.
-
- mantra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- Paiute
-
noun,
a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
- Pitman
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Martel
-
noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- pneuma
-
noun,
the vital spirit; the soul.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- primal
-
adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- mature
-
adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- matri-
-
- impale
-
verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- Pamela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mental
-
noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Matane
-
noun,
a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- muleta
-
noun,
a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick set into one of the three holes in or near the center, for use by a matador in guiding the course of the bull's attack in the stage of the fight preparatory to the kill.
- mulier
-
noun,
a woman or wife.
- pitmen
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Multan
-
noun,
a city in E central Pakistan.
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- multi-
-
- Mantle
-
noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- mantel
-
noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- planar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a geometric plane.
- napalm
-
noun,
a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
- Putnam
-
noun,
Herbert, 1861–1955, U.S. librarian: headed Library of Congress 1899–1939.
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- ramate
-
adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- lutein
-
noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- Rameau
-
noun,
Jean Philippe [zhahn fee-leep] /ʒɑ̃ fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1683–1764, French composer and musical theorist.
- lupine
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine) of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
- pileum
-
noun,
the top of the head of a bird, from the base of the bill to the nape.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- patri-
-
- lumper
-
noun,
a day laborer employed to handle cargo, as fish or timber.
- lumpen
-
noun,
a lumpen individual or group.
- lumine
-
verb (used with object),
to illumine.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- milter
-
noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- purlin
-
noun,
a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.
- Muriel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Purana
-
noun,
any of 18 collections of Hindu legends and religious instructions.
- murine
-
noun,
a murine rodent.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- Manila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- malate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- purine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- impala
-
noun,
an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
- Tuinal
-
- Apulia
-
noun,
a department in SE Italy. 7442 sq. mi. (19,275 sq. km). Capital: Bari.
- Tamale
-
noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- Truman
-
noun,
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- anuria
-
noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- antrum
-
noun,
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- anlaut
-
noun,
initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- tie-up
-
noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- telium
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- eluant
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- 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.
- earlap
-
noun,
earflap.
- Timaru
-
noun,
a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- atrium
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- Arunta
-
noun,
Aranda.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- trauma
-
noun,
Pathology.
a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident.
the condition produced by this; traumatism.
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- animal
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- Anemia
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- alarum
-
noun,
alarm.
- Umtali
-
noun,
former name of Mutare.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- unpile
-
verb (used with object),
to disentangle or remove from a piled condition:
- unripe
-
adjective,
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
- Aleman
-
noun,
Mateo [mah-te-aw] /mɑˈtɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1547?–1610, Spanish novelist.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- uptear
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- uptime
-
noun,
the time during which a machine or piece of equipment, as a computer, is operating or can be operated.
- Urania
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- uremia
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- umpire
-
noun,
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- amulet
-
noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- alumna
-
noun,
a woman who is a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- ampule
-
noun,
a sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection.
- turnip
-
noun,
the thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa rapifera or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga.
- Amelia
-
noun,
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- Turpin
-
noun,
Ben, 1874–1940, U.S. silent-film comedian.
- alumni
-
noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- alumin
-
- ultra-
-
- Altman
-
noun,
Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- Alpena
-
noun,
a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.
- Ulpian
-
noun,
(Domitius Ulpianus) died a.d. 288? Roman jurist.
- Ultima
-
noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- tarpan
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- tampur
-
noun,
tambura.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- Melun
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- ante-
-
- Melia
-
- Ital.
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- prem.
-
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- pret.
-
- anti-
-
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- meta-
-
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anim.
-
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Plume
-
noun,
a feather.
- plur.
-
- pert.
-
- prae-
-
- metr-
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- prim.
-
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Tampa
-
noun,
a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- peri-
-
- 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.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Maura
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
- unapt
-
adjective,
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- trump
-
noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- matr-
-
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- rumal
-
noun,
a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- Unit.
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Iran.
-
- nitr-
-
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- alti-
-
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- ulent
-
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- alum.
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- intr.
-
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- mural
-
noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- ulpan
-
noun,
an institute or school for intensive study of Hebrew, especially by immigrants to Israel.
- naut.
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- natl.
-
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- pilau
-
noun,
pilaf.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- Alta.
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Nampa
-
noun,
a city in W Idaho.
- pilum
-
noun,
a javelin used in ancient Rome by legionaries, consisting of a three-foot-long shaft with an iron head of the same length.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- neur-
-
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- plat.
-
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- peta-
-
- anal.
-
- anat.
-
- tulip
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Tulipa, of the lily family, cultivated in many varieties, and having lance-shaped leaves and large, showy, usually erect, cup-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- maple
-
noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
Compare maple family.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- petr-
-
- neut.
-
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- ulama
-
plural noun,
the doctors of Muslim religion and law.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- petri
-
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plan-
-
- Amer.
-
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- tera-
-
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- patr-
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- para-
-
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- letup
-
noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- reni-
-
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- term.
-
- Reaum
-
- pari-
-
- pant-
-
- uran-
-
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- Linum
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- part.
-
- Lamut
-
noun,
Even.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- larum
-
noun,
alarum.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- 30-30
-
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Parma
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- lemur
-
noun,
any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, especially of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most lemurs are endangered.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Parl.
-
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- rept.
-
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- Laura
-
noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- temp.
-
- lauan
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- male-
-
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- Malan
-
noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- 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.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Pauli
-
noun,
Wolfgang [woo lf-gang;; German vawlf-gahng] /ˈwʊlf gæŋ;; German ˈvɔlf gɑŋ/ (Show IPA), 1900–58, Austrian physicist in the U.S.: Nobel prize 1945.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- Armen
-
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- arium
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Arnel
-
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Purim
-
noun,
a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Palma
-
noun,
Also called Palma de Mallorca [Spanish pahl-mah th e mah-lyawr-kah] /Spanish ˈpɑl mɑ ðɛ mɑˈlyɔr kɑ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in and the capital of the Balearic Islands, on W Majorca.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- aeri-
-
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- aemia
-
- Aural
-
adjective,
of or relating to an aura.
- Lumen
-
noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- ileum
-
noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Paula
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Paul.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- pale-
-
- palea
-
noun,
a chafflike scale or bract.
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- paua
-
noun,
a large, edible abalone of New Zealand, Haliotis iris, the shell of which is used in making jewelry.
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- uria
-
- Pen.
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- uni-
-
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Pet.
-
- per.
-
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- PERL
-
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- uret
-
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- pil-
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- purl
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- taur
-
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- repl
-
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Rep.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- ter.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- rit.
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- tump
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- plum
-
noun,
the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- pnea
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rpt.
-
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- tri-
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- prin
-
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tRNA
-
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- pre-
-
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- 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.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Apr.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arm.
-
- 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.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- art.
-
- atm.
-
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lit.
-
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- lump
-
noun,
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape:
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- lin.
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- ment
-
- men-
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- ANTU
-
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Man.
-
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mal-
-
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- 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.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mar.
-
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- ant.
-
- epi-
-
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- emia
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Emp.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- 1080
-
- enl.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ire.
-
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- inae
-
- iana
-
- IATA
-
- ile-
-
- Imp.
-
- Eur.
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- epit
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- aut-
-
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- aur-
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lam.
-
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- pat.
-
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lani
-
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- MEPA
-
- Ala.
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- 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.
- Aire
-
- met.
-
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- mun.
-
- mult
-
- mule
-
noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- pam.
-
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pal.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- NTIA
-
- AIME
-
- AARP
-
- AAUP
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- NIRA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- aer-
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- aet.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- IAEA
-
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- MILR
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Amal
-
- 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.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- mil.
-
- amp.
-
- mRNA
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- ANPA
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amt.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- min.
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- alt.
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- EMR
-
- EMT
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- an.
-
- AMU
-
- Ar.
-
- ure
-
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- AAE
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- AAU
-
- AAM
-
- AAP
-
- Aar
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eir
-
- Ep.
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Ia.
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ITU
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- uti
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- eu-
-
- ETR
-
- ERT
-
- ERP
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Am.
-
- 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.
- ap-
-
- AIA
-
- EPA
-
- ae.
-
- al.
-
- en-
-
- ur-
-
- EAM
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- UMT
-
- UAM
-
- UIT
-
- tlr
-
- AUA
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- Apl
-
- TPI
-
- TPM
-
- TPN
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ATP
-
- Une
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- ATA
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ALU
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- at.
-
- ARU
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ALM
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- AEA
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- UPI
-
- up-
-
- TIA
-
- ean
-
- ult
-
- EAA
-
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- ea.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- UAE
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- unp
-
- trp
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AME
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- UAR
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ial
-
- 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.
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MEP
-
- mi.
-
- PRA
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- PMT
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- LTA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ltr
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- 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.
- Me.
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Re.
-
- 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.
- MAA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- NIA
-
- RMA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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:
- MIE
-
- PLR
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- mtn
-
- MTP
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- PLA
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- MUP
-
- Mt.
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- MTI
-
- MRP
-
- pli
-
- MNA
-
- MIP
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIT
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MLR
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- MNE
-
- MRI
-
- NEA
-
- MPA
-
- MPE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- ne-
-
- MRA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MRE
-
- LPN
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- lpm
-
- ITA
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- IRL
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- pm.
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- ite
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ium
-
- La.
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Lt.
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Pa.
-
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- NUM
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILP
-
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- in.
-
- IPM
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- TAL
-
- ine
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pt.
-
- IPA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RPM
-
- Npt
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- LIM
-
- REA
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- NPR
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- NMU
-
- NMR
-
- NMI
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- LMT
-
- lep
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- NUL
-
- RNA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- NAA
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- 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.
- 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.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- NM
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- NL
-
- R.
-
- NP
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- le
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RP
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L2
-
- RU
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- L.
-
- 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.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- IP
-
- i.
-
- EI
-
- TL
-
- NI
-
- RI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- UL
-
- UI
-
- U.
-
- MN
-
- PU
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RN
-
- TM
-
- MP
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- LR
-
- ln
-
- LM
-
- TP
-
- TN
-
- N.
-