Anagrams of planetariums

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paternalism
noun, the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children:
planetarium
noun, an apparatus or model representing the planetary system.
manipulates
verb (used with object), to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner:
reimplants
verb (used with object), Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
neutralism
noun, the policy or advocacy of maintaining strict neutrality in foreign affairs.
manipulate
verb (used with object), to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner:
tarpaulins
noun, a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax.
Palestrina
noun, Giovanni Pierluigi da [jaw-vahn-nee pyer-loo-ee-jee dah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni ˌpyɛr luˈi dʒi dɑ/ (Show IPA), 1526?–94, Italian composer.
psalterium
noun, the omasum.
naturalism
noun, Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
Parliament
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.
Aleutians
noun, Aleut (def 1).
multipara
noun, a woman who has borne two or more children, or who is parturient for the second time.
trailsman
noun, a person who follows a trail.
tarpaulin
noun, a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax.
menstrual
adjective, of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
manualist
noun, an advocate of manualism.
trailsmen
noun, a person who follows a trail.
platinums
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.
palatines
noun, a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
ruminates
verb (used with object), to chew again or over and over.
reimplant
verb (used with object), Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
tumplines
noun, a strap or sling passed around the chest or forehead to help support a pack carried on a person's back.
Satu-Mare
noun, a city in NW Romania.
prelatism
noun, prelacy; episcopacy.
turmaline
noun, tourmaline.
laminates
noun, a laminated product; lamination.
manipular
noun, a soldier belonging to a maniple.
perinatal
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.
malaperts
noun, a malapert person.
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.
antiserum
noun, a serum containing antibodies, as antitoxins or agglutinins, obtained by inoculation of animals and used for injection into other animals to provide immunity to a specific disease.
Ulsterman
noun, a native or inhabitant of Ulster.
semilunar
adjective, shaped like a half-moon; crescent.
tramlines
noun, a streetcar system.
materials
noun, the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed:
septimana
noun, a week.
spermatia
noun, Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
marsupial
noun, any viviparous, nonplacental mammal of the order Marsupialia, comprising the opossums, kangaroos, wombats, and bandicoots, the females of most species having a marsupium containing the mammary glands and serving as a receptacle for the young.
septarium
noun, a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
aluminate
noun, Chemistry. a salt of the acid form of aluminum hydroxide, containing the group AlO 2− or AlO 3−3 .
psalteria
noun, the omasum.
paraments
noun, a decoration for a room, as a tapestry.
parietals
noun, Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
Martineau
noun, Harriet, 1802–76, English novelist and economist.
spearmint
noun, an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
marinates
verb (used with object), to steep (food) in a marinade.
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.
Terminus
noun, the end or extremity of anything.
mineral.
septaria
noun, a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
implants
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).
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.
malapert
noun, a malapert person.
salt-pan
noun, an undrained natural depression, as a crater or tectonic basin, in which the evaporation of water leaves a deposit of salt.
minarets
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.
septimal
adjective, of or based on the number seven.
ultraism
noun, extremism.
seatrain
noun, a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
amentias
noun, lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
Palatine
noun, a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
staumrel
noun, a stupid person.
Spearman
noun, a person who is armed with or uses a spear.
impearls
verb (used with object), to form into drops resembling pearls.
terminal
noun, a terminal part of a structure; end or extremity.
unmiters
verb (used with object), to deprive of a miter; depose from the rank of a bishop.
painters
noun, an artist who paints pictures.
platinas
noun, a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
tempuras
noun, seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
Pleasant
adjective, pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure:
paternal
adjective, characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly:
paenulas
noun, a long, circular cloak, sleeveless and often hooded, worn by the poorer classes in ancient Rome.
Rasputin
noun, Grigori Efimovich [gri-gawr-ee i-fee-muh-vich;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee yi-fyee-muh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ɪˈfi mə vɪtʃ;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi yɪˈfyi mə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1916, Siberian peasant monk who was very influential at the court of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra.
impanels
verb (used with object), to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
unplaits
verb (used with object), to alter from a plaited state; unbraid, as hair.
Eurasian
noun, the offspring of a European and an Asian.
unmitres
verb (used with object), unmiter.
ampliate
adjective, enlarged; dilated.
animates
adjective, alive; possessing life:
pastrami
noun, a brisket of beef that has been cured in a mixture of garlic, peppercorns, sugar, coriander seeds, etc., then smoked before cooking.
minstrel
noun, a medieval poet and musician who sang or recited while accompanying himself on a stringed instrument, either as a member of a noble household or as an itinerant troubadour.
templars
noun, a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
amirates
noun, emirate.
martians
noun, a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
entrails
plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
Erastian
noun, an advocate of Erastianism.
parament
noun, a decoration for a room, as a tapestry.
marinate
verb (used with object), to steep (food) in a marinade.
trenails
noun, treenail.
Artesian
adjective, noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
Austral.
parietal
noun, Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
Aurelian
noun, (Lucius Domitius Aurelianus) a.d. 212?–275, Roman emperor 270–275.
auramine
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.
pantiles
noun, a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
pantries
noun, a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
marlines
noun, small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
Pulesati
plural noun, the ancient Assyrian name of the Philistines.
tumpline
noun, a strap or sling passed around the chest or forehead to help support a pack carried on a person's back.
staminal
adjective, of or relating to stamens.
maternal
adjective, of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother:
marsupia
noun, the pouch or fold of skin on the abdomen of a female marsupial.
material
noun, the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed:
aspirant
noun, a person who aspires, as one who seeks or desires a career, advancement, status, etc.:
aspirate
noun, Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
parasite
noun, an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
asternal
adjective, not reaching to or connected with the sternum.
Santeria
noun, (sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
Asturian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Asturias.
parental
noun, Informal. one's parent (often preceded by the):
panelist
noun, a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
tramples
noun, the act of trampling.
Erasmian
noun, a follower of Erasmus.
ruminate
verb (used with object), to chew again or over and over.
palatium
noun, a palace, especially the palace of an ancient Roman emperor.
ruinates
adjective, ruined.
palestra
noun, a public place for training or exercise in wrestling or athletics.
pralines
noun, a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
partisan
noun, an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
raiments
noun, clothing; apparel; attire.
partials
noun, Bridge. part-score.
splinter
noun, a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
Luristan
noun, a mountainous region in W Iran.
maniples
noun, (in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
apterium
noun, one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
prenatal
adjective, previous to birth or to giving birth:
spumante
noun, Italian. any sparkling wine.
manteaus
noun, a mantle or cloak, especially one worn by women.
man-trap
noun, an outdoor trap set for humans, as to snare poachers or trespassers.
trailman
noun, trailsman.
purslane
noun, a low, trailing plant, Portulaca oleracea, having yellow flowers, used as a salad plant and potherb. Compare purslane family.
mensural
adjective, pertaining to measure.
puritans
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.
Primates
noun, the order comprising the primates.
Stapelia
noun, any of various plants of the genus Stapelia, of the milkweed family, native to southern Africa, having short, fleshy, leafless stems, and flowers that are oddly colored or mottled and in most species emit a fetid, carrionlike odor.
Parmesan
adjective, of or from Parma, in northern Italy.
tramline
noun, a streetcar system.
primulas
noun, primrose (def 1).
Lusatian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Lusatia.
triplane
planters
noun, a person who plants.
Suriname
noun, a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
petunias
noun, any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
altruism
noun, the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others (opposed to egoism).
taurines
noun, a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
replants
verb (used with object), to plant again.
sarmenta
noun, a slender running stem; runner.
plaister
noun, verb (used with object), plaster.
lamister
noun, lamster.
tamarins
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.
Petaluma
noun, a city in W California, N of San Francisco.
Sumerian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Sumer.
muralist
noun, an artist who paints murals, especially an artist associated with muralism.
pertains
verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
Superman
noun, a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
uranites
noun, any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
muriates
noun, (not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
urinates
verb (used without object), to pass or discharge urine.
airplane
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.
Neustria
noun, the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
aliments
noun, that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
uralites
noun, a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
Aleutian
noun, Aleut (def 1).
supernal
adjective, being in or belonging to the heaven of divine beings; heavenly, celestial, or divine.
supinate
verb (used with object), to turn to a supine position; rotate (the hand or foot) so that the palm or sole is upward.
upstream
adverb, toward or in the higher part of a stream; against the current.
pinaster
noun, a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
uraemias
noun, uremia.
laminate
noun, a laminated product; lamination.
neutrals
noun, a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
simulant
noun, a person or thing that simulates.
alarmist
noun, a person who tends to raise alarms, especially without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities.
lempiras
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
repaints
noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
simulate
adjective, Archaic. simulated.
talesman
noun, a person summoned as one of the tales.
natriums
noun, (formerly) sodium.
sapremia
noun, blood poisoning caused by the toxins produced by bacterial putrefaction, as in gangrene.
retinals
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.
alunites
noun, a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
retinula
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.
talisman
noun, a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.
aluminas
noun, the natural or synthetic oxide of aluminum, Al 2 O 3 , occurring in nature in a pure crystal form as corundum.
lupanars
noun, a brothel; whorehouse.
ratlines
noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
nuptials
noun, Usually, nuptials. a wedding or marriage.
Santarem
noun, a city in N Brazil, on the Amazon River.
naturals
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.
insulate
verb (used with object), to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound:
pilaster
noun, a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
mantuas
noun, a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
Martian
noun, a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
manures
noun, excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
Permian
noun, Geology. the Permian Period or System.
Persian
noun, a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
Laurens
noun, Henry, 1724–92, South Carolina and U.S. Revolutionary political leader: president of the Continental Congress 1777–78.
elastin
noun, a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
samurai
noun, a member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan.
traipse
noun, a tiring walk.
pertain
verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
persalt
noun, (in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
Martial
noun, (Marcus Valerius Martialis) a.d. 43?–104? Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain.
stapler
noun, a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
primate
noun, Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
mantras
noun, Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
talipes
noun, a clubfoot.
prelim.
Aterian
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.
Martina
noun, a female given name.
Mansart
noun, Jules Hardouin [zhyl ar-dwan] /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jules Hardouin) 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
partans
noun, a crab.
limpets
noun, any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
lampers
noun, lampas.
lamster
noun, a fugitive from the law.
atresia
noun, the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
prelims
noun, preliminary.
pinatas
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.
manteau
noun, a mantle or cloak, especially one worn by women.
Perlman
noun, Itzhak [ee-tsahk,, it-zahk] /ˈi tsɑk,, ˈɪt zɑk/ (Show IPA), born 1945, U.S. violinist, born in Israel.
eluants
noun, a liquid used for elution.
Psalter
noun, the Biblical book of Psalms.
limners
noun, a person who paints or draws.
Martens
noun, any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
parians
noun, a native or inhabitant of Paros.
surname
noun, the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name.
trepans
noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
Santali
noun, the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
marines
noun, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
tamales
noun, a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
Austria
noun, a republic in central Europe. 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Capital: Vienna.
Petunia
noun, any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
marital
Maritsa
noun, a river in S Europe, flowing from S Bulgaria along the boundary between Greece and European Turkey and into the Aegean. 300 miles (485 km) long.
taipans
noun, (in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
Lateran
noun, the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
traumas
noun, Pathology. a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident. the condition produced by this; traumatism.
Aurelia
noun, moon jellyfish.
Latimer
noun, Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
Pilatus
noun, a mountain in central Switzerland, near Lucerne: a peak of the Alps; cable railway. 6998 feet (2130 meters).
Latinus
noun, the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
Marline
noun, small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
lempira
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
marlins
noun, any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
latrine
noun, a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
trenail
noun, treenail.
tamarin
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.
atriums
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.
stamper
noun, a person or thing that stamps.
Primula
noun, primrose (def 1).
latrias
noun, the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
Pilsner
noun, a pale, light lager beer.
trample
noun, the act of trampling.
salient
noun, a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
Eastman
noun, George, 1854–1932, U.S. philanthropist and inventor in the field of photography.
lariats
noun, a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
perusal
noun, a reading:
earlaps
noun, earflap.
piaster
noun, a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
sapient
adjective, having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
transl.
laurate
noun, a salt or ester of lauric acid.
transp.
tamaris
noun, a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
stamina
noun, strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
marinas
noun, a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
Trapani
noun, a seaport in NW Sicily.
Laramie
noun, a city in SE Wyoming.
laminar
adjective, composed of, or arranged in, laminae.
Manipur
noun, a state in NE India between Assam and Burma. 8620 sq. mi. (22,326 sq. km). Capital: Imphal.
lumpens
noun, a lumpen individual or group.
Plateau
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.
lumpers
noun, a day laborer employed to handle cargo, as fish or timber.
impanel
verb (used with object), to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
planers
noun, Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
impales
verb (used with object), to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
patines
noun, patina.
impalas
noun, an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
sternum
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. a bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the clavicles and the true ribs; breastbone.
inulase
noun, an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
sternal
adjective, of or relating to the sternum.
patinas
noun, a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
imparts
verb (used with object), to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
platers
noun, a person or thing that plates.
step-in
noun, step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
platies
noun, platyfish.
Platina
noun, a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
Templar
noun, a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
taurine
noun, a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
planate
adjective, having a plane or flat surface.
stumper
noun, a person or thing that stumps.
suimate
noun, self-mate.
tempura
noun, seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
stipule
noun, one of a pair of lateral appendages, often leaflike, at the base of a leaf petiole in many plants.
saunter
noun, a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
Iapetus
noun, Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.
impulse
noun, the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.:
Lusatia
noun, a region in E Germany and SW Poland, between the Elbe and Oder rivers.
lupines
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.
plasmin
noun, fibrinolysin.
plaster
noun, a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
luteins
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.
plantar
adjective, of or relating to the sole of the foot.
Plantae
noun, the taxonomic kingdom comprising all plants.
sealant
noun, a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
imputes
verb (used with object), to attribute or ascribe:
patulin
noun, a toxic antibiotic, C 7 H 6 O 4 , derived from various fungi, as Penicillium patulum and Aspergillus clavatus.
lupanar
noun, a brothel; whorehouse.
impaste
verb (used with object), to cover with or enclose in a paste.
imprest
noun, an advance of money; loan.
impresa
noun, a device or emblem.
Pauline
noun, a female given name.
Paulist
noun, a member of the “Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle,” a community of priests founded in New York in 1858.
implant
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).
saurian
noun, a saurian animal, as a dinosaur or lizard.
impetus
noun, a moving force; impulse; stimulus:
impers.
patrial
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.
insular
noun, an inhabitant of an island; islander.
impearl
verb (used with object), to form into drops resembling pearls.
peasant
noun, a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
plaints
noun, a complaint.
entails
noun, the act of entailing.
pinetum
noun, an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
saltern
noun, a saltworks.
maltase
noun, an enzyme that converts maltose into glucose and causes similar cleavage of many other glucosides.
pneumas
noun, the vital spirit; the soul.
Piraeus
noun, a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
pintles
noun, a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
linters
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
parulis
noun, gumboil.
timarau
noun, tamarau.
sampler
noun, a person who samples.
praline
noun, a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
lineups
noun, a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
malpais
noun, Southwestern U.S. an extensive area of rough, barren lava flows.
tampers
noun, a person or thing that tamps.
laments
noun, an expression of grief or sorrow.
parties
noun, a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
Linares
noun, a city in S Spain.
planter
noun, a person who plants.
entraps
verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
laminas
noun, a thin plate, scale, or layer.
manilas
noun, a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man. Compare Quezon City.
entrail
plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
maniple
noun, (in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
saltier
noun, saltire.
Malines
noun, Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
mailers
noun, a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
Sumpter
noun, a packhorse or mule.
Tarpeia
noun, a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
tarpans
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.
Eurasia
noun, Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.
Sultana
noun, a small, seedless raisin.
plenums
noun, the state or a space in which a gas, usually air, is contained at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.
Pasture
noun, Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
Sumatra
noun, a large island in the W part of Indonesia. 164,147 sq. mi. (425,141 sq. km).
pastina
noun, very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
malaise
noun, a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
pastime
noun, something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
pitmans
noun, a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
stearin
noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
sunlamp
noun, a lamp that generates ultraviolet rays, used as a therapeutic device, for obtaining an artificial suntan, etc.
penults
noun, the next to the last syllable in a word.
tapeman
noun, a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
superl.
Pasteur
noun, Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
estamin
noun, a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
saltire
noun, an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
saltine
noun, a crisp, salted cracker.
malates
noun, a salt or ester of malic acid.
plumate
adjective, resembling a feather, as a hair or bristle that bears smaller hairs.
pastern
noun, the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
imarets
noun, (in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
partial
noun, Bridge. part-score.
triples
noun, an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
Minster
noun, a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
Anterus
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
spirant
noun, fricative (def 2).
Antares
noun, a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
Antaeus
noun, an African giant who was invincible when in contact with the earth but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed.
minaret
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.
ramenta
noun, a scraping, shaving, or particle.
murines
noun, a murine rodent.
reliant
adjective, having or showing dependence:
Spiraea
noun, spirea.
rampant
adjective, violent in action or spirit; raging; furious:
antiars
noun, the upas tree.
spinule
noun, a small spine.
ramtils
noun, Niger seed.
animate
adjective, alive; possessing life:
minuets
noun, a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
aliment
noun, that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
muriate
noun, (not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
upstair
noun, (usually used with a singular verb) an upper story or stories; the part of a building or house that is above the ground floor:
minutes
noun, the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
aneuria
noun, neurasthenia.
milters
noun, a male fish in breeding time.
ruinate
adjective, ruined.
anemias
noun, Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
Alamein
noun, El Alamein.
apteria
noun, one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
apteral
adjective, (of a classical temple) not having a surrounding colonnade; not peripteral.
nailers
noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
Rumelia
noun, a division of the former Turkish Empire, in the Balkan Peninsula: included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace.
Rumania
noun, Romania.
uralite
noun, a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
Uralian
adjective, of or relating to the Ural Mountains or their inhabitants.
uraemia
noun, uremia.
aplites
noun, a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
uptimes
noun, the time during which a machine or piece of equipment, as a computer, is operating or can be operated.
uptears
verb (used with object), to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
raiment
noun, clothing; apparel; attire.
simular
noun, a person or thing that simulates; pretender.
ape-man
noun, a hypothetical primate representing a transitional form between true humans and the anthropoid apes, considered by some as constituting the genus Australopithecus.
alarums
noun, alarm.
anurias
noun, the absence or suppression of urine.
ultimas
noun, the last syllable of a word.
Miletus
noun, Classical Mythology. a son of Apollo and Aria, and the founder of the city of Miletus.
Spirula
noun, any cephalopod of the genus Spirula, having a flat, spiral shell that is partly inside and partly outside the posterior part of the body.
Antlers
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
ranulas
noun, a cystic tumor formed beneath the tongue, caused by obstruction of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland.
rituals
noun, an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
Renault
noun, Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1843–1918, French jurist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
spaniel
noun, one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
Munster
noun, muenster.
alpines
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.
unstrap
verb (used with object), to take off or slacken the strap of.
Amen-Ra
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.
Spartan
noun, a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
nutrias
noun, the coypu.
amateur
noun, a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons. Compare professional.
smarten
Verb phrases, smarten up, to groom oneself: to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
ratines
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
nuptial
noun, Usually, nuptials. a wedding or marriage.
spatial
adjective, of or relating to space.
ratline
noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
alunite
noun, a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
muletas
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.
numeral
noun, a word, letter, symbol, or figure, etc., expressing a number; number:
alumina
noun, the natural or synthetic oxide of aluminum, Al 2 O 3 , occurring in nature in a pure crystal form as corundum.
n-tuple
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)
Setaria
noun, any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
realism
noun, interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
realist
noun, a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
amentia
noun, lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
Spatula
noun, an implement with a broad, flat, usually flexible blade, used for blending foods or removing them from cooking utensils, mixing drugs, spreading plasters and paints, etc.
Painter
noun, an artist who paints pictures.
amritas
noun, the beverage of immortality.
misrule
noun, bad or unwise rule; misgovernment.
anapest
noun, a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
rimples
noun, a wrinkle.
rapines
noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
Mistral
noun, a cold, dry, northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions.
Paestum
noun, an ancient coastal city of Lucania, in S Italy: the extant ruins include three Greek temples and a Roman amphitheater.
amulets
noun, a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
paenula
noun, a long, circular cloak, sleeveless and often hooded, worn by the poorer classes in ancient Rome.
unmiter
verb (used with object), to deprive of a miter; depose from the rank of a bishop.
unmitre
verb (used with object), unmiter.
Almeria
noun, a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean.
martins
noun, Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
ampules
noun, a sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection.
amnesia
noun, loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
upraise
verb (used with object), to raise up; lift or elevate.
unpiles
verb (used with object), to disentangle or remove from a piled condition:
unplait
verb (used with object), to alter from a plaited state; unbraid, as hair.
amirate
noun, emirate.
aminate
verb (used with object), to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
aminase
noun, any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.
Ameslan
noun, American Sign Language.
neutral
noun, a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
remains
noun, Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
Smetana
noun, Bedřich [Czech be-drzhikh] /Czech ˈbɛ drʒɪx/ (Show IPA), 1824–84, Czech composer.
seminar
noun, a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
punties
noun, an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
matures
adjective, complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
seminal
adjective, pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
armlets
noun, an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
Natalie
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
repaint
noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
Armenia
noun, an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
pantile
noun, a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
puranas
noun, any of 18 collections of Hindu legends and religious instructions.
uremias
noun, a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
palters
verb (used without object), to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
ailment
noun, a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
rutiles
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.
tsunami
noun, an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
menials
noun, a domestic servant.
replant
verb (used with object), to plant again.
napalms
noun, a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
Paramus
noun, a city in NE New Jersey.
spurtle
noun, a stick used to stir porridge.
sinuate
adjective, bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
Aruntas
noun, Aranda.
Artesia
noun, a city in S California.
ARTEMIS
noun, Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon. Compare Diana.
paniers
noun, pannier.
urinals
noun, a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
arsenal
noun, a place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service.
punster
noun, a person who makes puns frequently.
panties
noun, underpants or undershorts for women and children.
arpents
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.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
merlins
noun, a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
urinate
verb (used without object), to pass or discharge urine.
pulsate
verb (used without object), to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.
Maurist
noun, a member of the Benedictine “Congregation of St. Maur,” founded in France in 1618, distinguished for its scholarship and literary works: suppressed during the French Revolution.
tsarina
noun, czarina.
purines
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.
natrium
noun, (formerly) sodium.
uranite
noun, any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
palmers
noun, a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
utensil
noun, any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
Nampula
noun, a city in E Mozambique.
palmate
adjective, shaped like an open palm or like a hand with the fingers extended, as a leaf or an antler.
putamen
noun, Botany. a hard or stony endocarp, as a peach stone.
Sinatra
noun, Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
uranias
noun, uranium dioxide.
Palmira
noun, a city in W Colombia.
retsina
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
namaste
noun, a conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting, used by the speaker usually while holding the palms together vertically in front of the bosom.
stamin-
Martinu
noun, Bohuslav [baw-hoo-slahf] /ˈbɔ hʊˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1959, Czech composer.
triunes
noun, (initial capital letter) the Trinity.
rumples
noun, a wrinkle or irregular fold; crease.
retinal
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.
artisan
noun, a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
natural
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.
Astaire
noun, Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
retains
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
Masuria
noun, a region in NE Poland, formerly in East Prussia, Germany: German defeat of Russians 1914–15.
Riesman
noun, David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
purlins
noun, a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.
Sirenum
noun, Mare, Mare Sirenum.
retails
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
Puritan
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.
sultan
noun, the sovereign of an Islamic country.
Lister
noun, Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
Multan
noun, a city in E central Pakistan.
pensil
noun, pencel.
stumer
noun, something bogus or fraudulent.
lemurs
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.
setula
noun, a short, blunt seta.
Sumner
noun, Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
set-up
noun, Surveying. station (def 14a). a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station. a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
munite
verb (used with object), to fortify.
Nautes
noun, (in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
satrap
noun, a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
lemans
noun, a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
lumine
verb (used with object), to illumine.
litres
noun, liter.
natals
noun, a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
mulier
noun, a woman or wife.
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
Seurat
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
nasute
noun, a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
Saturn
noun, an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
multi-
sarape
noun, serape.
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.
lumens
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.
litmus
noun, a blue coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, especially Roccella tinctoria. In alkaline solution litmus turns blue, in acid solution, red: widely used as a chemical indicator.
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.
liters
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.
learnt
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
learns
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
permit
noun, an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
listen
Verb phrases, listen in, to listen to a radio or television broadcast: to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
Nepali
noun, Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
lineup
noun, a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
Petain
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.
letups
noun, cessation; pause; relief.
liners
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
muster
noun, an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
sit-up
noun, an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
linear
adjective, of, consisting of, or using lines:
supine
noun, (in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
lumpen
noun, a lumpen individual or group.
lianas
noun, any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
simper
noun, a silly, self-conscious smile.
simple
noun, an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.
silure
plural noun, a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
sutler
noun, (formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
Slater
noun, a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
supra-
Namtar
noun, the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
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.
Perlis
noun, a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
Lieut.
nailer
noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
Persia
noun, Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
limner
noun, a person who paints or draws.
limens
noun, threshold (def 4).
neural
adjective, of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
muslin
noun, a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
taenia
noun, Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
silane
noun, Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
lipase
noun, any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
narial
adjective, of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
nitres
noun, niter.
nemat-
Sumter
noun, a city in central South Carolina.
Naples
noun, Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
Napier
noun, neper.
sunlit
adjective, lighted by the sun.
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
penta-
penult
noun, the next to the last syllable in a word.
super-
Superi
plural noun, (in ancient Rome) the gods.
murals
noun, a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
Musial
noun, Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
napalm
noun, a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
Petras
noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
Muriel
noun, a female given name.
linums
noun, any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
situla
noun, a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
murine
noun, a murine rodent.
linter
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
Sarnia
noun, a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
silent
noun, Usually, silents. silent films.
Nistru
noun, Romanian name of Dniester.
taipan
noun, (in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
stipel
noun, a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
muesli
noun, a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
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.
staple
noun, a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
menial
noun, a domestic servant.
mensal
adjective, monthly.
manure
noun, excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
Manuel
noun, a male given name.
spruit
noun, (in southern Africa) a small stream.
manual
noun, a small book, especially one giving information or instructions:
mental
noun, Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
Mantua
noun, a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
sprite
noun, an elf, fairy, or goblin.
Palmer
noun, a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
mantra
noun, Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
Mantle
noun, a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
mantis
noun, any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
merits
noun, claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
marais
noun, a swamp or bayou.
mesail
noun, a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
Manila
noun, a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man. Compare Quezon City.
splint
noun, a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
metal.
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.
sprain
noun, a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
mesial
adjective, medial.
Palmas
noun, Las. Las Palmas.
Merlin
noun, a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
sprent
adjective, sprinkled.
Manisa
noun, a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
Partan
noun, a crab.
Mersin
noun, a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
sprint
noun, a short race at full speed.
mantas
noun, (in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
palter
verb (used without object), to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
Pamela
noun, a female given name.
spline
noun, a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
matri-
stamen
noun, the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
Parent
noun, a father or a mother.
parens
plural noun, parentheses:
Maseru
noun, a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
maslin
noun, a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
Master
noun, a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
Marten
noun, any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
Stalin
noun, Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
Martel
noun, a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
Matane
noun, a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
Parian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Paros.
maters
noun, British Informal. mother1 .
matins
noun, (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
paries
noun, Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
mature
adjective, complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
Pamirs
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).
panels
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.
melan-
parles
noun, verb (used without object), talk; parley.
Marian
noun, a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
Mariel
noun, a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
Marina
noun, a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
meatus
noun, an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
panier
noun, pannier.
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.
Pansil
noun, Pancha Sila.
Marist
noun, a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
pantie
noun, panties.
Marius
noun, Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
Mauser
noun, Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
manias
noun, excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
partis
noun, the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
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.
patine
noun, patina.
miters
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.
paeans
noun, any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
mitral
adjective, of or resembling a miter.
mitres
noun, Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
sperm-
Patras
noun, Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
patri-
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.
septal
adjective, of or relating to a septum.
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
septi-
stream
noun, a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
septum
noun, a dividing wall, membrane, or the like, in a plant or animal structure; dissepiment.
Sparti
noun, Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
Mister
noun, (initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
lunies
noun, a lunatic.
lumper
noun, a day laborer employed to handle cargo, as fish or timber.
saurel
noun, any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
lunars
noun, a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
lunate
noun, Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
Struma
noun, Pathology. goiter.
serial
noun, anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
numis.
lustre
noun, the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
stripe
noun, a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
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.
nutria
noun, the coypu.
Sparta
noun, an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
Strine
noun, Australian English.
luster
noun, the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
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.
misrun
noun, an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
splen-
malars
noun, Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
spital
noun, a hospital, especially one for lazars.
Manaus
noun, Manáos.
milers
noun, a participant in a one-mile race.
Manati
noun, a city in N Puerto Rico.
Milner
noun, Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
milpas
noun, (in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
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.
pastel
noun, a color having a soft, subdued shade.
paster
noun, a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
spirea
noun, any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
maline
noun, Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
milter
noun, a male fish in breeding time.
palais
noun, French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
malate
noun, a salt or ester of malic acid.
Paiute
noun, a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
paints
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.
mailes
noun, a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
spinal
noun, Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
spinel
noun, any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
paters
noun, British Informal. father.
spinet
noun, a small upright piano.
Mailer
noun, a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
minute
noun, the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
pairle
noun, a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
spiral
noun, Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
patens
noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
Mainer
noun, a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
Seaman
noun, a person skilled in seamanship.
minuet
noun, a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
miners
noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
paisan
noun, compatriot.
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
sampan
noun, any of various small boats of the Far East, as one propelled by a single scull over the stern and provided with a roofing of mats.
Nature
noun, the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
Tulare
noun, a city in central California.
rustle
noun, the sound made by anything that rustles:
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.
artels
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
Arunta
noun, Aranda.
Asante
noun, Ashanti.
Asarum
noun, the dried rhizome and roots of wild ginger that yield an acrid resin and a volatile, aromatic oil, used chiefly as a flavoring.
Tulear
noun, a city on SW Madagascar.
pulsar
noun, Astronomy. one of several hundred known celestial objects, generally believed to be rapidly rotating neutron stars, that emit pulses of radiation, especially radio waves, with a high degree of regularity.
asemia
noun, inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
rutins
noun, a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
arsen-
Tuinal
aslant
adverb, at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
sailer
noun, a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
puisne
noun, an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
aspire
verb (used without object), to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
Saipan
noun, an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
trumps
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.
ptisan
noun, a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
salami
noun, a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
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.
astral
adjective, pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
tuners
noun, a person or thing that tunes.
Ulster
noun, a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
Ulpian
noun, (Domitius Ulpianus) died a.d. 288? Roman jurist.
aplite
noun, a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
apneas
noun, a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
Turpin
noun, Ben, 1874–1940, U.S. silent-film comedian.
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.
rumens
noun, the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
Apulia
noun, a department in SE Italy. 7442 sq. mi. (19,275 sq. km). Capital: Bari.
rumple
noun, a wrinkle or irregular fold; crease.
Putnam
noun, Herbert, 1861–1955, U.S. librarian: headed Library of Congress 1899–1939.
Ariane
noun, Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
Rustin
noun, Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
ariels
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
purlin
noun, a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.
Arista
noun, Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
purism
noun, strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
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.
Purana
noun, any of 18 collections of Hindu legends and religious instructions.
armets
noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
armies
noun, the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
armlet
noun, an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
armpit
noun, the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
Truman
noun, Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
truism
noun, a self-evident, obvious truth.
anuria
noun, the absence or suppression of urine.
eluant
noun, a liquid used for elution.
tramps
noun, the act of tramping.
primes
noun, the most flourishing stage or state.
tra-la
noun, nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
primal
adjective, first; original; primeval:
elints
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.
Priest
noun, a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
Elmira
noun, a city in S central New York.
trails
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
tisane
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
trans.
tinsel
noun, a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
tineas
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
prates
noun, act of prating.
enlist
verb (used with object), to engage for military service:
enrapt
adjective, rapt; transported; enraptured:
entail
noun, the act of entailing.
entrap
verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
timers
noun, a person or thing that times.
Epirus
noun, an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
Salten
noun, Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
Primus
noun, Scottish Episcopal Church. a bishop who is elected to represent the church body and to summon and preside at synods but who possesses no metropolitan power.
saline
noun, a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
Triune
noun, (initial capital letter) the Trinity.
Salina
noun, a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
triple
noun, an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
tripes
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.
Atreus
noun, the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
talers
noun, thaler.
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.
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
trinal
adjective, threefold; triple; trine.
prunes
noun, a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
auntie
noun, Informal. aunt.
aurist
noun, a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
Austen
noun, Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
Auster
noun, the south wind personified.
Austin
noun, Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
austr-
trepan
noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
autism
noun, Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
prints
noun, the state of being printed.
trauma
noun, Pathology. a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident. the condition produced by this; traumatism.
trapes
noun, a tiring walk.
earlap
noun, earflap.
Ultima
noun, the last syllable of a word.
ultra-
praise
noun, the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
Alpena
noun, a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.
Aleman
noun, Mateo [mah-te-aw] /mɑˈtɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1547?–1610, Spanish novelist.
remain
noun, Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
alerts
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
Alesia
noun, an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
rimple
noun, a wrinkle.
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.
alines
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
Upsala
noun, Uppsala.
uprise
noun, an act of rising up.
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.
alates
noun, the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
reatas
noun, riata.
Altair
noun, a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
altern
adjective, alternate; following one another.
alters
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
Altman
noun, Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.
unstep
verb (used with object), to lift from its step, as a mast.
realia
plural noun, Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
alumin
alumna
noun, a woman who is a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
alumni
noun, a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
uptear
verb (used with object), to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
alarum
noun, alarm.
unseam
verb (used with object), to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
aerial
noun, a radio or television antenna.
retina
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
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
retail
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
ursine
adjective, of or relating to a bear or bears.
result
noun, something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
urines
noun, the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
urinal
noun, a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
urials
noun, a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
resail
verb (used without object), to sail back or again.
riatas
noun, a lariat.
repast
noun, a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
alarms
noun, a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
uremia
noun, a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
urates
noun, a salt of uric acid.
rental
noun, an amount received or paid as rent.
airman
noun, an aviator.
airmen
noun, an aviator.
Urania
noun, uranium dioxide.
Renata
noun, a female given name.
remits
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.
uptime
noun, the time during which a machine or piece of equipment, as a computer, is operating or can be operated.
remans
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
unseat
verb (used with object), to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
unseal
verb (used with object), to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
antrum
noun, a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
ramets
noun, an individual of a clone.
ranula
noun, a cystic tumor formed beneath the tongue, caused by obstruction of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland.
ruanas
noun, a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
animal
noun, any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
Animas
noun, soul; life.
animes
noun, a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
animus
noun, strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
ramtil
noun, Niger seed.
anlaut
noun, initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
Umtali
noun, former name of Mutare.
umpire
noun, a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
unarms
verb (used with object), to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
ansate
adjective, having a handle or handlelike part.
Anselm
noun, Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
ultras
noun, an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
Rameau
noun, Jean Philippe [zhahn fee-leep] /ʒɑ̃ fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1683–1764, French composer and musical theorist.
ramate
adjective, having branches; branching out or off.
antiar
noun, the upas tree.
antler
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
Antlia
noun, Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
Antrim
noun, a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
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.
rapine
noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
ratans
noun, rattan.
unrips
verb (used with object), to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
Amelia
noun, the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
unripe
adjective, not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
ratels
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
aments
noun, catkin.
AmerSp
ripens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
unrest
noun, lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
unreal
adjective, not real or actual.
Amiens
noun, a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
amines
noun, any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
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.
ratals
noun, the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
unpile
verb (used with object), to disentangle or remove from a piled condition:
rastle
verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
ampule
noun, a sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection.
Amrita
noun, the beverage of immortality.
unites
noun, a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
amulet
noun, a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
raptus
noun, a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
ritual
noun, an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
amusia
noun, the inability to produce or comprehend music or musical sounds.
Timaru
noun, a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
Salian
noun, a Salian Frank.
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.
plaint
noun, a complaint.
plasia
Pilsen
noun, German name of Plzeň.
pileus
noun, Mycology. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
plasm-
plasma
noun, Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
Samuel
noun, a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1–3; 8–15.
pileum
noun, the top of the head of a bird, from the base of the bill to the nape.
larums
noun, alarum.
pineal
adjective, resembling a pine cone in shape.
impute
verb (used with object), to attribute or ascribe:
Iseult
noun, Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance. the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram. daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
impure
adjective, not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature:
Platas
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.
lampas
noun, congestion of the mucous membrane of the hard palate of horses.
imper.
tarsal
noun, a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
impels
verb (used with object), to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
Plains
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.
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.
tamper
noun, a person or thing that tamps.
Samain
noun, Samhain.
tamari
noun, a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
planar
adjective, of or relating to a geometric plane.
impale
verb (used with object), to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
lamias
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.
impala
noun, an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
Tamale
noun, a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
platen
noun, a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
plater
noun, a person or thing that plates.
inlaut
noun, medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
plants
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.
Ismael
noun, Ishmael (def 1).
insult
noun, an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
Tasman
noun, Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
taupes
noun, a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
Santal
noun, sandalwood.
inures
verb (used with object), to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
planer
noun, Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
intra-
planet
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.
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
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.
inter.
Lanier
noun, Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
plani-
Tamils
noun, a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
insure
verb (used with object), to guarantee against loss or harm.
tarsia
noun, intarsia.
inmate
noun, a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
insula
noun, a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
instr.
instep
noun, the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
lanate
adjective, woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
lariat
noun, a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
instal
verb (used with object), install.
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
Plante
noun, Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
Larine
adjective, characteristic of or resembling a gull.
inseam
noun, an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
pirate
noun, a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
lanais
noun, a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
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.
imaret
noun, (in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
lamina
noun, a thin plate, scale, or layer.
latens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
plumes
noun, a feather.
Pitman
noun, a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
tampur
noun, tambura.
Estrin
noun, estrone.
estral
adjective, estrous.
esprit
noun, sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
telium
noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
Samian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Samos.
Espana
noun, Spanish name of Spain.
lauras
noun, a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
pintas
noun, a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
tapirs
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.
samite
noun, a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
Pinter
noun, Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
samlet
noun, a young salmon.
tiaras
noun, a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
pitmen
noun, a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
erupts
verb (used with object), to release violently; burst forth with: Synonyms: vent.
Lauren
noun, a female given name.
saltie
noun, an ocean-going sailor.
pintle
noun, a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
tie-up
noun, a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
Laurie
noun, a female given name, form of Laura.
Talien
noun, Wade-Giles. Dalian.
tapers
noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
Pietas
noun, the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
pneuma
noun, the vital spirit; the soul.
sample
noun, a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
nausea
noun, sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
tilers
noun, a person who lays tiles.
Salter
noun, a person who makes or sells salt.
salute
noun, Military. the special act of respect paid in saluting. the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
espial
noun, the act of spying.
lauans
noun, Philippine mahogany.
Latium
noun, a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
Lamesa
noun, a city in NW Texas.
plates
noun, a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
Israel
noun, a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
Plauen
noun, a city in E Germany.
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.
tenias
noun, taenia.
Latina
noun, a woman of Latin-American descent.
tenuis
noun, an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
Piutes
noun, Paiute.
pleats
noun, a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
pineta
noun, an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
lament
noun, an expression of grief or sorrow.
tepals
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.
latins
noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
lapins
noun, a rabbit.
plenum
noun, the state or a space in which a gas, usually air, is contained at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.
pleur-
pliant
adjective, bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
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.
pleura
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.
latria
noun, the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
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.
ratel
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
Piman
noun, any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
seti-
ratan
noun, rattan.
septa
noun, plural of septum.
Pimas
noun, a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
Nurmi
noun, Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
serum
noun, the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
sanit
Pinel
noun, Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
paean
noun, any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
nurls
noun, a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
perms
noun, permanent (def 4).
Nurse
noun, a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
ratal
noun, the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
peris
noun, one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
Pines
noun, Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
ripen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
seral
adjective, of or relating to a sere.
pinas
noun, pineapple.
satin
noun, a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
Sept.
peri-
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
peril
noun, exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
peta-
realm
noun, a royal domain; kingdom:
pians
noun, yaws.
riles
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
renal
adjective, of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
neut.
pilau
noun, pilaf.
neur-
sinal
adjective, of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
reni-
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
neral
noun, citral b. See under citral.
rents
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.
riels
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
Nepal
noun, a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
rept.
Saran
noun, a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
Pilar
adjective, of, relating to, or covered with hair.
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.
Neils
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
resin
noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
nears
neaps
noun, neap tide.
Siple
noun, Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
Sapir
noun, Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
resp.
riata
noun, a lariat.
naut.
Piers
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.
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
re-up
verb (used with or without object), to reenlist.
Remus
noun, Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
petri
pert.
nitre
noun, niter.
Santa
noun, Santa Claus.
reals
noun, real number.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
reams
noun, a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
reaps
verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
reata
noun, riata.
setup
noun, organization; arrangement.
Reaum
pilus
noun, a hair or hairlike structure.
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.
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
Reims
noun, a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
satem
adjective, belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
reins
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
nitr-
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.
simar
noun, Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Petra
noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
simul
adverb, (in prescriptions) together.
Niles
noun, a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
petr-
reman
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
Nimes
noun, a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
nipas
noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
piles
noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
petal
noun, one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
Rimas
noun, a female given name.
rimes
noun, Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
Satan
noun, the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
Paine
noun, Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
parts
noun, a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
rapes
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.
pari-
Plate
noun, a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
psalm
noun, a sacred song or hymn.
pareu
noun, lavalava.
pruta
noun, prutah.
patr-
Patna
noun, a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
Prus.
pares
noun, (of a female) first among equals.
prunt
noun, a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
prune
noun, a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
prius
noun, a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
PRISM
noun, Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
prise
noun, leverage.
pates
noun, the crown or top of the head.
salep
noun, a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
Salem
noun, a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
pleat
noun, a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
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.
para-
pulis
noun, one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
Paula
noun, a female given name: derived from Paul.
pules
verb (used without object), to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
pulas
noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
paras
noun, a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
salat
noun, prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
plast
plat.
saute
noun, a dish of sautéed food.
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
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.
paren
plural noun, parentheses:
plats
noun, a plot of ground.
Pater
noun, British Informal. father.
pants
noun, trousers (def 1).
plur.
presa
noun, a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
Pres.
prem.
Salpa
noun, any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
prats
noun, the buttocks.
maras
noun, a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
prate
noun, act of prating.
prest
noun, a loan.
Salta
noun, a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
paste
noun, a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
prase
noun, a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
prana
noun, Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
pasta
noun, any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
prams
noun, perambulator.
Plume
noun, a feather.
pret.
print
noun, the state of being printed.
Selma
noun, a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
Paris
noun, Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
Parl.
Paten
noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
parle
noun, verb (used without object), talk; parley.
Parma
noun, a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
prims
noun, privet.
prime
noun, the most flourishing stage or state.
preta
noun, a wandering or disturbed ghost.
parse
verb (used with object), to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
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).
prim.
part.
salmi
noun, a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
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.
semi-
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.
pains
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
pelts
noun, the act of pelting.
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.
penis
noun, the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
penal
adjective, of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
rales
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
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.
prae-
Saman
noun, a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
pale-
palea
noun, a chafflike scale or bract.
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
Pales
noun, a stake or picket, as of a fence.
peats
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.
ruins
noun, ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
sepal
noun, one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
Samar
noun, an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
rails
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
ramus
noun, a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
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.
pirns
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
sepia
noun, a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
ranis
noun, ranee.
ruana
noun, a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
piste
noun, a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
ramet
noun, an individual of a clone.
pairs
noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
pitas
noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
ramie
noun, an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
paisa
noun, Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
Piura
noun, a city in N Peru.
Piute
noun, Paiute.
Rains
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
Sault
noun, a waterfall or rapid.
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.
peals
noun, a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
runts
noun, an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
plane
noun, a flat or level surface.
palms
noun, the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
puris
noun, poori.
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.
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).
punts
noun, Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground. Compare drop kick, place kick.
Purse
noun, a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
pause
noun, a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
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.
punas
noun, a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
pumas
noun, cougar.
pant-
pulse
noun, the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
purls
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).
peans
noun, paean.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
plait
noun, a braid, especially of hair or straw.
palis
noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
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.
Rules
noun, a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
raias
noun, rayah.
rumal
noun, a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
rumen
noun, the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
peart
adjective, lively; brisk; cheerful.
Pusan
noun, a seaport in SE South Korea.
Pears
noun, Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
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.
sauna
noun, a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
rumps
noun, the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
plan-
runes
noun, any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
Pieta
noun, a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
tiers
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.
natl.
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
tera-
etuis
noun, a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
term.
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
terms
noun, a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
tenia
noun, taenia.
terns
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.
Tesla
noun, a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
tiara
noun, a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
erupt
verb (used with object), to release violently; burst forth with: Synonyms: vent.
laten
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
Ernst
noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
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.
IATSE
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
impar
adjective, unpaired; azygous.
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
inept
adjective, without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
teams
noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
inapt
adjective, not apt or fitting.
tears
impel
verb (used with object), to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
telia
noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
temps
noun, part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
Imena
noun, a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
temin
noun, Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
temp.
ileus
noun, intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
ileum
noun, Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
tempi
noun, a plural of tempo.
Tiler
noun, a person who lays tiles.
tiles
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.
input
noun, something that is put in.
Eilat
noun, a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
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.
Elias
noun, Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Elara
noun, Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
elans
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
trama
noun, a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
tramp
noun, the act of tramping.
Elman
noun, Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
trams
noun, British. a streetcar.
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
treas
Aust.
Aural
adjective, of or relating to an aura.
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.
Elisa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
trail
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
timer
noun, a person or thing that times.
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Epist
Epis.
times
noun, the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
entia
noun, plural of ens.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
emuls
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
Elura
noun, Ellora.
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
emits
verb (used with object), to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
emirs
noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
tirls
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
T-man
noun, a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
EMAIL
noun, a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
inlet
noun, an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
insep
Aulis
noun, a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
lapse
noun, an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
larum
noun, alarum.
Larsa
noun, an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
Tamas
noun, See under guna.
Laris
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Lares
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
tames
adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
lapis
noun, (italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
Tamar
noun, the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
lapin
noun, a rabbit.
Tamil
noun, a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
lansa
noun, langsat.
Tamis
noun, a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
lanas
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
Lanai
noun, a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
LASER
noun, a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
later
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
Lamus
noun, a son of Hercules and Omphale.
taler
noun, thaler.
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.
Leman
noun, a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
talas
noun, a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
least
noun, something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
lears
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
learn
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
leapt
noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
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.
leaps
noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
leant
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
leans
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
Laura
noun, a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
lauan
noun, Philippine mahogany.
talus
noun, the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
Lamut
noun, Even.
Tampa
noun, a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
Iran.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
islet
noun, a very small island.
Islam
noun, the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
tarps
noun, tarpaulin.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
taupe
noun, a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
Tarim
noun, a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
inure
verb (used with object), to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
intr.
intel
noun, intelligence (defs 4, 6).
teals
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
inst.
insp.
istle
noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
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.
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
lames
noun, Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
Lamas
noun, Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
Lamar
noun, Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
tamps
verb (used with object), to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
Laius
noun, a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
tapas
noun, the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
Ital.
taper
noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
Tapes
noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
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.
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
tapis
noun, Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
Tarai
noun, Terai.
tries
noun, plural of try.
trims
noun, the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
lenis
noun, a lenis consonant.
alter
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
alure
noun, a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
alums
noun, Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
alum.
unset
adjective, not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
Altus
noun, a city in SW Oklahoma.
alti-
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.
amate
verb (used with object), to dismay; daunt.
Altai
noun, a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
Alta.
Alsip
noun, a town in NE Illinois.
untie
verb (used with object), to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
until
conjunction, up to the time that or when; till:
almes
noun, almah.
amain
adverb, with full force.
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.
upset
noun, an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
ample
adjective, fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
anear
adverb, preposition, near.
anat.
anal.
amuse
verb (used with object), to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
Unit.
unite
noun, a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
AMPAS
amens
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
amirs
noun, emir.
amine
noun, any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
amin-
unrip
verb (used with object), to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
Amer.
ament
noun, catkin.
almas
noun, a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
alist
adjective, inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
unapt
adjective, not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
Uriel
noun, one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
Aetna
noun, Mount. Etna, Mount.
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
Aeria
noun, an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
aeri-
Urial
noun, a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
aemia
urine
noun, the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
ureas
noun, Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
Aalst
noun, Flemish name of Alost.
Urmia
noun, Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
USLTA
Usnea
noun, any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
utile
adjective, useful.
30-30
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.
urate
noun, a salt of uric acid.
Aline
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
Alas.
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.
alias
noun, a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
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.
Aleus
noun, a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
alert
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
alate
noun, the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
alarm
noun, a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
urase
noun, urease.
Alans
noun, a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
alani
plural noun, a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
aisle
noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
airts
noun, a direction.
uran-
unarm
verb (used with object), to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
Unami
noun, a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
armet
noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
Tulsa
noun, a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
artel
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
artal
noun, plural of rotl.
tumps
noun, a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
Arnel
Armen
tules
noun, either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
Tunas
noun, any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas. Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
Arles
noun, a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
Arlen
noun, Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
Arius
noun, died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
arium
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
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.
ASEAN
tuner
noun, a person or thing that tunes.
astr.
atrip
adjective, aweigh.
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.
Atman
noun, the principle of life.
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.
ATLAS
noun, a bound collection of maps.
Asura
noun, (in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
Asian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
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.
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
Tsana
noun, Lake. Tana, Lake.
asper
noun, a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
ASPEN
noun, any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
arils
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
anile
adjective, of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
Ansar
noun, the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
anti-
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
ante-
antas
noun, a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
Anita
noun, a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
apast
preposition, past; beyond.
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
anis-
anime
noun, a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
anima
noun, soul; life.
anim.
anils
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
apart
Idioms, apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
ulpan
noun, an institute or school for intensive study of Hebrew, especially by immigrants to Israel.
Ariel
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
Apure
noun, a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
arias
noun, an air or melody.
arian
noun, an adherent of Arianism.
tunes
noun, a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
ARENA
noun, the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
TUNIS
noun, a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
Tupis
noun, a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
Turin
noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
ulnas
noun, Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb. Compare radius (def 7).
ulama
plural noun, the doctors of Muslim religion and law.
April
noun, the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
apres
preposition, after; following (used in combination):
ulans
noun, uhlan.
apnea
noun, a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
ulent
apian
adjective, of or relating to bees.
Taira
noun, a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
rials
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
sprue
noun, Metallurgy. an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold. the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
MEANS
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
meant
verb, simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
sputa
noun, matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
Mears
noun, mere3 .
spurt
noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
Melas
noun, a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
Melia
spume
noun, foam, froth, or scum.
melts
noun, the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
Melun
noun, a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
menat
noun, an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
Mensa
noun, Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
menta
noun, Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
sprit
noun, a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
Maura
noun, a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
merit
noun, claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
sprat
noun, a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
meta-
metas
noun, (in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
Metis
noun, any person of mixed ancestry.
metr-
splat
noun, Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
spite
noun, a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
miens
noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
Milan
noun, an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
miler
noun, a participant in a one-mile race.
Milne
noun, A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
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.
spirt
noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
Srta.
sruti
noun, the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
spire
noun, a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
Marne
noun, a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
manit
noun, man-minute.
manse
noun, the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
Manta
noun, (in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
Manue
noun, Manoah.
Manus
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
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.
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
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.
Maria
noun, calaba.
Marie
noun, (Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
Marin
noun, John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
Maris
noun, Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
stamp
noun, a postage stamp.
marls
noun, Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
marse
noun, (used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
mauls
noun, a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
stale
adjective, not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
Matsu
noun, a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
matr-
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.
mater
noun, British Informal. mother1 .
mast-
Marta
noun, a female given name.
MASER
noun, a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
Masan
noun, a seaport in SE South Korea.
Masai
noun, a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
Marut
noun, any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
marts
noun, market; trading center; trade center.
Marti
noun, José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
milts
noun, the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
minas
noun, an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
Manet
noun, Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
slept
noun, the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
Smail
noun, snail mail.
slurp
noun, an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound:
mural
noun, a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
muras
noun, (in Japan) a village; hamlet.
Murat
noun, Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
Mures
noun, a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
Slump
noun, an act or instance of slumping.
Musil
noun, Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
sluit
noun, (in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
mutes
noun, Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
slipt
noun, an act or instance of slipping.
slipe
noun, a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
slime
noun, thin, glutinous mud.
slier
adjective, a comparative of sly.
slate
noun, a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
Smart
noun, a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
napes
noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
Natal
noun, a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
Siret
noun, a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
sirup
noun, any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
nasal
noun, Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
Namur
noun, a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
nails
noun, a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
Nampa
noun, a city in W Idaho.
Names
noun, a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
slain
noun, sley.
slant
noun, slanting or oblique direction; slope:
naira
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
Naima
noun, a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
smalt
noun, a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
smear
noun, an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
Miner
noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
Mitre
noun, Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
Mines
noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
mints
noun, any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint. Compare mint family.
minus
noun, minus sign.
spine
noun, the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
spina
noun, a spine or spinelike projection.
mires
noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
miser
noun, a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
spilt
noun, a spilling, as of liquid.
spile
noun, a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
spier
noun, a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
spiel
noun, a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
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.
mites
noun, any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
Mitra
noun, the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
spent
verb, simple past tense and past participle of spend.
smile
noun, the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
Spain
noun, a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
smite
Idioms, smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
snail
noun, any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
snarl
noun, the act of snarling.
snipe
noun, any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
MSEnt
span-
spelt
noun, one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
spare
noun, a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
MPers
spate
noun, a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
MNurs
spean
verb (used with object), to wean.
Spear
noun, a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
mania
noun, excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
spurn
noun, disdainful rejection.
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
liers
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
limas
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
lunts
noun, a match; the flame used to light a fire.
strip
noun, a striptease.
lures
noun, anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
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.
Strep
noun, streptococcus.
sural
adjective, of or relating to the calf of the leg.
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.
strap
noun, a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
limen
noun, threshold (def 4).
sutra
noun, Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
stirp
noun, a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
Liana
noun, any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
stipe
noun, Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
stime
noun, the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
maars
noun, a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
stile
noun, a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
Maera
noun, Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
strum
noun, the act of strumming.
lunes
noun, Archaic. fits of madness.
step-
stupe
noun, two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
lites
noun, light2 (def 36).
litas
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
litre
noun, liter.
Sumer
noun, an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
liras
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
suite
noun, a number of things forming a series or set.
suint
noun, the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
Lipan
noun, a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
Linus
noun, Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
Linum
noun, any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
lunas
noun, the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
stupa
noun, a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
lints
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
liner
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
stump
noun, the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
limps
noun, a lame movement or gait:
Supt.
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.
lumps
noun, a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape:
limns
verb (used with object), to represent in drawing or painting.
lunar
noun, a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
ster.
Surat
noun, a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
letup
noun, cessation; pause; relief.
Malar
noun, Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
stela
noun, stele (defs 1–3).
mairs
adjective, noun, adverb, more.
maist
adjective, noun, adverb, most.
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
Malan
noun, Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
tails
noun, tail1 (def 6).
steam
noun, water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
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.
Lerna
noun, a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
steal
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
Malta
noun, an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
malts
noun, germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
manas
noun, the rational faculty of the mind.
Manat
noun, a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
Lepus
noun, the Hare, a small southern constellation south of Orion.
mains
noun, the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
male-
mails
noun, letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
taels
noun, liang.
maile
noun, a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
USIA
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
rit.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
smut
noun, a particle of soot; sooty matter.
RIPS
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
USNA
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
SMTP
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
user
noun, a person or thing that uses.
USAR
supr
USMA
tail
noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
snip
noun, the act of snipping, as with scissors.
rpt.
spat
noun, a petty quarrel.
urea
noun, Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
Sari
noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
SPAR
noun, Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
SLAM
noun, a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
sump
noun, a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
Spam
noun, (lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
supe
noun, a supernumerary.
Utes
noun, Informal. a utility vehicle.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
Utas
noun, any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
spae
verb (used with object), to prophesy; foretell; predict.
RNAS
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
tamp
verb (used with object), to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
uni-
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
tael
noun, liang.
SINE
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
slit
noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
slap
noun, a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
uret
upas
noun, the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
Sima
noun, an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
slue
noun, the act of sluing.
simp
noun, a fool; simpleton.
Ural
noun, a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
Rima
noun, a female given name.
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
situ
noun, in situ.
sure
Idioms, for sure, as a certainty; surely:
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).
Taal
noun, Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
SLIM
noun, a garment size meant for a thin person.
uria
Surt
noun, the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
sate
noun, a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
Riel
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
silt
noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
slat
noun, a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
rile
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
sial
noun, the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
tale
noun, a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
SIAM
noun, former name of Thailand (def 1).
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
slut
noun, Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
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.
Uris
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
sipe
verb (used without object), (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
sur-
slum
noun, Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
Tame
adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
SARA
noun, a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
Tala
noun, a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
slur
noun, a slurred utterance or sound.
Sura
noun, any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
Sat.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
Rina
noun, a female given name.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
Ulan
noun, uhlan.
rues
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
tRNA
trap
noun, a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
teil
noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
teas
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
tri-
trim
noun, the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
SRAM
Sra.
Trip
noun, a journey or voyage:
team
noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
SPUR
noun, a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
Sale
noun, the act of selling.
tela
noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
spun
noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
sala
noun, a large hall, living room, or reception room.
str.
seam
noun, the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
spue
noun, something that is spewed; vomit.
tsar
noun, czar.
sail
noun, an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
Tues
Saar
noun, Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
tel-
stem
noun, the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
tuis
noun, a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
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.
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.
Ste.
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.
seat
noun, something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
tils
noun, the sesame plant.
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.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
Sam.
rial
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
tram
noun, British. a streetcar.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
SALT
noun, a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
ter.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
tirl
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
SAMA
noun, the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
ten.
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
Sem.
teal
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
Tula
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
ruin
noun, ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
Samp
noun, coarsely ground corn.
tups
noun, Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
rump
noun, the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
Tura
noun, Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
Rumi
noun, Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
Saml
spin
noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
SPIM
noun, a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
suet
noun, the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
sepn
ulna
noun, Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb. Compare radius (def 7).
rums
noun, an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
Tape
noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
rule
noun, a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
suit
noun, a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Saul
noun, the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
Tana
noun, thana.
Tams
noun, tam-o'-shanter.
sumi
noun, black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
Umea
noun, a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
umps
noun, verb (used with or without object), umpire.
Tupi
noun, a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
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.
seal
noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
Rus.
tule
noun, either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
taur
Tasm
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
tump
noun, a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
Rust
noun, Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
Tums
verb (used with object), to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
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.
tarp
noun, tarpaulin.
Ruse
noun, a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
spit
noun, saliva, especially when ejected.
tuns
noun, a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
saur
tune
noun, a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
stum
noun, unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
same
Idioms, all the same, notwithstanding; nevertheless: of no difference; immaterial:
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.
runs
noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
Tara
noun, a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
Sami
noun, Lapp.
stun
noun, the act of stunning.
Tapa
noun, (especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
Pan.
Muir
noun, Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
late
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
Asia
noun, a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
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.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
asea
adjective, adverb, to or toward the sea; seaward.
lats
noun, a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
mRNA
Asat
noun, (in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons. Compare sat2 (def 1).
Mrs.
plural, a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
ASAP
adverb, without delay; promptly.
MSAE
1080
art.
lea.
MSIE
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
MSPE
Lat.
last
noun, a person or thing that is last.
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
lase
verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
arms
noun, the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
Arm.
ARIS
aril
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
IATA
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
MNAS
mult
Emp.
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.
mien
noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
mil.
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).
MILR
mils
noun, a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
Milt
noun, the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
min.
Mina
noun, an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
MiNE
noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
mins
noun, a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
mint
noun, any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint. Compare mint family.
MIPS
Lean
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
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.
mire
noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
mis-
mise
noun, a settlement or agreement.
mist
noun, a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
Leis
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
Mita
noun, a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
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.
LEAS
noun, a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
Lear
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
ASME
LEAP
noun, a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
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.
mun.
lens
noun, a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
Lamp
noun, any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas. Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
NASA
noun, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Lane
noun, a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
APSA
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
Lana
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
Apr.
Neal
noun, a male given name.
lams
noun, a hasty escape; flight.
neap
noun, neap tide.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
Neil
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
nape
noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
lame
noun, Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
Apis
noun, a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
nest
noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
Apia
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
LAMA
noun, a priest or monk in Lamaism.
apes
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.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
Lima
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
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.
Nils
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
LAIS
noun, (in medieval French literature)
Nara
noun, a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
Napa
noun, Chinese cabbage.
Muni
noun, a municipal bond.
Aram
noun, Biblical name of ancient Syria.
Aria
noun, an air or melody.
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
area
noun, any particular extent of space or surface; part:
Mura
noun, (in Japan) a village; hamlet.
Mure
noun, Obsolete. a wall.
mus.
Muse
noun, Classical Mythology. any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae. any goddess presiding over a particular art.
must
noun, something necessary, vital, or required:
lasa
noun, Lhasa.
Aras
noun, Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
mute
noun, Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
muts
noun, mutt.
Lars
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Lani
Apus
noun, the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
apts
plural, apartment.
apt.
plural, apartment.
Apsu
noun, an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
APSE
noun, Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
Lari
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
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.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
enl.
Nama
noun, a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
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.
Ens.
mias
plural, missing in action.
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
nipa
noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
Lunt
noun, a match; the flame used to light a fire.
Lias
noun, Leah (def 1).
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
liar
noun, a person who tells lies.
ears
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
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.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
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.
lues
noun, syphilis.
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.
Lune
noun, anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
Lupe
noun, a female given name.
Reus
noun, a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
lure
noun, anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
Lust
noun, intense sexual desire or appetite.
emia
aut-
Aus.
AURA
noun, a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
aur-
aunt
noun, the sister of one's father or mother.
aune
noun, an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
Leta
noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
M-14
noun, a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
M-16
noun, a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
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.
maar
noun, a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
lieu
noun, place; stead.
limn
verb (used with object), to represent in drawing or painting.
limp
noun, a lame movement or gait:
lin.
Lina
noun, a female given name.
Line
noun, a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
Lins
noun, a city in E Brazil.
lint
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
lip-
lipa
noun, a monetary unit of Croatia.
Elsa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Lira
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
elms
noun, any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches. Compare American elm, elm family.
LISA
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Elam
noun, an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
Lise
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Elis
noun, an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
LISP
noun, a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
LIST
noun, a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
lit.
lite
noun, light2 (def 36).
lits
noun, litas.
litu
noun, a plural of litas.
Elia
noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
lier
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
ELAS
elan
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
Auer
noun, Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
Maas
noun, Dutch name of the Meuse.
ASTM
Mela
noun, a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
Aten
noun, Aton.
Maun
auxiliary verb, must1 .
atar
noun, attar (def 1).
Emil
noun, a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
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.
mean
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
atm.
mear
noun, mere3 .
meas
meat
noun, the flesh of animals as used for food.
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.
emir
noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
mels
noun, honey.
maul
noun, a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
melt
noun, the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
men-
Asur
noun, Assur.
ment
menu
noun, a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
emit
verb (used with object), to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
MEPA
MERS
noun, Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
mes-
mesa
noun, a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
met.
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.
ates
Maui
noun, an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
Maat
noun, the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
Mana
noun, a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
Atum
noun, a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
Mael
noun, a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
maes
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
Maia
noun, the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
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.
MALS
malt
noun, germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
Man.
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.
MatE
noun, a partner in marriage; spouse.
Mani
noun, Manes.
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.
Marl
noun, Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
MARS
noun, the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
Mart
noun, market; trading center; trade center.
LEST
conjunction, for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
masa
noun, flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
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.
NIMS
noun, a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
Lam.
nips
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
puls
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
puir
adjective, poor.
Pula
noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
Isle
noun, a small island.
pule
verb (used without object), to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
airt
noun, a direction.
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Aire
Ainu
noun, a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
puli
noun, one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
puma
noun, cougar.
Ptas
plural, peseta.
AIMS
noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
puna
noun, a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
Pune
noun, a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
Punt
noun, Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground. Compare drop kick, place kick.
pure
adjective, free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
Puri
noun, poori.
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).
purs
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
AIME
puts
noun, a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
pts.
Ala.
ails
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
pram
noun, perambulator.
Alma
noun, a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
plea
noun, an appeal or entreaty:
ALIT
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
plie
noun, a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
Alis
ales
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
NIRA
plus
noun, a plus quantity.
Alea
noun, Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
pnea
prat
noun, the buttocks.
alae
noun, plural of ala.
prau
noun, proa.
pre-
prie
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
prin
prs.
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.
Alar
adjective, pertaining to or having wings; alary.
PSAT
Alan
noun, a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
Esau
noun, a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
psia
Alai
noun, a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
esp.
Aiea
noun, a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
pita
noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
rasa
noun, (in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
rasp
noun, an act of rasping.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
imps
noun, a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
real
noun, real number.
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)
reap
verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
Imp.
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.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
rel.
rapt
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
Ilse
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
rems
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
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.
Rep.
repl
reps
noun, a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
iana
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
ile-
rets
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.
IAEA
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.
aet.
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
est.
Irma
noun, a female given name, form of Erma.
aer-
Ire.
AAUP
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
Raia
noun, rayah.
AARP
rail
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
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).
rale
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
inae
Rama
noun, (in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
rami
noun, plural of ramus.
RAMP
noun, a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Rani
noun, ranee.
etui
noun, a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
Eula
noun, End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
Eur.
intl
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
int.
ins.
alme
noun, almah.
plum
noun, the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.
pise
noun, rammed earth.
pars
noun, (in prescriptions) a part.
pair
noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
Pal.
amp.
Pali
noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
Palm
noun, the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
AMLS
pam.
pams
noun, the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
pane
noun, one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
par.
Pare
noun, Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
Amis
noun, Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
Pail
noun, bucket.
Amir
noun, emir.
Amie
noun, a female friend.
Past
noun, the time gone by:
pat.
Pate
noun, the crown or top of the head.
pats
noun, a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
Erma
noun, a female given name.
paua
noun, a large, edible abalone of New Zealand, Haliotis iris, the shell of which is used in making jewelry.
Ames
noun, a city in central Iowa.
Amen
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
Paul
noun, Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles. Compare Saul (def 2).
Pain
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
ANPA
anus
noun, the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
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).
lair
noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
ANTU
ANTA
noun, a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
ant.
lain
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
ANSI
ansa
noun, Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
epi-
epit
AMPS
noun, ampere.
NTIA
Anil
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
anes
adverb, once.
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.
Anas
Anam
noun, Annam.
amus
Amur
noun, a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
amt.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
Amri
noun, Omri.
Paur
noun, Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
pase
noun, (in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
peal
noun, a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
alt.
Aman
noun, Haman.
pial
adjective, of or relating to the pia mater.
pian
noun, yaws.
Amal
pean
noun, paean.
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.
alts
noun, in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
pies
noun, plural of pi2 .
Piet
noun, Scot. a magpie.
pil-
pile
noun, an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
Pima
noun, a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
pets
noun, any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
PIMS
plural, personal information manager.
item
noun, a separate article or particular:
Alps
noun, a high mountain.
pina
noun, pineapple.
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.
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.
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.
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.
pirn
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
alms
noun, money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
Pisa
noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
Peul
noun, Fulani.
pias
noun, a female given name.
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.
Pers
pear
noun, the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
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.
pelt
noun, the act of pelting.
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
Pen.
pens
noun, any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
Pent
noun, penthouse (def 4).
per.
Pet.
PERL
Perm
noun, permanent (def 4).
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.
Pest
noun, an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
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.
amas
noun, a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
tr.
TIA
EPA
ESR
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.
ETR
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
EMR
TES
noun, ti1 .
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.
ERT
TPN
TPM
TPI
Tiu
noun, an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
Ep.
ETS
ESA
ERS
noun, ervil.
en-
ERP
EMT
ITU
Tim
noun, a male given name, form of Timothy.
Ia.
tra
eu-
tlr
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Tpr
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
EPT
ial
ESL
EMS
noun, the letter M, m.
EPS
ESU
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
els
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
up-
AIM
noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
ure
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
AIS
noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
ur-
ale
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
ALM
UPS
noun, an upward movement; ascent.
UPI
ALS
noun, Indian mulberry.
Uri
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
ALU
uns
AME
AMI
noun, a friend, especially a male friend.
unp
AMS
AMU
Une
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
Una
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
UMT
ail
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
ump
noun, verb (used with or without object), umpire.
USM
uti
Am.
ap-
UTE
noun, Informal. a utility vehicle.
Uta
noun, any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
USR
USP
AIA
al.
USN
ALP
noun, a high mountain.
AMA
noun, a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
AEA
an.
Ar.
USE
noun, the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
urs
noun, an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
urn
noun, a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
AAE
AAM
AAP
Aar
AAS
noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
AAU
ae.
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
Ume
noun, a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
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.
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
TSI
TSE
ASN
ASP
noun, any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
ASR
ast
ASU
trp
at.
ATA
ATP
AUA
TSR
noun, a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
AUM
noun, Om.
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
ea.
EAA
EAM
ean
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.
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
eir
EIS
Eli
noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
TSP
Tu.
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.
UAR
ult
APA
noun, a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
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.
API
abbreviation, Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
Ulm
noun, a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
Apl
ule
noun, caucho.
APS
UIT
UAM
UAE
USA
ARA
noun, the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
tue
tup
noun, Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
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.
tun
noun, a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
ARP
noun, Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
ARS
tum
verb (used with object), to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
ARU
ASA
noun, a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
ase
ASI
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.
ASM
IAS
LPS
plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
ier
NSA
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:
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
NIA
Nil
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
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.
Nip
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
NMI
NMR
NMU
NPR
Npt
nr.
NRA
NSU
NEP
noun, New Economic Policy.
prn
SEI
noun, sei whale.
SEL
noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
Sep
noun, Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
pt.
Ps.
Pr.
NUL
pm.
PEI
noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
SER
noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
Pa.
NUS
noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
NUM
NES
SIP
noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
PAU
noun, a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
MUP
MRI
MRP
MSA
MSE
MSI
SPA
noun, a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
SNU
MSN
MST
Mt.
MTI
mtn
il-
MTS
SMA
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
NAM
noun, Vietnam.
NEA
ne-
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
Nap
noun, a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
SLA
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
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.
NAA
SLE
NUT
noun, a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
SLP
SLR
mut
noun, mutt.
PAS
noun, a step or series of steps in ballet.
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
MRA
rte
put
noun, a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
run
noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
RAM
noun, a male sheep.
Re.
RIP
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
RMA
RMS
plural, ream.
RPS
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
RUM
noun, an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
Rue
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
RTS
rt.
rut
noun, a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
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.
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.
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
RIM
noun, the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
REM
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
REA
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RSE
rm.
plural, ream.
RNA
Rap
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
RPM
Rs.
RSA
pus
noun, a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
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.
se-
pl.
pea
noun, the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
Sau
noun, German name of Sava.
pes
noun, a foot or footlike part.
PIA
noun, a female given name.
SAR
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:
SAP
noun, the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
pim
plural, personal information manager.
PIN
noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
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.
pis
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
PIT
noun, a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
piu
adverb, more:
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.
Sp.
PSI
noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
SAA
SAE
Pul
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
Sal
noun, salt1 .
PTA
plural, peseta.
PST
interjection, (used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
PSE
PLA
PSA
PRA
PMT
plu
noun, plew.
PLR
pli
MRE
MTP
Mr.
plural, mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
leu
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
LAP
noun, the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
LAR
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
Las
noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
TAM
noun, tam-o'-shanter.
lei
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
TAL
Len
noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
lep
Ler
noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
Les
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
let
noun, British. a lease.
TAE
preposition, to.
Lae
noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
Lia
noun, Leah (def 1).
MPE
LIM
Lir
noun, Ler.
lis
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
Sup
noun, a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
SUN
noun, (often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
LMT
SUM
noun, the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
lpm
LPN
LSI
Sui
noun, a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
Lai
noun, (in medieval French literature)
TAP
noun, a light but audible blow:
Sue
noun, Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
Ir.
ILA
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
ILP
ILS
imu
noun, a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
in.
ina
noun, a female given name.
ine
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.
IPA
IPM
ipr
IPS
TAU
noun, the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
IRL
Lt.
IRS
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ISA
ise
Isl
ism
noun, a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
ISR
ist
ITA
ite
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
ium
IUS
La.
LSM
Lie
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
uts
noun, the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
MSL
MIP
MEP
MIE
MS.
plural, manuscript.
St.
STP
STM
STL
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.
mi.
MAA
STI
SPR
MI6
noun, the government's secret intelligence service.
MAE
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
MI5
noun, the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
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:
mas
noun, mother1 .
Mat
noun, a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
MIR
noun, a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
MIT
ml.
MEA
noun, an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
LST
LTA
ltr
MPA
MNS
MNE
MNA
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
Stu
noun, a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
Sr.
MLS
MLR
MLA
Mel
noun, honey.
Me.
MIA
plural, missing in action.
spt
Sta
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.
RI
RN
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
MU
noun, the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
RU
N.
SN
AA
noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
AU
plural, to the; at the; with the.
RP
IP
TE
noun, ti1 .
i.
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.
MN
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.
R.
SU
NA
adverb, no1 .
LM
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
T1
t.
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
NL
NM
MA
noun, mother1 .
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
M.
ln
PI
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
el
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
PE
noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
LU
noun, a male or female given name, form of Lou.
LR
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.
EI
TP
NI
PU
NP
S.
SA
SL
SM
L.
LI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
NU
noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
L1
TN
L2
U.
UI
UL
le
TL
TM
MP
LP
plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
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