Anagrams of regionalism
Word regionalism has
1695 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of regionalism.
- seignorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a seignior.
- agrimonies
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Agrimonia, of the rose family, especially the perennial A. eupatoria, having pinnate leaves and small, yellow flowers.
- rosemaling
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noun,
decorative work of Norwegian folk origin consisting of painted or carved floral designs, as on furniture or woodwork.
- migraines
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noun,
an extremely severe paroxysmal headache, usually confined to one side of the head and often associated with nausea; hemicrania.
- originals
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noun,
a primary form or type from which varieties are derived.
- sailoring
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noun,
the occupation or duties of a sailor.
- alimonies
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noun,
Law. an allowance paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse for maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation or a divorce or while action is pending.
- almonries
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noun,
the place where an almoner resides or where alms are distributed.
- malingers
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verb (used without object),
to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- Orangeism
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noun,
the principles and practices of the Orangemen.
- geraniols
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noun,
a colorless or pale-yellow terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, with a geraniumlike odor, found in rose oil, soluble in alcohol and ether, insoluble in water: used in perfumes and flavors.
- regionals
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noun,
Often, regionals. a regional competition or tournament:
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- Galenism
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noun,
the medical system or principles of Galen.
- migraine
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noun,
an extremely severe paroxysmal headache, usually confined to one side of the head and often associated with nausea; hemicrania.
- railings
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noun,
a fencelike barrier composed of one or more horizontal rails supported by widely spaced uprights; balustrade.
- air-line
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adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- airlines
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noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- Selangor
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noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 3160 sq. mi. (8184 sq. km). Capital: Shah Alam.
- ringsail
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noun,
ringtail (def 3).
- laminose
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adjective,
laminate; laminar.
- organism
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noun,
a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- semolina
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noun,
a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
- algorism
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noun,
the Arabic system of arithmetical notation (with the figures 1, 2, 3, etc.).
- alienism
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noun,
alienage.
- alienors
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- megarons
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noun,
a building or semi-independent unit of a building, generally used as a living apartment and typically having a square or broadly rectangular principal chamber with a porch, often of columns in antis, and sometimes an antichamber or other small compartments.
- regional
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noun,
Often, regionals. a regional competition or tournament:
- marlines
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- religion
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noun,
a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- engrails
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- long-arm
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noun,
a long pole fitted with any of various devices, as a hook or clamp, for performing tasks otherwise out of reach.
- original
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noun,
a primary form or type from which varieties are derived.
- imagines
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noun,
Entomology. an adult insect.
- sanglier
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noun,
a closely woven fabric made of mohair or worsted, constructed in plain weave, and finished to simulate the coat of a boar.
- gremlins
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noun,
a mischievous invisible being, said by airplane pilots in World War II to cause engine trouble and mechanical difficulties.
- gremials
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noun,
a cloth placed on the lap of the bishop, as during the celebration of Mass or when he confers orders.
- mailings
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noun,
a batch of mail, as of form letters, catalogs, or monthly statements, sent by a mailer at one time:
- almoners
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noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- malinger
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verb (used without object),
to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- Negroism
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noun,
the doctrine or advocacy of equal rights for black people.
- Riesling
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noun,
Horticulture.
a variety of grape.
the vine bearing this grape, grown in Europe and California.
- Salinger
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noun,
J(erome) D(avid) 1971–2010, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- ligroins
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noun,
a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons that boils at from 20°C to 135°C, obtained from petroleum by distillation and used as a solvent.
- origamis
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noun,
the traditional Japanese art or technique of folding paper into a variety of decorative or representational forms, as of animals or flowers.
- moraines
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- seignior
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noun,
a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.
- geraniol
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noun,
a colorless or pale-yellow terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, with a geraniumlike odor, found in rose oil, soluble in alcohol and ether, insoluble in water: used in perfumes and flavors.
- romaines
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- Solimena
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noun,
Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1657–1747, Italian painter.
- Romanies
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noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- Germinal
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noun,
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the seventh month of the year, extending from March 21 to April 19.
- ailerons
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- germano-
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- Milesian
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noun,
any of the people from Spain who invaded Ireland and defeated the Tuatha Dé Danann, and who were the ancestors of the present Irish people.
- seraglio
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noun,
the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- gasolier
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noun,
a chandelier furnished with gaslights.
- gasoline
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noun,
a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
- mongrels
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noun,
a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed.
- mineral.
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- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- anglers
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noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- longies
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noun,
long underwear, especially for winter use.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- inliers
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noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- Romains
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- arseno-
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- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- oarsmen
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noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- signore
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noun,
a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
- sirloin
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noun,
the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
- Orleans
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- signior
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noun,
signor.
- isogram
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noun,
a line representing equality with respect to a given variable, used to relate points on maps, charts, etc.
- mailing
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noun,
a batch of mail, as of form letters, catalogs, or monthly statements, sent by a mailer at one time:
- gremial
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noun,
a cloth placed on the lap of the bishop, as during the celebration of Mass or when he confers orders.
- mailers
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- Signora
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- gremlin
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noun,
a mischievous invisible being, said by airplane pilots in World War II to cause engine trouble and mechanical difficulties.
- ironies
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- normals
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adjective,
conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- loaners
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- leasing
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- morales
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noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- eloigns
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verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- engrams
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noun,
a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.
- Monilia
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noun,
a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.
- origami
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noun,
the traditional Japanese art or technique of folding paper into a variety of decorative or representational forms, as of animals or flowers.
- liaison
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noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- Ingemar
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noun,
a male given name.
- similar
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adjective,
having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way:
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- in-goal
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noun,
the area at either end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- enamors
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- engrail
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- ligroin
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noun,
a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons that boils at from 20°C to 135°C, obtained from petroleum by distillation and used as a solvent.
- mongrel
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noun,
a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed.
- mongers
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noun,
a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way (usually used in combination):
- monesia
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noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- Argolis
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noun,
an ancient district in SE Greece.
- imagoes
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noun,
Entomology. an adult insect.
- ignores
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- limners
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noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- Limoges
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Haute Vienne, in S central France.
- oralism
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noun,
the theory, practice, or advocacy of education for the deaf chiefly or exclusively through lipreading, training in speech production, and training of residual hearing.
- linages
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- enigmas
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noun,
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation:
- imagine
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verb (used with object),
to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
- lingams
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noun,
Sanskrit Grammar. the masculine gender.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- lingers
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- origans
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- lingoes
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noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- onagers
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noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- Igraine
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noun,
the mother of King Arthur.
- maligns
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adjective,
evil in effect; pernicious; baleful; injurious:
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- isoline
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noun,
isogram.
- raising
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noun,
a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- agonies
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noun,
extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
- glaires
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- Algiers
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the N part.
- glorias
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noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- merlins
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- nilgais
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noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- mingles
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noun,
mingles, two or more single, unrelated adults who live together.
- melano-
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- glories
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noun,
very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown:
- Israeli
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- gisarme
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noun,
guisarme.
- gliomas
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noun,
a tumor of the brain composed of neuroglia.
- railing
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noun,
a fencelike barrier composed of one or more horizontal rails supported by widely spaced uprights; balustrade.
- Megaris
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noun,
a district in ancient Greece, between the Gulf of Corinth and Saronic Gulf.
- earings
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- milages
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noun,
mileage.
- soilage
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noun,
grass or leafy plants raised as feed for fenced-in livestock.
- realism
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noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- sailing
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noun,
the activity of a person or thing that sails.
- soaring
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noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- merlons
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noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- Gleason
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noun,
Jackie (Herbert John Gleason"The Great One") 1916–87, U.S. comedian and actor.
- airings
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noun,
an exposure to the air, as for drying.
- airline
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noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- milreis
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noun,
a silver coin and former monetary unit of Brazil, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1942.
- Mineola
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noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- gamines
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noun,
a neglected girl who is left to run about the streets.
- Nigeria
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noun,
a republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 356,669 sq. mi. (923,773 sq. km). Capital: Abuja.
- mirages
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noun,
an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
- megaron
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noun,
a building or semi-independent unit of a building, generally used as a living apartment and typically having a square or broadly rectangular principal chamber with a porch, often of columns in antis, and sometimes an antichamber or other small compartments.
- megalo-
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- Slinger
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noun,
a person or thing that slings.
- Osmanli
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noun,
an Ottoman.
- Salerno
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noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- Salieri
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noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- Marengo
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noun,
a village in Piedmont, in NW Italy: Napoleon defeated the Austrians 1800.
- Goneril
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the elder of Lear's two faithless daughters.
- mangoes
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noun,
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- goalers
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noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- mangles
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noun,
a machine for smoothing or pressing clothes, household linen, etc., by means of heated rollers.
- regains
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- elision
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noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- morgens
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noun,
a unit of land measure equal to about two acres (0.8 hectare), formerly in use in Holland and the Dutch colonies and still used in South Africa.
- malison
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noun,
a curse.
- girasol
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noun,
an opal that reflects light in a bright luminous glow.
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Marisol
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noun,
(Marisol Escobar) born 1930, Venezuelan artist, in U.S. since 1950.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- Gmelina
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noun,
a deciduous tree, Gmelina arborea, native to Southeast Asia,whose timber is important in the tropics.
- Nogales
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noun,
a town in S Arizona.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- seminar
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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.
- almoner
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noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- Langreo
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noun,
a city in N Spain.
- marlins
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noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- girl-os
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- INGRES
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noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- inseam
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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.
- Regain
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- inlier
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noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- insole
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- reagin
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- reason
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- inorg.
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- Regina
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noun,
queen.
- Ingram
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noun,
a male given name.
- grails
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- Ingmar
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noun,
a male given name.
- Glaser
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noun,
Donald A. 1926–2013, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1960.
- goaler
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noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- gnomes
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noun,
(in folklore) one of a species of diminutive beings, usually described as shriveled little old men, that inhabit the interior of the earth and act as guardians of its treasures; troll.
- gnarls
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noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- rimose
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adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- Gloria
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noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- gloams
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noun,
twilight; gloaming.
- glioma
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noun,
a tumor of the brain composed of neuroglia.
- gleans
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verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- gleams
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noun,
a flash or beam of light:
- glares
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noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- golems
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noun,
Jewish Folklore. a figure artificially constructed in the form of a human being and endowed with life.
- glairs
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- glaire
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- rising
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that rises.
- girl-o
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- girlie
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noun,
Offensive. a term of address used for a girl or woman.
- gimels
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noun,
the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Gilson
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noun,
Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- Gilman
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noun,
Arthur, 1837–1909, U.S. educator.
- German
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Germany.
- goalie
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noun,
a goalkeeper.
- goners
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noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- Ingles
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noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- resign
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verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- region
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noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- imines
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noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- images
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noun,
a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- Ilorin
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noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- reigns
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noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- ignore
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- remans
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- groins
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noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- gorals
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- groans
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- Grison
-
noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- Grimes
-
noun,
dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
- grilse
-
noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- grano-
-
- grani-
-
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- ligers
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- nilgai
-
noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- melan-
-
- megal-
-
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- Marlon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Marini
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- margin
-
noun,
the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
- Margie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- marges
-
noun,
margin; edge.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- mangos
-
noun,
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- mangle
-
noun,
a machine for smoothing or pressing clothes, household linen, etc., by means of heated rollers.
- manges
-
noun,
any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
- manger
-
noun,
a box or trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle eat.
- Malone
-
noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- malign
-
adjective,
evil in effect; pernicious; baleful; injurious:
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- merlon
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- maigre
-
adjective,
containing neither flesh nor its juices, as food permissible on days of religious abstinence.
- Morgen
-
noun,
a unit of land measure equal to about two acres (0.8 hectare), formerly in use in Holland and the Dutch colonies and still used in South Africa.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- monger
-
noun,
a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way (usually used in combination):
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- morals
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- molies
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- molars
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- morels
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- Morgan
-
noun,
one of a breed of light carriage and saddle horses descended from the stallion Justin Morgan.
- Morini
-
noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- morsel
-
noun,
a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- 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.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- mirage
-
noun,
an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- mingle
-
noun,
mingles, two or more single, unrelated adults who live together.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- milers
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- milage
-
noun,
mileage.
- Negros
-
noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- Nergal
-
noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- legman
-
noun,
a person employed to transact business outside an office, especially on behalf of one whose responsibilities require his or her presence in the office.
- ligans
-
noun,
lagan.
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- orgasm
-
noun,
the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- orgies
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- Lemnos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Origen
-
noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- origin
-
noun,
something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead:
- legion
-
noun,
a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- Geonim
-
noun,
a plural of Gaon.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- largos
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- larges
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Langer
-
noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- ragmen
-
noun,
a person who gathers or deals in rag.
- lagers
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- 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.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- ligase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- lignes
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- logans
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- losing
-
noun,
losings, losses.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- Loring
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- longi-
-
- longes
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- logins
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- ligni-
-
- omegas
-
noun,
the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ω).
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- onager
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- lingoe
-
noun,
a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- linger
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- lingam
-
noun,
Sanskrit Grammar. the masculine gender.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- orangs
-
noun,
orangutan.
- ligno-
-
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- simile
-
noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- angio-
-
- Algren
-
noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- Angles
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Anglo-
-
- Anglos
-
noun,
a white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished especially from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.
- Ealing
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- Salmon
-
noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- airing
-
noun,
an exposure to the air, as for drying.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- ailing
-
adjective,
sickly; unwell.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- aniso-
-
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- agron.
-
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- 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.
- sarong
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- Galion
-
noun,
a city in N central Ohio.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- amino-
-
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- amnios
-
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- Semang
-
noun,
a member of a Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula.
- eloign
-
verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- amigos
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- regnal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- amoles
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- engram
-
noun,
a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.
- enigma
-
noun,
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation:
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- anemo-
-
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- slogan
-
noun,
a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- egoism
-
noun,
the habit of valuing everything only in reference to one's personal interest; selfishness (opposed to altruism).
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Angelo
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- Signor
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- Salome
-
noun,
Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
- galore
-
adverb,
in abundance; in plentiful amounts:
- aeron.
-
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- soling
-
noun,
pitching.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- ageism
-
noun,
discrimination against persons of a certain age group.
- somni-
-
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- gasmen
-
noun,
a person who works for a company that sells or distributes household gas, especially a person who goes from building to building reading gas meters to determine what charge is to be billed.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- gamins
-
noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- argils
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- argols
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- Gemini
-
plural noun,
Astronomy. the Twins, a zodiacal constellation between Taurus and Cancer containing the bright stars Castor and Pollux.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- argons
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- genoas
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- arsen-
-
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- gamine
-
noun,
a neglected girl who is left to run about the streets.
- 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.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- solemn
-
adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- argol
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- geom.
-
- Mages
-
noun,
a magician.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- ogles
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- 30-30
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- ogams
-
noun,
ogham.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- omni-
-
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- olig-
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- male-
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- 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.
- 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.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- among
-
preposition,
in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by:
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- sing.
-
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- Sino-
-
- longa
-
noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- ling.
-
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- loges
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- Longs
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- anis-
-
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- anim.
-
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- angi-
-
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- omega
-
noun,
the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ω).
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- areo-
-
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Angl.
-
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- geol.
-
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- nears
-
- 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.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- mini-
-
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- agro-
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- naso-
-
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- aeri-
-
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- moles
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- aero-
-
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Monge
-
noun,
Gaspard [gas-par] /gasˈpar/ (Show IPA), Comte de Péluse [pey-lyz] /peɪˈlüz/ (Show IPA), 1746–1818, French mathematician.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- 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.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- miso-
-
- Msgr.
-
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- meso-
-
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- 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.
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- marg.
-
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- mange
-
noun,
any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
- amin-
-
- amigo
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Mango
-
noun,
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Amer.
-
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- algo-
-
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- meno-
-
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- 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.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- mero-
-
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- Melia
-
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mega-
-
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Megan
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Meigs
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Meigs.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- 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.
- Marge
-
noun,
margin; edge.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- lign-
-
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- ilio-
-
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- ileo-
-
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- 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.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- relig
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- reni-
-
- image
-
noun,
a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- groma
-
noun,
an instrument having a cruciform wooden frame with a plumb line at the end of each arm, used for laying out lines at right angles to existing lines.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- ergo-
-
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- 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.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- grime
-
noun,
dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- imago
-
noun,
Entomology. an adult insect.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Iran.
-
- 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)
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- insol
-
- semi-
-
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- engr.
-
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- regma
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of three or more carpels that separate from the axis at maturity.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Gamin
-
noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- glims
-
noun,
a light or lamp.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- gamo-
-
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- gleam
-
noun,
a flash or beam of light:
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- gaols
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- gismo
-
noun,
a gadget or device:
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- gloam
-
noun,
twilight; gloaming.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- gimel
-
noun,
the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- genii
-
noun,
a plural of genius.
- Genl.
-
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- games
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- gamer
-
noun,
a person who plays games, especially computer or video games.
- grams
-
noun,
a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; one thousandth of a kilogram. Abbreviation: g.
- Gomel
-
noun,
a city in SE Byelorussia (Belarus), on a tributary of the Dnieper.
- gram.
-
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- goral
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- Gomer
-
noun,
an undesirable hospital patient.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- gloms
-
noun,
a look or glimpse.
- golem
-
noun,
Jewish Folklore. a figure artificially constructed in the form of a human being and endowed with life.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- gains
-
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- gnome
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a species of diminutive beings, usually described as shriveled little old men, that inhabit the interior of the earth and act as guardians of its treasures; troll.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- 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).
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- G-man
-
noun,
an agent for the FBI.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Arnel
-
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- orig.
-
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- lang.
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- orial
-
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- sero-
-
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- 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).
- Lagos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- Armen
-
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- 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.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- Sigma
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς.
- Largo
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- sigil
-
noun,
a seal or signet.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Legis
-
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Oreg.
-
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- 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.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Soni
-
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- SRAM
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Sra.
-
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- 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).
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mRNA
-
- 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.
- MSIE
-
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- MSAE
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- RNAS
-
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- org.
-
- soln
-
- RONA
-
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- 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.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- 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.
- 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.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Sol.
-
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- RIIA
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- nom.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- 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).
- 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.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rel.
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Ogma
-
noun,
a god of poetry and eloquence and the inventor of the ogham letters: one of the Tuatha De Danann.
- SGML
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- 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)
- Nor.
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Reg.
-
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- ogam
-
noun,
ogham.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Sem.
-
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- 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.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- Sam.
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Rigi
-
noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
- neo-
-
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- smog
-
noun,
smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- 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.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- NIRA
-
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Saml
-
- ole-
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- 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.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Sig.
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gras
-
- gres
-
- Grim
-
adjective,
stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise:
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- gro.
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ign.
-
- ile-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- inae
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- INRI
-
- ins.
-
- gon-
-
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- geo-
-
- Ger.
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- germ
-
noun,
a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- 1080
-
- glam
-
noun,
glamour.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- glim
-
noun,
a light or lamp.
- glom
-
noun,
a look or glimpse.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- GNMA
-
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- leg.
-
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- 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.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- 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.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- lin.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lea.
-
- Ire.
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lam.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Gen.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- AMLS
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ano-
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- ANSI
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arg.
-
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- Arm.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- agr.
-
- AIME
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AISI
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alg.
-
- Alis
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Gal.
-
- ergs
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- eso-
-
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Ens.
-
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- game
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- gams
-
noun,
a person's leg, especially an attractive female leg.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ASME
-
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- ELAS
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- 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.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- emia
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Eng.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- enl.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Mar.
-
- 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
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- 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.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- 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.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- mGal
-
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- 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).
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Ming
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 1368–1644, marked by the restoration of traditional institutions and the development of the arts, especially in porcelain, textiles, and painting.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- 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.
- mil.
-
- migs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- mis-
-
- mag.
-
- 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.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mage
-
noun,
a magician.
- 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.
- Magi
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- mags
-
noun,
magazine.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- MILR
-
- MNAS
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- log-
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- mol.
-
- meas
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- 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.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mong
-
noun,
mongrel, especially a mongrel dog.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Meng
-
- men-
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- mogs
-
noun,
moggy.
- mes-
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- 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.
- Mngr
-
- NES
-
- Mig
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAR
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- NIA
-
- 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.
- 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.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Ga.
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ESR
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- MIE
-
- en-
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- se-
-
- MGr
-
- ESL
-
- EMR
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ESA
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ASN
-
- NEA
-
- SLR
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- ALM
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- SMA
-
- MNA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- AME
-
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- MRI
-
- MLS
-
- 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.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MSA
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Am.
-
- Sr.
-
- ag-
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- ae.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AGM
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- MOI
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- MOG
-
noun,
moggy.
- SLE
-
- MLR
-
- 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).
- EOM
-
- ASI
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ASM
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- Eg.
-
- eo-
-
- ea.
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- 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.
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- ne-
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- ase
-
- ARS
-
- MSE
-
- ANG
-
- MSG
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 8 NNaO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used to intensify the flavor of foods.
- SLA
-
- MLG
-
- AMS
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- MSI
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MSN
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- aor
-
- 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.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- Meg
-
noun,
a megabyte.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- LSM
-
- IRO
-
- REA
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ISA
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Me.
-
- ise
-
- LSI
-
- Isl
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- La.
-
- IRL
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- SAE
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ine
-
- ing
-
- MSL
-
- MOR
-
- Mo.
-
- OEM
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Ir.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- OSA
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- lg.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LNG
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LIM
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- OIr
-
- RMA
-
- Ola
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- LON
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Re.
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- OLG
-
- ose
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ILO
-
- OAS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- ROI
-
- ROG
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROA
-
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- RNA
-
- Mao
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- gre
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- GEM
-
noun,
a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Ges
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Gr.
-
- gl.
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- NRA
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- NSA
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- GSR
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- GSA
-
- IGM
-
- ier
-
- il-
-
- 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.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- nr.
-
- SM
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- 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.
- G.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- NM
-
- NL
-
- ln
-
- OA
-
- LM
-
- EI
-
- 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.
- SL
-
- GM
-
- SG
-
- SA
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- AO
-
- S.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- IG
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- L1
-
- rg
-
- N.
-
- M.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- LR
-
- GN
-
- NG
-
- L.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MN
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- L2
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- le
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- OG
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- NI
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- ol
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- RO
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- i.
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- RN
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- SN
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- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- RI
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- MG
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- R.
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- O.
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.