Anagrams of Republicanism
Word Republicanism has
2869 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Republicanism.
- pre-Islamic
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adjective,
existing prior to the ascendancy of Islam; pre-Muslim.
- Republican
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noun,
a person who favors a republican form of government.
- unscramble
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verb (used with object),
to bring out of a scrambled condition; reduce to order or intelligibility.
- epicranium
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noun,
Anatomy. the layer of scalp formed by muscle and flattened tendon.
- inspirable
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adjective,
capable of being inspired.
- supercilia
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noun,
the fillet above the cyma of a cornice.
- luminaries
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noun,
a celestial body, as the sun or moon.
- snap-brim
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noun,
a hat brim that can be turned up or down.
- supermini
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noun,
the fastest and most powerful type of minicomputer, with capabilities more commonly associated with mainframes.
- Masculine
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noun,
the masculine gender.
- unlimbers
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noun,
the act of changing a gun from traveling to firing position.
- semilunar
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adjective,
shaped like a half-moon; crescent.
- plein-air
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adjective,
pertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the mid-19th century, characterized by the representation of the luminous effects of natural light and atmosphere as contrasted with the artificial light and absence of the sense of air or atmosphere associated with paintings produced in the studio.
- empirical
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adjective,
derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- peculiars
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noun,
a property or privilege belonging exclusively or characteristically to a person.
- Paulinism
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noun,
the body of theological doctrine taught by or attributed to the apostle Paul.
- unispiral
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adjective,
having one spiral.
- manicures
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noun,
a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- manciples
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noun,
an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- subalpine
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adjective,
pertaining to the regions at the foot of the Alps.
- municipal
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noun,
a municipal bond.
- puerilism
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noun,
childishness in the behavior of an adult.
- submarine
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noun,
a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
- calumnies
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noun,
a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something:
- Sulpician
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noun,
a member of a society of secular priests founded in France in 1642, engaged chiefly in training men to teach in seminaries.
- muscarine
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noun,
a poisonous compound, C 8 H 19 NO 3 , found in certain mushrooms, especially fly agaric, and in decaying fish.
- imperials
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noun,
a size of printing or drawing paper, 22 × 30 inches (56 × 76 cm) in England, 23 × 33 inches (58 × 84 cm) in America.
- Cisalpine
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adjective,
on this (the Roman or south) side of the Alps.
- publicans
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noun,
Chiefly British. a person who owns or manages a tavern; the keeper of a pub.
- simulacre
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noun,
simulacrum.
- irascible
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adjective,
easily provoked to anger; very irritable:
- primacies
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noun,
the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc.
- insurable
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adjective,
capable of being or proper to be insured, as against loss or harm.
- miniscule
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adjective,
minuscule.
- numerical
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adjective,
of or relating to numbers; of the nature of a number.
- criminals
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noun,
a person guilty or convicted of a crime.
- precisian
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noun,
a person who adheres punctiliously to the observance of rules or forms, especially in matters of religion.
- incurable
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noun,
a person suffering from an incurable disease.
- luminaire
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- incumbers
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verb (used with object),
encumber.
- brasilein
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noun,
brazilein.
- cerimans
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- crimples
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verb (used with or without object),
to wrinkle.
- clambers
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noun,
an act or instance of clambering.
- scramble
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noun,
a quick climb or progression over rough, irregular ground.
- musicale
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noun,
a music program forming the main part of a social occasion.
- musician
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noun,
a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
- claimers
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noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- panicles
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noun,
a compound raceme.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- crumples
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noun,
an irregular fold or wrinkle produced by crumpling.
- mineral.
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- carmines
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- crumbles
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noun,
a crumbly or crumbled substance.
- cislunar
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adjective,
of or relating to the space between the earth and the orbit of the moon.
- cleanups
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noun,
the act or process of cleaning up.
- Suriname
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noun,
a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- criminal
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noun,
a person guilty or convicted of a crime.
- climbers
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noun,
a person or thing that climbs.
- Americus
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noun,
a city in SW central Georgia.
- Superman
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noun,
a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- lunacies
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noun,
insanity; mental disorder.
- cibarium
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noun,
Entomology. a food pouch in front of the mouth in certain insects.
- cremains
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plural noun,
the ashes of a cremated corpse.
- craniums
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- supernal
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adjective,
being in or belonging to the heaven of divine beings; heavenly, celestial, or divine.
- pralines
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- surplice
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noun,
a loose-fitting, broad-sleeved white vestment, worn over the cassock by clergy and choristers.
- sciurine
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adjective,
of or relating to the squirrels and allied rodents of the family Sciuridae.
- plumbers
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noun,
a person who installs and repairs piping, fixtures, appliances, and appurtenances in connection with the water supply, drainage systems, etc., both in and out of buildings.
- lucarnes
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noun,
a dormer window.
- clampers
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noun,
a clamp; pincer.
- calipers
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noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- carbines
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- bluesman
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noun,
a musician who sings or plays blues.
- Piranesi
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
- Silurian
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noun,
Geology. the Silurian Period or System of rocks.
- piracies
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noun,
practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
- brasilin
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noun,
brazilin.
- specular
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adjective,
pertaining to or having the properties of a mirror.
- Brancusi
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noun,
Constantin [kon-stuh n-tin;; Romanian kon-stahn-teen] /ˈkɒn stən tɪn;; Romanian ˌkɒn stɑnˈtin/ (Show IPA), 1876–1957, Romanian sculptor.
- pin-curl
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noun,
a dampened curl that is kept in place by a clip or hairpin.
- misplace
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verb (used with object),
to put in a wrong place.
- Sinclair
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noun,
Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
- mensural
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adjective,
pertaining to measure.
- brucines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, bitter, slightly water-soluble, very poisonous alkaloid, C 23 H 26 N 2 O 4 , obtained from the nux vomica tree Strychnos nux-vomica, and from other species of the same genus, resembling but not as powerful as strychnine in its pharmacological action: used chiefly in the denaturation of alcohol.
- biserial
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adjective,
of or relating to the correlation between two sets of measurements, one set of which is limited to one of two values.
- binaries
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noun,
a whole composed of two.
- bimensal
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adjective,
occurring once in two months; bimonthly.
- bilinear
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having reference to two lines:
- Sleipnir
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noun,
the eight-legged horse of Odin.
- Bernicia
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noun,
a 6th- and 7th- century Anglian kingdom, merged with Deira to form the kingdom of Northumbria, in present-day NE England and SE Scotland.
- 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.
- minicars
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- minicabs
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noun,
a minicar that serves as a taxicab.
- brisance
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noun,
the shattering effect of a high explosive.
- bailsmen
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noun,
a person who gives bail or acts as surety.
- capelins
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noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- peculiar
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noun,
a property or privilege belonging exclusively or characteristically to a person.
- Scriabin
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noun,
Aleksandr Nikolaevich [al-ig-zan-der nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1872–1915, Russian composer and pianist.
- Arminius
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noun,
(Hermann) 17? b.c.–a.d. 21, Germanic hero who defeated Roman army a.d. 9.
- Sumerian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sumer.
- scrinium
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- cumarins
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noun,
coumarin.
- calibers
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noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- manciple
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noun,
an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- manicure
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noun,
a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- maniples
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- pelicans
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noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- penumbra
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noun,
Astronomy.
the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off. Compare umbra (def 3a).
the grayish marginal portion of a sunspot. Compare umbra (def 3b).
- pembinas
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noun,
highbush cranberry.
- aumbries
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noun,
ambry.
- auricles
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- Spruance
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noun,
Raymond Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. admiral.
- bulimias
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noun,
Also called hyperphagia. Pathology. abnormally voracious appetite or unnaturally constant hunger.
- spiracle
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noun,
a breathing hole; an opening by which a confined space has communication with the outer air; air hole.
- baculine
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adjective,
pertaining to the rod or its use in punishing:
- penicils
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noun,
a small, brushlike tuft of hairs, as on a caterpillar.
- marlines
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- Alpinism
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noun,
mountain climbing, especially in the Alps.
- Ipsambul
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noun,
Abu Simbel.
- unclamps
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verb (used with object),
to undo the clamps of:
- incumber
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verb (used with object),
encumber.
- Priscian
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noun,
flourished a.d. c500, Latin grammarian.
- imperils
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verb (used with object),
to put in peril or danger; endanger.
- alienism
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noun,
alienage.
- albinism
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noun,
the state or condition of being an albino.
- empirics
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noun,
a person who follows an empirical method.
- Publican
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noun,
Chiefly British. a person who owns or manages a tavern; the keeper of a pub.
- Liberius
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noun,
died a.d. 366, pope 352–366.
- albumins
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noun,
any of a class of simple, sulfur-containing, water-soluble proteins that coagulate when heated, occurring in egg white, milk, blood, and other animal and vegetable tissues and secretions.
- unlimber
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noun,
the act of changing a gun from traveling to firing position.
- lempiras
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- 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.
- incisure
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noun,
a notch, as in a bone or other structure.
- primulas
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noun,
primrose (def 1).
- purslane
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noun,
a low, trailing plant, Portulaca oleracea, having yellow flowers, used as a salad plant and potherb.
Compare purslane family.
- encarpus
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noun,
an ornament having draperies, weapons, etc., arranged in the manner of a festoon.
- primines
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noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- inscribe
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verb (used with object),
to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
- replicas
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noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- Escurial
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noun,
Escorial.
- albumens
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- unbraces
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verb (used with object),
to remove the braces of.
- urbanism
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noun,
the way of life of people who live in a large city.
- aesculin
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noun,
esculin.
- iberians
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noun,
one of the ancient inhabitants of Iberia in Europe, from whom the Basques are supposed to be descended.
- impearls
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verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- alembics
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noun,
a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.
- impanels
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verb (used with object),
to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- re-claim
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verb (used with object),
to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- Imperial
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noun,
a size of printing or drawing paper, 22 × 30 inches (56 × 76 cm) in England, 23 × 33 inches (58 × 84 cm) in America.
- republic
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noun,
a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.
- limacine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.
- burlaps
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noun,
a plain-woven, coarse fabric of jute, hemp, or the like; gunny.
- burials
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noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- bumpers
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noun,
a person or thing that bumps.
- impanel
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verb (used with object),
to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- Marcuse
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noun,
Herbert, 1898–1979, U.S. political and social philosopher, born in Germany.
- Serbian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- bulimia
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noun,
Also called hyperphagia. Pathology. abnormally voracious appetite or unnaturally constant hunger.
- piscina
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noun,
a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- bulimic
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noun,
a person suffering from bulimia.
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- 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.
- impales
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verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- cumbers
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noun,
a hindrance.
- impairs
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noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- reclaim
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noun,
reclamation:
- iambics
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noun,
Prosody.
an iamb.
Usually, iambics. a verse or poem consisting of iambs.
- recusal
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noun,
the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
- Iberian
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noun,
one of the ancient inhabitants of Iberia in Europe, from whom the Basques are supposed to be descended.
- caesium
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noun,
cesium.
- Cabrini
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noun,
Saint Frances Xavier ("Mother Cabrini") 1850–1917, U.S. nun, born in Italy; founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
- lancers
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noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- Cabeiri
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noun,
Cabiri.
- sculpin
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noun,
any small, freshwater fish of the genus Cottus, of the family Cottidae, having a large head with one or more spines on each side; bullhead.
- maniple
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- scumble
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noun,
the act or technique of scumbling.
- Manipur
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noun,
a state in NE India between Assam and Burma. 8620 sq. mi. (22,326 sq. km). Capital: Imphal.
- purines
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noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- lampers
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noun,
lampas.
- laicism
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noun,
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- manures
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noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- pumices
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noun,
Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- pismire
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noun,
an ant.
- secular
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noun,
a layperson.
- realism
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noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- imbrues
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verb (used with object),
to stain:
- marbles
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noun,
metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- Burmans
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noun,
a member of the dominant ethnic group of Burma, living mainly in the lowlands of the Irrawaddy and Chindwin River drainages and the S panhandle.
- marcels
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noun,
a marcelling.
- piscine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.
- Imperia
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noun,
a seaport in NW Italy.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- Pierian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- Sirenum
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noun,
Mare, Mare Sirenum.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Pilsner
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noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- inliers
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noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- Mercian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- merlins
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- biprism
-
noun,
a triangular prism with an apex angle slightly less than 180°: when illuminated by a point source of light it produces two overlapping beams that form an interference pattern on a screen.
- biplane
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noun,
an airplane with two sets of wings, one above and usually slightly forward of the other.
- inscape
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noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- insculp
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verb (used with object),
to carve in or on something; engrave.
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- inspire
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verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- berlins
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noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- insular
-
noun,
an inhabitant of an island; islander.
- inulase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- slumber
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noun,
Sometimes, slumbers. sleep, especially light sleep.
- rambles
-
noun,
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- Benicia
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noun,
a town in W California.
- Ipiales
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noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- milreis
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noun,
a silver coin and former monetary unit of Brazil, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1942.
- beclasp
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verb (used with object),
to clasp all around or on all sides.
- becalms
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verb (used with object),
to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm:
- minable
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adjective,
capable of being mined, especially profitably.
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- Mencius
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noun,
c380–289 b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- Breslau
-
noun,
German name of Wrocław.
- impearl
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verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- 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.
- purlins
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noun,
a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.
- Siberia
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noun,
Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
- scruple
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noun,
a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
- imperil
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verb (used with object),
to put in peril or danger; endanger.
- brucine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, bitter, slightly water-soluble, very poisonous alkaloid, C 23 H 26 N 2 O 4 , obtained from the nux vomica tree Strychnos nux-vomica, and from other species of the same genus, resembling but not as powerful as strychnine in its pharmacological action: used chiefly in the denaturation of alcohol.
- impers.
-
- brinies
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noun,
ocean.
- Piraeus
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noun,
a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- Maurice
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noun,
German Moritz. 1521–53, German general: elector of Saxony 1547–53.
- Brescia
-
noun,
a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.
- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- Israeli
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- implies
-
verb (used with object),
to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated:
- impresa
-
noun,
a device or emblem.
- impulse
-
noun,
the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.:
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- branles
-
noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- similar
-
adjective,
having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way:
- pincers
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noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- inclasp
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verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- inclips
-
verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- Numbers
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noun,
the fourth book of the Old Testament, containing the census of the Israelites after the Exodus from Egypt. Abbreviation: Num.
- incluse
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noun,
recluse (def 2).
- placers
-
noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- scrinia
-
noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- caliber
-
noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- Saucier
-
noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- praline
-
noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- pneumas
-
noun,
the vital spirit; the soul.
- sampler
-
noun,
a person who samples.
- Clurman
-
noun,
Harold (Edgar) 1901–80, U.S. theatrical director, author, and critic.
- sanicle
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- clubmen
-
noun,
a man who belongs to a club, especially a fashionable club, and is active in club life.
- clubman
-
noun,
a man who belongs to a club, especially a fashionable club, and is active in club life.
- lucarne
-
noun,
a dormer window.
- Librium
-
- climber
-
noun,
a person or thing that climbs.
- cleanup
-
noun,
the act or process of cleaning up.
- Primula
-
noun,
primrose (def 1).
- clasper
-
noun,
a person or thing that clasps.
- claries
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- lumbars
-
noun,
a lumbar vertebra, artery, or the like.
- lumbers
-
noun,
timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- eclairs
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- clamper
-
noun,
a clamp; pincer.
- Liberia
-
noun,
a republic in W Africa: founded by freed American slaves 1822. About 43,000 sq. mi. (111,000 sq. km). Capital: Monrovia.
- risible
-
adjective,
causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.
- clamber
-
noun,
an act or instance of clambering.
- claires
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- princes
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- Salieri
-
noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- cranium
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- lumpens
-
noun,
a lumpen individual or group.
- Crispen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- cumarin
-
noun,
coumarin.
- limners
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- cuisine
-
noun,
a style or quality of cooking; cookery:
- Linacre
-
noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- Linares
-
noun,
a city in S Spain.
- limbers
-
noun,
a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
- crumple
-
noun,
an irregular fold or wrinkle produced by crumpling.
- curable
-
adjective,
capable of being cured.
- crumble
-
noun,
a crumbly or crumbled substance.
- lineups
-
noun,
a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
- Crispin
-
noun,
Saint, with his brother (Saint Crispinian) martyred a.d. c285, Roman Christian missionaries in Gaul: patron saints of shoemakers.
- crinums
-
noun,
any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.
- primsie
-
adjective,
prim1 (def 1).
- crimple
-
verb (used with or without object),
to wrinkle.
- lipemia
-
noun,
excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.
- rumples
-
noun,
a wrinkle or irregular fold; crease.
- primine
-
noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- prelims
-
noun,
preliminary.
- prelim.
-
- Rumelia
-
noun,
a division of the former Turkish Empire, in the Balkan Peninsula: included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace.
- Cremini
-
noun,
a cultivated, meaty, tan or brown mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.
- rumbles
-
noun,
a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound:
- prances
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- salicin
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- Lesbian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Lesbos.
- scaleup
-
noun,
an increase in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion:
- remains
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- capelin
-
noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- caribes
-
noun,
piranha.
- planers
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- plancer
-
noun,
the soffit of a cornice, especially one of wood.
- carbine
-
noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- capsule
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine.
- publics
-
noun,
the people constituting a community, state, or nation.
- mailers
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- caprine
-
adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- caplins
-
noun,
capelin.
- erbiums
-
noun,
a rare-earth metallic element, having pink salts. Symbol: Er; atomic weight: 167.26; atomic number: 68.
- scrapie
-
noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- Carline
-
noun,
an old woman.
- Laurens
-
noun,
Henry, 1724–92, South Carolina and U.S. Revolutionary political leader: president of the Continental Congress 1777–78.
- launces
-
noun,
sand lance.
- campers
-
noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- Cumbria
-
noun,
a county in NW England. 2659 sq. mi. (6886 sq. km).
- cambrel
-
noun,
gambrel.
- replica
-
noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- cambers
-
noun,
a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- malices
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- Malines
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- esculin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
- caliper
-
noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- macules
-
noun,
mackle.
- episcia
-
noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
- lumpers
-
noun,
a day laborer employed to handle cargo, as fish or timber.
- lempira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- cinemas
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- cimelia
-
plural noun,
treasures, especially church treasures, as art objects or jeweled vestments.
- cimaise
-
noun,
cymaise.
- Cimabue
-
noun,
Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), (Cenni di Pepo) c1240–1302? Italian painter and mosaicist.
- rinceau
-
noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- scamper
-
noun,
a scampering; a quick run.
- rimples
-
noun,
a wrinkle.
- ceriums
-
noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- ceriman
-
noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- plumbic
-
adjective,
containing lead, especially in the tetravalent state.
- lupines
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine) of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
- scauper
-
noun,
a graver with a flattened or hollowed blade, used in engraving.
- Carmine
-
noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- plumber
-
noun,
a person who installs and repairs piping, fixtures, appliances, and appurtenances in connection with the water supply, drainage systems, etc., both in and out of buildings.
- plenums
-
noun,
the state or a space in which a gas, usually air, is contained at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.
- empiric
-
noun,
a person who follows an empirical method.
- cauline
-
adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- Empirin
-
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- encamps
-
verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- plasmin
-
noun,
fibrinolysin.
- carpels
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- enclasp
-
verb (used with object),
to hold in or as in a clasp or embrace.
- claimer
-
noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- Spirula
-
noun,
any cephalopod of the genus Spirula, having a flat, spiral shell that is partly inside and partly outside the posterior part of the body.
- pencils
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- unbrace
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the braces of.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- upraise
-
verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- suberic
-
adjective,
of or relating to cork.
- misrule
-
noun,
bad or unwise rule; misgovernment.
- suberin
-
noun,
a waxlike, fatty substance, occurring in cork cell walls and in or between other cells, that on alkaline hydrolysis yields chiefly suberic acid.
- ascribe
-
verb (used with object),
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
- nebulas
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula.
(formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- perusal
-
noun,
a reading:
- Sublime
-
noun,
the sublime.
the realm of things that are sublime:
the quality of being sublime:
the greatest or supreme degree.
- urinals
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- spermic
-
adjective,
spermatic.
- alpines
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- almuces
-
noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- bariums
-
noun,
a whitish, malleable, active, divalent, metallic element, occurring in combination chiefly as barite or as witherite. Symbol: Ba; atomic weight: 137.34; atomic number: 56; specific gravity: 3.5 at 20°C.
- unpiles
-
verb (used with object),
to disentangle or remove from a piled condition:
- acumens
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- panicle
-
noun,
a compound raceme.
- spaniel
-
noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- airline
-
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.
- surname
-
noun,
the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name.
- spancel
-
noun,
a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
- special
-
noun,
a special person or thing.
- aspirin
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- miracle
-
noun,
an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- auspice
-
noun,
Usually, auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship:
- spinule
-
noun,
a small spine.
- simular
-
noun,
a person or thing that simulates; pretender.
- Umbriel
-
noun,
a moon of the planet Uranus.
- splenic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
- splicer
-
noun,
a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.
- Umbrian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Umbria.
- penicil
-
noun,
a small, brushlike tuft of hairs, as on a caterpillar.
- parcels
-
noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- upbears
-
verb (used with object),
to bear up; raise aloft; sustain or support.
- uremias
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- auricle
-
noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- Permian
-
noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- palmers
-
noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- ambries
-
noun,
Also called armarium. Ecclesiastical. a recess in the wall of a church or a cupboard in the sacristy where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc., are kept.
- Pembina
-
noun,
highbush cranberry.
- paniers
-
noun,
pannier.
- ampules
-
noun,
a sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection.
- spicule
-
noun,
a small or minute, slender, sharp-pointed body or part; a small, needlelike crystal, process, or the like.
- ambiens
-
- spicula
-
noun,
a spicule.
- pelican
-
noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- Perlman
-
noun,
Itzhak [ee-tsahk,, it-zahk] /ˈi tsɑk,, ˈɪt zɑk/ (Show IPA), born 1945, U.S. violinist, born in Israel.
- parulis
-
noun,
gumboil.
- upscale
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) elegant, elite, privileged persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- bascule
-
noun,
a device operating like a balance or seesaw, especially an arrangement of a movable bridge (bascule bridge) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight.
- uncials
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- uracils
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- Albinus
-
noun,
Alcuin.
- alembic
-
noun,
a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.
- minicab
-
noun,
a minicar that serves as a taxicab.
- sunbeam
-
noun,
a beam or ray of sunlight.
- superl.
-
- albumen
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- Muscari
-
- minibus
-
noun,
a small bus, seating about 15 passengers and typically transporting people short distances.
- minicar
-
noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- Pauline
-
noun,
a female given name.
- basilic
-
adjective,
kingly; royal.
- numeral
-
noun,
a word, letter, symbol, or figure, etc., expressing a number; number:
- nuclear
-
noun,
nuclear energy:
- albumin
-
noun,
any of a class of simple, sulfur-containing, water-soluble proteins that coagulate when heated, occurring in egg white, milk, blood, and other animal and vegetable tissues and secretions.
- unclamp
-
verb (used with object),
to undo the clamps of:
- unlaces
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- minisub
-
noun,
a small submarine, holding only one or a few persons, used in naval operations, underwater exploration, or conducting underwater experiments.
- pianism
-
noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- Mirabel
-
noun,
a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- unclasp
-
verb (used with object),
to undo the clasp or clasps of; unfasten.
- numbles
-
plural noun,
certain of the inward parts of an animal, especially of a deer, used as food.
- sunlamp
-
noun,
a lamp that generates ultraviolet rays, used as a therapeutic device, for obtaining an artificial suntan, etc.
- musical
-
noun,
Also called musical comedy. a play or motion picture in which the story line is interspersed with or developed by songs, dances, and the like.
- murines
-
noun,
a murine rodent.
- puisne
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- saurel
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- clumps
-
noun,
a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
- Palmer
-
noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- aecium
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- lucres
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- lumbar
-
noun,
a lumbar vertebra, artery, or the like.
- umbers
-
noun,
an earth consisting chiefly of a hydrated oxide of iron and some oxide of manganese, used in its natural state as a brown pigment (raw umber) or, after heating, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt umber)
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- lumber
-
noun,
timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- umbels
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- carpel
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- lubric
-
adjective,
lubricous.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- plasm-
-
- umbras
-
noun,
shade; shadow.
- Umbria
-
noun,
an ancient district in central and N Italy.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- climbs
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- cleans
-
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- iambic
-
noun,
Prosody.
an iamb.
Usually, iambics. a verse or poem consisting of iambs.
- carpus
-
noun,
the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
- ampule
-
noun,
a sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Mabuse
-
noun,
Jan [Flemish yahn] /Flemish yɑn/ (Show IPA), (Jan Gossaert or Gossart) 1478?–1533? Flemish painter.
- muslin
-
noun,
a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
- pulsar
-
noun,
Astronomy. one of several hundred known celestial objects, generally believed to be rapidly rotating neutron stars, that emit pulses of radiation, especially radio waves, with a high degree of regularity.
- umbles
-
plural noun,
numbles.
- Ulpian
-
noun,
(Domitius Ulpianus) died a.d. 288? Roman jurist.
- lumens
-
noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- lunars
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- pleura
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a delicate serous membrane investing each lung in mammals and folded back as a lining of the corresponding side of the thorax.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Cimbri
-
noun,
a Germanic or Celtic people, supposed to have originated in Jutland, who invaded Gaul and northern Italy, and were destroyed by the Romans in 101 b.c.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- ceibas
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- cilium
-
noun,
singular of cilia.
- acumen
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- scampi
-
noun,
a large shrimp or prawn.
- supra-
-
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- cesium
-
noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- cerium
-
noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- Anubis
-
noun,
the god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.
- uracil
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- lupine
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine) of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- apercu
-
noun,
a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- plumes
-
noun,
a feather.
- pleur-
-
- iambus
-
noun,
iamb.
- lumpen
-
noun,
a lumpen individual or group.
- clamps
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- lumine
-
verb (used with object),
to illumine.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- claims
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- scler-
-
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- I-beam
-
noun,
a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I.
Compare H-beam.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- Plauen
-
noun,
a city in E Germany.
- Iberia
-
noun,
Also called Iberian Peninsula. a peninsula in SW Europe, comprising Spain and Portugal.
- supine
-
noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- lumper
-
noun,
a day laborer employed to handle cargo, as fish or timber.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- Samuel
-
noun,
a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1–3; 8–15.
- plenum
-
noun,
the state or a space in which a gas, usually air, is contained at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Parcel
-
noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- primal
-
adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- rumbas
-
noun,
a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- rumble
-
noun,
a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound:
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- rumens
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- 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.
- Epirus
-
noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- primes
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- rumple
-
noun,
a wrinkle or irregular fold; crease.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- uncaps
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- Public
-
noun,
the people constituting a community, state, or nation.
- airbus
-
noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- panels
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- limbas
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- unpile
-
verb (used with object),
to disentangle or remove from a piled condition:
- Limber
-
noun,
a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
- cupels
-
noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- limbic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a limbus or border; marginal.
- cuneal
-
adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- limbus
-
noun,
limbo1 .
- cumins
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- almuce
-
noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- cumber
-
noun,
a hindrance.
- erbium
-
noun,
a rare-earth metallic element, having pink salts. Symbol: Er; atomic weight: 167.26; atomic number: 68.
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- numble
-
plural noun,
certain of the inward parts of an animal, especially of a deer, used as food.
- libras
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- unbars
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- albums
-
noun,
a bound or loose-leaf book consisting of blank pages, pockets, envelopes, etc., for storing or displaying photographs, stamps, or the like, or for collecting autographs.
a digital collection of photographs, stored on a computer or mobile device for viewing, displaying, or sharing.
- neural
-
adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- Pamirs
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- lemurs
-
noun,
any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, especially of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most lemurs are endangered.
- prunes
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- Albers
-
noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- Pamiri
-
noun,
a member of a Caucasian people inhabiting the Pamirs.
- embars
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- rimple
-
noun,
a wrinkle.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- LeBrun
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1871–1950, president of France 1932–40.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- encamp
-
verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Elbrus
-
noun,
a mountain in the S Russian Federation, in the Caucasus range: the highest peak in Europe, 18,465 feet (5628 meters).
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- Primus
-
noun,
Scottish Episcopal Church. a bishop who is elected to represent the church body and to summon and preside at synods but who possesses no metropolitan power.
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- Rubens
-
noun,
Peter Paul [pee-ter pawl;; Flemish pey-tuh r poul] /ˈpi tər pɔl;; Flemish ˈpeɪ tər paʊl/ (Show IPA), 1577–1640, Flemish painter.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- rubies
-
noun,
a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
- libers
-
noun,
phloem.
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- sample
-
noun,
a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- crimps
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- Ambler
-
noun,
Eric, 1909–1998, English suspense novelist.
- ambles
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- upbear
-
verb (used with object),
to bear up; raise aloft; sustain or support.
- amebic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling an ameba.
- unable
-
adjective,
lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act:
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- superb
-
adjective,
admirably fine or excellent; extremely good:
- AmerSp
-
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- unseam
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- umpire
-
noun,
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
- larums
-
noun,
alarum.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- amicus
-
noun,
a philanthropist.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Sambre
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing NE through N France and S Belgium into the Meuse at Namur: battle 1918. 120 miles (193 km) long.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- pneuma
-
noun,
the vital spirit; the soul.
- Puebla
-
noun,
a state in S central Mexico. 13,124 sq. mi. (33,990 sq. km).
- Crinum
-
noun,
any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- cuirie
-
noun,
a hardened leather piece for protecting the breast, worn over mail.
- alumni
-
noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- lauric
-
adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Cubism
-
noun,
a style of painting and sculpture developed in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by an emphasis on formal structure, the reduction of natural forms to their geometrical equivalents, and the organization of the planes of a represented object independently of representational requirements.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- nebula
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula.
(formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- alumin
-
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sacrum
-
noun,
a bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions, in humans being composed usually of five fused vertebrae and forming the posterior wall of the pelvis.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- unripe
-
adjective,
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- crumps
-
noun,
a crunching sound.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- lineup
-
noun,
a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
- crumbs
-
noun,
a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off.
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- unarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- Presb.
-
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- unrips
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- linums
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- ambers
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- Crispi
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- Nebiim
-
noun,
Neviim.
- Superi
-
plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- brumal
-
adjective,
wintry.
- brules
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- mascle
-
noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- bruise
-
noun,
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
- bruins
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- uremic
-
adjective,
pertaining to uremia.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- impure
-
adjective,
not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature:
- Maseru
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- Brunei
-
noun,
a sultanate under British protection on the NW coast of Borneo: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1984. 2220 sq. mi. (5750 sq. km). Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- brines
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- 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.
- Mauser
-
noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- nubile
-
adjective,
(of a young woman) suitable for marriage, especially in regard to age or physical development; marriageable.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- silure
-
plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- breams
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- mbiras
-
noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- brumes
-
noun,
mist; fog.
- Brunel
-
noun,
Isambard Kingdom [iz-uh m-bahrd] /ˈɪz əmˌbɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1806–59, English civil engineer and naval architect.
- Pablum
-
noun,
(lowercase) trite, naive, or simplistic ideas or writings; intellectual pap.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- pileum
-
noun,
the top of the head of a bird, from the base of the bill to the nape.
- splen-
-
- bumper
-
noun,
a person or thing that bumps.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- pisci-
-
- piculs
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- 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.
- 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.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- Serbia
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- Marius
-
noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- usable
-
adjective,
available or convenient for use:
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- uremia
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- Bailie
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a municipal officer or magistrate, corresponding to an English alderman.
- nubias
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- burans
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- Blaise
-
noun,
a male given name.
- blinis
-
plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- barium
-
noun,
a whitish, malleable, active, divalent, metallic element, occurring in combination chiefly as barite or as witherite. Symbol: Ba; atomic weight: 137.34; atomic number: 56; specific gravity: 3.5 at 20°C.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- blears
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- Barmen
-
noun,
a former city in W Germany, now incorporated into Wuppertal.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- blares
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- blancs
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- blames
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- Blairs
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Isabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- blains
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Blaine
-
noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- pileus
-
noun,
Mycology. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- Barnes
-
noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- Barnum
-
noun,
P(hineas) T(aylor) 1810–91, U.S. showman who established a circus in 1871.
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- birles
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- sperm-
-
- misrun
-
noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- Brasil
-
noun,
Brazil.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- branle
-
noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- 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.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- braise
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- brains
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- brails
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- simile
-
noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- braces
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- racism
-
noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- simple
-
noun,
an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.
- bimane
-
noun,
a bimanous animal.
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- mescal
-
noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- inclip
-
verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- urials
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- melan-
-
- miscue
-
noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- rabies
-
noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- numis.
-
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- Marcus
-
noun,
Saint. Also, Mark. died a.d. 336, pope 336.
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- murine
-
noun,
a murine rodent.
- Muriel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- Scribe
-
noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- Nimbus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a shining cloud sometimes surrounding a deity when on earth.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- campus
-
noun,
the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- imbrue
-
verb (used with object),
to stain:
- camper
-
noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- milpas
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- scrimp
-
verb (used with object),
to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely:
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- Murcia
-
noun,
a city in SE Spain.
- purine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- imbues
-
verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- bemaul
-
verb (used with object),
to maul severely.
- murals
-
noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- arsen-
-
- burial
-
noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- plaice
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- labium
-
noun,
a lip or liplike part.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- pumice
-
noun,
Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Carmel
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- macles
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- plani-
-
- super-
-
- macule
-
noun,
mackle.
- Caribs
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- nimble
-
adjective,
quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid:
- caribe
-
noun,
piranha.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- Musial
-
noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- labrum
-
noun,
a lip or liplike part.
- Uralic
-
noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- number
-
noun,
a numeral or group of numerals.
- muscle
-
noun,
a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- ramble
-
noun,
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- Sumner
-
noun,
Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- becalm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm:
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- pibals
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- caplin
-
noun,
capelin.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- camber
-
noun,
a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Marble
-
noun,
metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- mucins
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- purlin
-
noun,
a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.
- imparl
-
verb (used without object),
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- Manuel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- manure
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- busmen
-
noun,
a person who operates a bus.
- busman
-
noun,
a person who operates a bus.
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- milers
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- impels
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- imper.
-
- muesli
-
noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- spruce
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- pencil
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- Burman
-
noun,
a member of the dominant ethnic group of Burma, living mainly in the lowlands of the Irrawaddy and Chindwin River drainages and the S panhandle.
- Marcel
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- burlap
-
noun,
a plain-woven, coarse fabric of jute, hemp, or the like; gunny.
- Berlin
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- burins
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- buries
-
noun,
Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b).
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- pecans
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- cabmen
-
noun,
cabdriver.
- subpar
-
adjective,
below an average, usual, or normal level, quality, or the like; below par:
- purism
-
noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- impair
-
noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- places
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- impale
-
verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- placer
-
noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- milieu
-
noun,
surroundings, especially of a social or cultural nature:
- sculp.
-
- suable
-
adjective,
liable to be sued; capable of being sued.
- Caelum
-
noun,
the Sculptor's Tool, or Chisel, a small southern constellation between Columba and Eridanus.
- Muncie
-
noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- urbane
-
adjective,
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities:
- cabers
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- Baucis
-
noun,
an aged Phrygian peasant woman who, with her husband Philemon, offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes: they were rewarded by being saved from a flood and changed into trees.
- Cabiri
-
noun,
a group of gods, probably of Eastern origin, worshiped in mysteries in various parts of ancient Greece, the cult centers being at Samothrace and Thebes.
- mulier
-
noun,
a woman or wife.
- cables
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pubes
-
noun,
the lower part of the abdomen, especially the region between the right and left iliac regions.
- numbs
-
adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- psalm
-
noun,
a sacred song or hymn.
- 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).
- nuci-
-
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- pubic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the pubes or the pubis.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- pale-
-
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- pulas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Lamus
-
noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Purim
-
noun,
a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman.
- pules
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Punic
-
noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- pulis
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- pulse
-
noun,
the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- pumas
-
noun,
cougar.
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- pubis
-
noun,
that part of either innominate bone that, with the corresponding part of the other, forms the front of the pelvis.
- 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.
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- publ.
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- nurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- palms
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- 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.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- purls
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- larum
-
noun,
alarum.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- lemur
-
noun,
any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, especially of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most lemurs are endangered.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Pemba
-
noun,
an island near the E coast of equatorial Africa: formerly part of Zanzibar protectorate; now a part of Tanzania. 164,321; 380 sq. mi. (984 sq. km).
- masc.
-
- peri-
-
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- MPers
-
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- mauls
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- MNurs
-
- mbira
-
noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- maple
-
noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
Compare maple family.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- plan-
-
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- male-
-
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- mural
-
noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- munic
-
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- mucin
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- pilau
-
noun,
pilaf.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Piaui
-
noun,
a state in NE Brazil. 96,860 sq. mi. (250,870 sq. km). Capital: Teresina.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- picul
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- 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.
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- mini-
-
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Melba
-
noun,
(Dame) Nellie (Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong) 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
- Melia
-
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- pilus
-
noun,
a hair or hairlike structure.
- Melun
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- pilum
-
noun,
a javelin used in ancient Rome by legionaries, consisting of a three-foot-long shaft with an iron head of the same length.
- misc.
-
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- limbs
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- prim.
-
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limps
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- Nebr.
-
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Linum
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Pres.
-
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- nears
-
- prem.
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- limba
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- 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.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- prius
-
noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- Lepus
-
noun,
the Hare, a small southern constellation south of Orion.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- leuc-
-
- Libau
-
noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- neur-
-
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Libia
-
noun,
Libya.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- libri
-
noun,
plural of liber2 .
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Nabis
-
- Plume
-
noun,
a feather.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- 30-30
-
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- lumps
-
noun,
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape:
- Pauli
-
noun,
Wolfgang [woo lf-gang;; German vawlf-gahng] /ˈwʊlf gæŋ;; German ˈvɔlf gɑŋ/ (Show IPA), 1900–58, Austrian physicist in the U.S.: Nobel prize 1945.
- plebs
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the common people, as contrasted with the patricians and later with the senatorial nobility or the equestrian order.
- Mabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- music
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- 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.
- prae-
-
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- lubra
-
noun,
an Aborigine girl or woman.
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- pari-
-
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- lumb-
-
- Lumen
-
noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- pibal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- 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.
- plur.
-
- Parl.
-
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- Iran.
-
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- Blanc
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- Blimp
-
noun,
a small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, especially one used chiefly for observation.
- blini
-
plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- blues
-
noun,
the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy:
- blume
-
noun,
Judy, born 1938, U.S. novelist.
- BMarE
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- 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.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Brale
-
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Bream
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- brims
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- blame
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Bruin
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- slurp
-
noun,
an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound:
- slurb
-
noun,
a shabby, ill-planned suburban area.
- bemas
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- Slump
-
noun,
an act or instance of slumping.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- berms
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- Blaeu
-
noun,
Willem Janszoon [vil-uh m yahn-suh n,, -sohn] /ˈvɪl əm ˈyɑn sən,, -soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1571–1638, Dutch cartographer, geographer, astronomer, and mathematician.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- bicep
-
noun,
a biceps muscle, especially the one at the front of the upper arm.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Bruce
-
noun,
Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- Brule
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- beams
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- caps.
-
- scrub
-
noun,
an act or instance of scrubbing.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- Camb.
-
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- camps
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- carb-
-
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carp-
-
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- scrum
-
noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- brume
-
noun,
mist; fog.
- burls
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- Sibiu
-
noun,
a city in central Romania.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Seric
-
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- bumps
-
noun,
an act or instance of bumping; collision; blow.
- Buran
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- semi-
-
- burin
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- Burns
-
noun,
Arthur F(rank) 1904–1987, U.S. economist, born in Austria: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1970–78.
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- SCUBA
-
noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- sebi-
-
- sebum
-
noun,
the fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands.
- Busra
-
noun,
Basra.
- burse
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- Bursa
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- burps
-
noun,
a belch; eructation.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- unbar
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- alum.
-
- alums
-
noun,
Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Amber
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- ambi-
-
- Amble
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Amer.
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Umbra
-
noun,
shade; shadow.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- anis-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anim.
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- ulpan
-
noun,
an institute or school for intensive study of Hebrew, especially by immigrants to Israel.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- umbel
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.
- umber
-
noun,
an earth consisting chiefly of a hydrated oxide of iron and some oxide of manganese, used in its natural state as a brown pigment (raw umber) or, after heating, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt umber)
- umble
-
plural noun,
numbles.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- uncap
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misuse:
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- Urban
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- album
-
noun,
a bound or loose-leaf book consisting of blank pages, pockets, envelopes, etc., for storing or displaying photographs, stamps, or the like, or for collecting autographs.
a digital collection of photographs, stored on a computer or mobile device for viewing, displaying, or sharing.
- 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.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alibi
-
noun,
Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- uran-
-
- 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.
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aeri-
-
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- BALUN
-
noun,
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- spec.
-
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- Baume
-
noun,
Antoine, 1728–1804, French chemist and inventor.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- span-
-
- barms
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- Arnel
-
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arium
-
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Armen
-
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- Sumba
-
noun,
one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, in Indonesia, S of Flores. 4306 sq. mi. (11,153 sq. km).
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- spume
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- suber
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Burma
-
noun,
a republic in SE Asia, on the Bay of Bengal. 261,789 sq. mi. (678,034 sq. km). Capital: Yangon.
- lubes
-
noun,
lubricant.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- cupel
-
noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Ilium
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- curbs
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- rumps
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- ileum
-
noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- 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)
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rumba
-
noun,
a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- rumal
-
noun,
a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- ician
-
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- crumb
-
noun,
a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off.
- crump
-
noun,
a crunching sound.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- cubas
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- cubes
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- 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.”.
- imbue
-
verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- culms
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- culpa
-
noun,
Roman and Civil Law. negligence; neglect (distinguished from dolus):
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- Reaum
-
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- iambs
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- emuls
-
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- encl.
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- reni-
-
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- Repub
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- 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.
- resp.
-
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Icel.
-
- ruble
-
noun,
a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
- rubes
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Ruben
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- Ecua.
-
- rebus
-
noun,
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- recip
-
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- Iblis
-
noun,
an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- 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).
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- embar
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- Embla
-
noun,
the first woman, made by the gods from a tree.
- embus
-
verb (used with or without object),
to get or put on a bus.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- in-lb
-
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- sarc-
-
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- clump
-
noun,
a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- Prus.
-
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- climb
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- scaup
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- clamp
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- clase
-
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- insp.
-
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- insep
-
- SCAMP
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- cramp
-
noun,
Often, cramps.
a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
a piercing pain in the abdomen.
an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crim.
-
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- caus.
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- incl.
-
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- incr.
-
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Rep.
-
- sur-
-
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- USIA
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- supr
-
- USNA
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- 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.
- USMC
-
- rel.
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- repl
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- USAR
-
- USMA
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- USCA
-
- uria
-
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- 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)
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- RIBA
-
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- RCMP
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- par.
-
- SRBM
-
- purl
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- pam.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- uni-
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- purs
-
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- Pal.
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- 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).
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- sub-
-
- pleb
-
noun,
a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner.
- Peba
-
noun,
nine-banded armadillo.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 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.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- 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.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sab.
-
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- 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.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- 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.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- sepn
-
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- saur
-
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- SBIC
-
- SBLI
-
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- ScBE
-
- plum
-
noun,
the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- sci.
-
- scil
-
- scr.
-
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- Sam.
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Saml
-
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sem.
-
- 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.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pnea
-
- sec.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- SRAM
-
- Pers
-
- PERL
-
- RIIA
-
- USRC
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SPCA
-
- 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).
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- psec
-
- per.
-
- prs.
-
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- Sra.
-
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Pen.
-
- psia
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- pub.
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pil-
-
- SLIC
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- SLBM
-
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- prin
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RNAS
-
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 1080
-
- numb
-
adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- inae
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- bar.
-
- INRI
-
- ins.
-
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bams
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- IRBM
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- bal.
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- 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.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- ISBN
-
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Eur.
-
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- ibis
-
noun,
any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill.
Compare sacred ibis.
- ible
-
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- BASc
-
- ical
-
- ICBM
-
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- beam
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- ile-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Imp.
-
- Baum
-
noun,
L(yman) Frank [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- BRCS
-
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Lib.
-
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- 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.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- 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.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lea.
-
- asc-
-
- BMus
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Aus.
-
- aur-
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Lab.
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- ASME
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lam.
-
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- esp.
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- BSPA
-
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- clep
-
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- BURP
-
noun,
a belch; eructation.
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- club
-
noun,
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- Bur.
-
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- Buna
-
- cml.
-
- bump
-
noun,
an act or instance of bumping; collision; blow.
- bul.
-
- BSPE
-
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Cres
-
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- BSNA
-
- BSME
-
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- BSLM
-
- BSIR
-
- BSIE
-
- BSEP
-
- BSEM
-
- BSEc
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- bus.
-
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- Cal.
-
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cap.
-
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- CBEL
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- clar
-
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- 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.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- 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
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- 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.
- Emp.
-
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- biri
-
noun,
bidi.
- bin-
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- enc.
-
- enl.
-
- Ens.
-
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- 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.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- ELAS
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- BSCP
-
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- BSCE
-
- BSAE
-
- cule
-
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cur.
-
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- blip
-
noun,
Also called pip. Electronics.
a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object.
(loosely) any small spot of light on a display screen.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- 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.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- 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.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- Blum
-
noun,
Léon [lee-on;; French ley-awn] /ˈli ɒn;; French leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1872–1950, French statesman, journalist, and Socialist Party leader: premier of France 1936–37, 1938, 1946–47.
- Blue
-
noun,
the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lip-
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- mis-
-
- Alis
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- ALBM
-
- MNAS
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Alb.
-
- AISI
-
- Aire
-
- 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.
- mRNA
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- MSAE
-
- MSBA
-
- MSBC
-
- MSCE
-
- MSCP
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- msec
-
- MSIE
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- MSPE
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- muc-
-
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- men-
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- MEPA
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mic.
-
- MIPS
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mil.
-
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- MILR
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- min.
-
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- AIME
-
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- meas
-
- NIRA
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- abs-
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abr.
-
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- 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):
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- ABLS
-
- NLRB
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abl.
-
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- NRAB
-
- NRPB
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- mule
-
noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- mun.
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- mus.
-
- MusB
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- aer-
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ACLU
-
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- 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.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mal-
-
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- LRBM
-
- Man.
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- Apr.
-
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- lump
-
noun,
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape:
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ANSI
-
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- amus
-
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- 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.
- Luba
-
noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- 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.
- ance
-
- Mac-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- MALS
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- 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.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Mar.
-
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- amp.
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- AMLS
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- MBPS
-
- 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.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- BSM
-
- USN
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- BSN
-
- ap-
-
- ab-
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ure
-
- USM
-
- BSP
-
- 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).
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- USP
-
- ARS
-
- ARU
-
- UAM
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- UAE
-
- asb
-
- BSL
-
- BSA
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- USR
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- ACP
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- BSE
-
- USA
-
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- UAR
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Am.
-
- bu.
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- ac-
-
- APS
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ca.
-
- CBE
-
- Apl
-
- cp.
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- CAI
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- cl.
-
- AUC
-
- Ar.
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- al.
-
- USC
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- Abp
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- USB
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- an.
-
- APB
-
- abn
-
- 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.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- ABM
-
- APC
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- BRM
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- UCR
-
- BCL
-
- bp.
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- unc
-
- AMS
-
- bl.
-
- BEM
-
- be-
-
- BEP
-
- ALM
-
- BCE
-
- BSC
-
- SLR
-
- SPR
-
- AMU
-
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- BIE
-
- Une
-
- SMA
-
- SMB
-
- SLE
-
- AMC
-
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BCP
-
- AME
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- SNU
-
- Amb
-
- BCS
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- ALU
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Bac
-
- bec
-
- Br.
-
- 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.
- ASU
-
- ACS
-
- up-
-
- BNS
-
- BPA
-
- BPE
-
- BPI
-
- BPS
-
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- ASI
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIC
-
- ase
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- BRE
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- UPC
-
- UPI
-
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ur-
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Bn.
-
- Sr.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ASR
-
- unp
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- SRB
-
- ASN
-
- BLA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SLA
-
- ASM
-
- ble
-
- BMS
-
- ANC
-
- BLM
-
- BLS
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- uns
-
- BME
-
- BMI
-
- BMR
-
- SLP
-
- RSE
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- PSC
-
- Les
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lep
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- PSA
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- PSE
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- NIA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- LCM
-
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- PUC
-
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- PRA
-
- lub
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- LSM
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LIM
-
- LPN
-
- lpm
-
- PRC
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- NBS
-
- RCP
-
- NMU
-
- NPR
-
- nr.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- NRA
-
- ise
-
- NRC
-
- NMI
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RPS
-
- NMR
-
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- Isl
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- La.
-
- IUS
-
- ium
-
- ISR
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ne-
-
- NbE
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- MLR
-
- MPA
-
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MLS
-
- MLA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- ml.
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIP
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- MIE
-
- MPE
-
- MRA
-
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- PBS
-
- PCB
-
- PCI
-
- PCM
-
- PCS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- MUP
-
- MRE
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- MSE
-
- MSA
-
- MRP
-
- MRI
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- PLC
-
- 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.
- MSC
-
- MSL
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- pli
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NBA
-
- Me.
-
- Mc-
-
- NBC
-
- MBE
-
- PLR
-
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- PLA
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MCR
-
- mi.
-
- MEP
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MCP
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- MCI
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- pl.
-
- ISA
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- IRS
-
- Sp.
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- ea.
-
- NSU
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- CSR
-
- SAE
-
- CSA
-
- Pa.
-
- EAM
-
- CRS
-
- ECA
-
- Rs.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- NUM
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ECM
-
- ec-
-
- ean
-
- EBS
-
- EbN
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- pc.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- 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.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- CIE
-
- SBE
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- NUL
-
- sc.
-
- CIP
-
- CIM
-
- CIB
-
- sb.
-
- CIA
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- SCB
-
- CEA
-
- CBS
-
- SCM
-
- SCP
-
- SBA
-
- cle
-
- CRP
-
- CNS
-
- CPU
-
- CPS
-
- CPR
-
- CPM
-
- CPL
-
- CPI
-
- CPA
-
- CNM
-
- CLI
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- CMA
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SAR
-
- CLU
-
- CLR
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- RPM
-
- RSA
-
- eir
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- REA
-
- ILS
-
- ILP
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCA
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IBN
-
- prn
-
- ib.
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- RNA
-
- RCN
-
- RBI
-
- Ia.
-
- IPA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- IRL
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPM
-
- Ps.
-
- RBC
-
- ine
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ial
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- EMR
-
- ics
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- en-
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- 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.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EIS
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RMC
-
- EPS
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- ESA
-
- Pr.
-
- pm.
-
- eu-
-
- ESU
-
- ESR
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Esc
-
- ESL
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- 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.
- NL
-
- NM
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NI
-
- NP
-
- PB
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NC
-
- Eb
-
- RC
-
- BM
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- IP
-
- SN
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- RP
-
- RU
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- BC
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- SM
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CU
-
- CB
-
- CE
-
- CM
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- NB
-
- M.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- MN
-
- MP
-
- UL
-
- UI
-
- UB
-
- UC
-
- MB
-
- U.
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- R.
-
- LR
-
- ln
-
- LM
-
- PU
-
- le
-
- SU
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LC
-
- L.
-
- B-
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .