Anagrams of republicanisms
Word republicanisms has
3433 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of republicanisms.
- pre-Islamic
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adjective,
existing prior to the ascendancy of Islam; pre-Muslim.
- inspirable
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adjective,
capable of being inspired.
- Republican
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noun,
a person who favors a republican form of government.
- specialism
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noun,
devotion or restriction to a particular pursuit, branch of study, etc.
- superminis
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noun,
the fastest and most powerful type of minicomputer, with capabilities more commonly associated with mainframes.
- precisians
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noun,
a person who adheres punctiliously to the observance of rules or forms, especially in matters of religion.
- Lesbianism
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noun,
homosexual relations between women.
- unscramble
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verb (used with object),
to bring out of a scrambled condition; reduce to order or intelligibility.
- masculines
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noun,
the masculine gender.
- epicranium
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noun,
Anatomy. the layer of scalp formed by muscle and flattened tendon.
- 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.
- impassible
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adjective,
incapable of suffering pain.
- simulacre
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noun,
simulacrum.
- piscaries
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noun,
Law. the right or privilege of fishing in particular waters.
- Asclepius
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noun,
a son of Apollo and the ancient Greek god of medicine and healing, worshiped by the Romans as Aesculapius.
- primacies
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noun,
the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc.
- Cisalpine
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adjective,
on this (the Roman or south) side of the Alps.
- miniscule
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adjective,
minuscule.
- unispiral
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adjective,
having one spiral.
- minibuses
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noun,
a small bus, seating about 15 passengers and typically transporting people short distances.
- supermini
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noun,
the fastest and most powerful type of minicomputer, with capabilities more commonly associated with mainframes.
- unlimbers
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noun,
the act of changing a gun from traveling to firing position.
- irascible
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adjective,
easily provoked to anger; very irritable:
- misplaces
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verb (used with object),
to put in a wrong place.
- criminals
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noun,
a person guilty or convicted of a crime.
- numerical
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adjective,
of or relating to numbers; of the nature of a number.
- 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.
- alienisms
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noun,
alienage.
- snap-brim
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noun,
a hat brim that can be turned up or down.
- musicales
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noun,
a music program forming the main part of a social occasion.
- lemniscus
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noun,
a band of fibers, especially of white nerve fibers in the brain.
- near-miss
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noun,
a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target.
- precisian
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noun,
a person who adheres punctiliously to the observance of rules or forms, especially in matters of religion.
- 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.
- alpinisms
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noun,
mountain climbing, especially in the Alps.
- purslanes
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noun,
a low, trailing plant, Portulaca oleracea, having yellow flowers, used as a salad plant and potherb.
Compare purslane family.
- empirical
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adjective,
derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- incisures
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noun,
a notch, as in a bone or other structure.
- publicans
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noun,
Chiefly British. a person who owns or manages a tavern; the keeper of a pub.
- puerilism
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noun,
childishness in the behavior of an adult.
- puissance
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noun,
power, might, or force.
- municipal
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noun,
a municipal bond.
- albinisms
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noun,
the state or condition of being an albino.
- surplices
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noun,
a loose-fitting, broad-sleeved white vestment, worn over the cassock by clergy and choristers.
- serialism
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noun,
twelve-tone technique.
- musicians
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noun,
a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
- 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.
- 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.
- inscribes
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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.
- urbanisms
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noun,
the way of life of people who live in a large city.
- manciples
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noun,
an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- Paulinism
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noun,
the body of theological doctrine taught by or attributed to the apostle Paul.
- manicures
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noun,
a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- 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.
- incurable
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noun,
a person suffering from an incurable disease.
- incumbers
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verb (used with object),
encumber.
- brasilein
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noun,
brazilein.
- semilunar
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adjective,
shaped like a half-moon; crescent.
- peculiars
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noun,
a property or privilege belonging exclusively or characteristically to a person.
- brasilins
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noun,
brazilin.
- subalpine
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adjective,
pertaining to the regions at the foot of the Alps.
- brisances
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noun,
the shattering effect of a high explosive.
- insurable
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adjective,
capable of being or proper to be insured, as against loss or harm.
- scrambles
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noun,
a quick climb or progression over rough, irregular ground.
- Masculine
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noun,
the masculine gender.
- spiracles
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noun,
a breathing hole; an opening by which a confined space has communication with the outer air; air hole.
- luminaire
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- empirics
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noun,
a person who follows an empirical method.
- aspirins
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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.
- plasmins
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noun,
fibrinolysin.
- pembinas
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noun,
highbush cranberry.
- spaniels
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noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- spancels
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noun,
a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
- anuresis
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noun,
retention of urine in the bladder.
- impresas
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noun,
a device or emblem.
- impulses
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noun,
the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.:
- 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.
- peculiar
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noun,
a property or privilege belonging exclusively or characteristically to a person.
- 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.
- encarpus
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noun,
an ornament having draperies, weapons, etc., arranged in the manner of a festoon.
- 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.
- aumbries
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noun,
ambry.
- pralines
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- Spruance
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noun,
Raymond Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. admiral.
- persians
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- enclasps
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verb (used with object),
to hold in or as in a clasp or embrace.
- pilsners
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noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- Arminius
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noun,
(Hermann) 17? b.c.–a.d. 21, Germanic hero who defeated Roman army a.d. 9.
- pianisms
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noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- Ibsenism
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noun,
a manner or style of dramatic structure or content characteristic of Ibsen.
- iberians
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noun,
one of the ancient inhabitants of Iberia in Europe, from whom the Basques are supposed to be descended.
- 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).
- penicils
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noun,
a small, brushlike tuft of hairs, as on a caterpillar.
- spinules
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noun,
a small spine.
- spiracle
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noun,
a breathing hole; an opening by which a confined space has communication with the outer air; air hole.
- Arcesius
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noun,
a son of Zeus and Euryodia, father of Laertes, and grandfather of Odysseus.
- iambuses
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noun,
iamb.
- arsenics
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- spicules
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noun,
a small or minute, slender, sharp-pointed body or part; a small, needlelike crystal, process, or the like.
- impanels
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verb (used with object),
to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- pin-curl
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noun,
a dampened curl that is kept in place by a clip or hairpin.
- imperils
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verb (used with object),
to put in peril or danger; endanger.
- Escurial
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noun,
Escorial.
- escapism
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noun,
the avoidance of reality by absorption of the mind in entertainment or in an imaginative situation, activity, etc.
- impearls
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verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- ascribes
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verb (used with object),
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
- 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.
- aseismic
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adjective,
free from earthquakes.
- splenius
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noun,
a broad muscle on each side of the back of the neck and the upper part of the thoracic region, the action of which draws the head backward and assists in turning it to one side.
- 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.
- splicers
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noun,
a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.
- specular
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adjective,
pertaining to or having the properties of a mirror.
- specials
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noun,
a special person or thing.
- pismires
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noun,
an ant.
- perusals
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noun,
a reading:
- episcias
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noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
- beclasps
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verb (used with object),
to clasp all around or on all sides.
- Publican
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noun,
Chiefly British. a person who owns or manages a tavern; the keeper of a pub.
- Pressman
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noun,
a person who operates or has charge of a printing press.
- capsules
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noun,
Pharmacology. a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine.
- salicins
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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.
- calibers
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noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- 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.
- senarius
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noun,
a Latin verse of six feet, especially an iambic trimeter.
- campuses
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noun,
the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- 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.
- 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.
- carbines
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- caesiums
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noun,
cesium.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- binaries
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noun,
a whole composed of two.
- carmines
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- 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:
- serbians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- sericins
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- seculars
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noun,
a layperson.
- samplers
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noun,
a person who samples.
- 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.
- scaupers
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noun,
a graver with a flattened or hollowed blade, used in engraving.
- 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.
- scramble
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noun,
a quick climb or progression over rough, irregular ground.
- brisance
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noun,
the shattering effect of a high explosive.
- brasilin
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noun,
brazilin.
- 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.
- sciurine
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adjective,
of or relating to the squirrels and allied rodents of the family Sciuridae.
- 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.
- scampers
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noun,
a scampering; a quick run.
- bluesman
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noun,
a musician who sings or plays blues.
- scrinium
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- scaleups
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noun,
an increase in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion:
- scalenus
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noun,
any of three muscles on each side of the neck, the action of which raises the first and second ribs in respiration and assists in bending the neck to one side.
- bulimias
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noun,
Also called hyperphagia. Pathology. abnormally voracious appetite or unnaturally constant hunger.
- scruples
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noun,
a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
- sculpins
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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.
- scumbles
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noun,
the act or technique of scumbling.
- sanicles
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- Serpasil
-
- Sibelius
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noun,
Jean (Julius Christian) [zhahn yoo-lyoo s kris-tyahn] /ʒɑn ˈyu lyʊs ˈkrɪs tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1865–1957, Finnish composer.
- primines
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noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- cuisines
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noun,
a style or quality of cooking; cookery:
- crimples
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verb (used with or without object),
to wrinkle.
- crispens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- crispins
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noun,
Saint, with his brother (Saint Crispinian) martyred a.d. c285, Roman Christian missionaries in Gaul: patron saints of shoemakers.
- crumbles
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noun,
a crumbly or crumbled substance.
- Sleipnir
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noun,
the eight-legged horse of Odin.
- crumples
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noun,
an irregular fold or wrinkle produced by crumpling.
- slipcase
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noun,
a box for a book or set of books, open on one side so that the spine is visible.
- bailsmen
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noun,
a person who gives bail or acts as surety.
- cremains
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plural noun,
the ashes of a cremated corpse.
- cumarins
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noun,
coumarin.
- Prussian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Prussia.
- slumbers
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noun,
Sometimes, slumbers. sleep, especially light sleep.
- baculine
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adjective,
pertaining to the rod or its use in punishing:
- Priscian
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noun,
flourished a.d. c500, Latin grammarian.
- Princess
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noun,
a nonreigning female member of a royal family.
- primuses
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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.
- primulas
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noun,
primrose (def 1).
- criminal
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noun,
a person guilty or convicted of a crime.
- bascules
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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.
- 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.
- clampers
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noun,
a clamp; pincer.
- 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.
- cibarium
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noun,
Entomology. a food pouch in front of the mouth in certain insects.
- 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.
- cislunar
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adjective,
of or relating to the space between the earth and the orbit of the moon.
- Silurian
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noun,
Geology. the Silurian Period or System of rocks.
- claimers
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noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- clambers
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noun,
an act or instance of clambering.
- re-claim
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verb (used with object),
to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- 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.
- claspers
-
noun,
a person or thing that clasps.
- cleanups
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noun,
the act or process of cleaning up.
- realisms
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noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- simulars
-
noun,
a person or thing that simulates; pretender.
- climbers
-
noun,
a person or thing that climbs.
- sinapism
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noun,
mustard plaster.
- Sinclair
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noun,
Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
- craniums
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- incisure
-
noun,
a notch, as in a bone or other structure.
- piracies
-
noun,
practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
- airiness
-
noun,
openness to the air:
- albumens
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- Israelis
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- unlimber
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noun,
the act of changing a gun from traveling to firing position.
- panicles
-
noun,
a compound raceme.
- mensural
-
adjective,
pertaining to measure.
- 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.
- minicabs
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noun,
a minicar that serves as a taxicab.
- Americus
-
noun,
a city in SW central Georgia.
- meniscus
-
noun,
a crescent or a crescent-shaped body.
- musicale
-
noun,
a music program forming the main part of a social occasion.
- Liberius
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noun,
died a.d. 366, pope 352–366.
- supernal
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adjective,
being in or belonging to the heaven of divine beings; heavenly, celestial, or divine.
- minicars
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- Superman
-
noun,
a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- Ipsambul
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noun,
Abu Simbel.
- unclasps
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verb (used with object),
to undo the clasp or clasps of; unfasten.
- limacine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.
- albinism
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noun,
the state or condition of being an albino.
- mineral.
-
- issuable
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adjective,
able to be issued or to issue.
- unclamps
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verb (used with object),
to undo the clamps of:
- misprise
-
verb (used with object),
misprize.
- lempiras
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- nimbuses
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a shining cloud sometimes surrounding a deity when on earth.
- lunacies
-
noun,
insanity; mental disorder.
- Alpinism
-
noun,
mountain climbing, especially in the Alps.
- 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.
- alienism
-
noun,
alienage.
- musician
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noun,
a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
- lucarnes
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noun,
a dormer window.
- musicals
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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.
- issuance
-
noun,
the act of issuing.
- surplice
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noun,
a loose-fitting, broad-sleeved white vestment, worn over the cassock by clergy and choristers.
- upraises
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- laicisms
-
noun,
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- alembics
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noun,
a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.
- lesbians
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Lesbos.
- 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.
- painless
-
adjective,
without pain; causing little or no pain:
- Messapic
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noun,
an Indo-European language that was spoken in what is now SE Italy and written with an alphabet derived from that of Greek.
- inulases
-
noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- aesculin
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noun,
esculin.
- maniples
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- inspires
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verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- inscapes
-
noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- misrules
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noun,
bad or unwise rule; misgovernment.
- inscribe
-
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.
- unbraces
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the braces of.
- insculps
-
verb (used with object),
to carve in or on something; engrave.
- airlines
-
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.
- air-line
-
adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- sublimes
-
noun,
the sublime.
the realm of things that are sublime:
the quality of being sublime:
the greatest or supreme degree.
- Sumerian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sumer.
- manicure
-
noun,
a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- misplace
-
verb (used with object),
to put in a wrong place.
- passible
-
adjective,
capable of feeling, especially suffering; susceptible of sensation or emotion; impressionable.
- manciple
-
noun,
an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- incumber
-
verb (used with object),
encumber.
- suberins
-
noun,
a waxlike, fatty substance, occurring in cork cell walls and in or between other cells, that on alkaline hydrolysis yields chiefly suberic acid.
- marlines
-
noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- animuses
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- inclasps
-
verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- urbanism
-
noun,
the way of life of people who live in a large city.
- insulars
-
noun,
an inhabitant of an island; islander.
- sunlamps
-
noun,
a lamp that generates ultraviolet rays, used as a therapeutic device, for obtaining an artificial suntan, etc.
- airbuses
-
noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- lucarne
-
noun,
a dormer window.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- lumbars
-
noun,
a lumbar vertebra, artery, or the like.
- climber
-
noun,
a person or thing that climbs.
- carpels
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- lipemia
-
noun,
excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.
- cauline
-
adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- Cassini
-
noun,
Oleg [oh-leg] /ˈoʊ lɛg/ (Show IPA), (Oleg Cassini-Loiewski) 1913–2006, U.S. fashion designer and businessman, born in France.
- minable
-
adjective,
capable of being mined, especially profitably.
- milreis
-
noun,
a silver coin and former monetary unit of Brazil, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1942.
- cleanup
-
noun,
the act or process of cleaning up.
- caseins
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- lipases
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- risible
-
adjective,
causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.
- rubasse
-
noun,
a variety of bright-red rock crystal.
- realism
-
noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- clasper
-
noun,
a person or thing that clasps.
- caserns
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- rinceau
-
noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- remains
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- 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.
- 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.
- minisub
-
noun,
a small submarine, holding only one or a few persons, used in naval operations, underwater exploration, or conducting underwater experiments.
- claimer
-
noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- cinemas
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- cimelia
-
plural noun,
treasures, especially church treasures, as art objects or jeweled vestments.
- cimaise
-
noun,
cymaise.
- Mirabel
-
noun,
a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- Cimabue
-
noun,
Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), (Cenni di Pepo) c1240–1302? Italian painter and mosaicist.
- replica
-
noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- claires
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- clamber
-
noun,
an act or instance of clambering.
- lumpens
-
noun,
a lumpen individual or group.
- cesuras
-
noun,
caesura.
- minicar
-
noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- clamper
-
noun,
a clamp; pincer.
- rimples
-
noun,
a wrinkle.
- cesiums
-
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.
- 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.
- minicab
-
noun,
a minicar that serves as a taxicab.
- miscues
-
noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- ceriman
-
noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- recusal
-
noun,
the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
- resails
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- minibus
-
noun,
a small bus, seating about 15 passengers and typically transporting people short distances.
- Celsius
-
noun,
Anders [ahn-ders] /ˈɑn dərs/ (Show IPA), 1701–44, Swedish astronomer who devised the Celsius temperature scale.
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- minuses
-
noun,
minus sign.
- Misenus
-
noun,
a son of Aeolus who challenged the gods to a musical contest and was killed by them for his arrogance.
- reclaim
-
noun,
reclamation:
- lumbers
-
noun,
timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- inclasp
-
verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- Carmine
-
noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- saurels
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- scalers
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- bulimia
-
noun,
Also called hyperphagia. Pathology. abnormally voracious appetite or unnaturally constant hunger.
- malices
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- bulimic
-
noun,
a person suffering from bulimia.
- bumpers
-
noun,
a person or thing that bumps.
- scabies
-
noun,
a contagious skin disease occurring especially in sheep and cattle and also in humans, caused by the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows under the skin.
Compare itch (def 10), mange.
- sauries
-
noun,
a sharp-snouted fish, Scomberesox saurus, inhabiting temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
- melanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- Malines
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- burials
-
noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- Saucier
-
noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- burlaps
-
noun,
a plain-woven, coarse fabric of jute, hemp, or the like; gunny.
- saucers
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- Melissa
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the sister of Amalthea who nourished the infant Zeus with honey.
- Burmans
-
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.
- sapiens
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling modern humans (Homo sapiens).
- scaleup
-
noun,
an increase in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion:
- scamper
-
noun,
a scampering; a quick run.
- mailers
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- brucine
-
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.
- scrapes
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- Marline
-
noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- brinies
-
noun,
ocean.
- marines
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Marcuse
-
noun,
Herbert, 1898–1979, U.S. political and social philosopher, born in Germany.
- marcels
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- scleras
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- marbles
-
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.
- scauper
-
noun,
a graver with a flattened or hollowed blade, used in engraving.
- Massine
-
noun,
Léonide [ley-aw-need] /leɪ ɔˈnid/ (Show IPA), 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.
- manures
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- Maurice
-
noun,
German Moritz. 1521–53, German general: elector of Saxony 1547–53.
- bruises
-
noun,
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
- Manipur
-
noun,
a state in NE India between Assam and Burma. 8620 sq. mi. (22,326 sq. km). Capital: Imphal.
- Brussel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Belgium, in the central part.
- maniple
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- Mencius
-
noun,
c380–289 b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- sanicle
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- lumpers
-
noun,
a day laborer employed to handle cargo, as fish or timber.
- 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.
- campers
-
noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- Messina
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Sicily.
- sabines
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- mess-up
-
noun,
a blunder; state of confusion; mix-up.
- Russian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Russia.
- caplins
-
noun,
capelin.
- caprine
-
adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- runless
-
adjective,
without having scored a run; without runs:
- sailers
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- capsule
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine.
- carbine
-
noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- rumples
-
noun,
a wrinkle or irregular fold; crease.
- caribes
-
noun,
piranha.
- Rumelia
-
noun,
a division of the former Turkish Empire, in the Balkan Peninsula: included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace.
- rumbles
-
noun,
a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound:
- Carline
-
noun,
an old woman.
- camises
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- cambrel
-
noun,
gambrel.
- samples
-
noun,
a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- salines
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- menials
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- sampler
-
noun,
a person who samples.
- Cabeiri
-
noun,
Cabiri.
- samisen
-
noun,
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- Cabrini
-
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.
- caesium
-
noun,
cesium.
- macules
-
noun,
mackle.
- 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.
- cambers
-
noun,
a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- Mercian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- 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.
- caliber
-
noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- merisis
-
noun,
growth, especially growth resulting from cell division.
- merlins
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- 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.
- mescals
-
noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- 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.
- misuser
-
noun,
abuse of a right; unlawful use of an office, franchise, benefit, etc.
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Pilsner
-
noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- escarps
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- 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.
- pansies
-
noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- espials
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- parcels
-
noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- pincers
-
noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- paresis
-
noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- Breslau
-
noun,
German name of Wrocław.
- irenics
-
noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- iambics
-
noun,
Prosody.
an iamb.
Usually, iambics. a verse or poem consisting of iambs.
- Pierian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- Iberian
-
noun,
one of the ancient inhabitants of Iberia in Europe, from whom the Basques are supposed to be descended.
- parsecs
-
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.
- pianism
-
noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- parulis
-
noun,
gumboil.
- paniers
-
noun,
pannier.
- panicle
-
noun,
a compound raceme.
- perusal
-
noun,
a reading:
- episcia
-
noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
- planers
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- encamps
-
verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- numeral
-
noun,
a word, letter, symbol, or figure, etc., expressing a number; number:
- enclasp
-
verb (used with object),
to hold in or as in a clasp or embrace.
- plancer
-
noun,
the soffit of a cornice, especially one of wood.
- laicism
-
noun,
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- 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.
- Erasmus
-
noun,
Desiderius [des-i-deer-ee-uh s] /ˌdɛs ɪˈdɪər i əs/ (Show IPA), 1466?–1536, Dutch humanist, scholar, theologian, and writer.
- Piraeus
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- erbiums
-
noun,
a rare-earth metallic element, having pink salts. Symbol: Er; atomic weight: 167.26; atomic number: 68.
- pismire
-
noun,
an ant.
- piscine
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.
- piscina
-
noun,
a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
- palmers
-
noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- Israeli
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- palsies
-
noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- Ipiales
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- Persius
-
noun,
(Aulus Persius Flaccus) a.d. 34–62, Roman satirist.
- numbles
-
plural noun,
certain of the inward parts of an animal, especially of a deer, used as food.
- Pauline
-
noun,
a female given name.
- impers.
-
- inscape
-
noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- marlins
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- Pembina
-
noun,
highbush cranberry.
- implies
-
verb (used with object),
to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated:
- impresa
-
noun,
a device or emblem.
- impress
-
noun,
the act of impressing.
- insculp
-
verb (used with object),
to carve in or on something; engrave.
- impulse
-
noun,
the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.:
- inlaces
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- pelican
-
noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- incluse
-
noun,
recluse (def 2).
- incases
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- incises
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- inclips
-
verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- imperil
-
verb (used with object),
to put in peril or danger; endanger.
- Imperia
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Italy.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- penicil
-
noun,
a small, brushlike tuft of hairs, as on a caterpillar.
- Permian
-
noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- Perlman
-
noun,
Itzhak [ee-tsahk,, it-zahk] /ˈi tsɑk,, ˈɪt zɑk/ (Show IPA), born 1945, U.S. violinist, born in Israel.
- percuss
-
verb (used with object),
Medicine/Medical. to strike or tap for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
- inulase
-
noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- pensils
-
noun,
pencel.
- imbrues
-
verb (used with object),
to stain:
- insures
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- 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.
- inseams
-
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.
- insular
-
noun,
an inhabitant of an island; islander.
- impairs
-
noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- impales
-
verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- impanel
-
verb (used with object),
to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- inspire
-
verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- impasse
-
noun,
a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
- impearl
-
verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- plasmin
-
noun,
fibrinolysin.
- Numbers
-
noun,
the fourth book of the Old Testament, containing the census of the Israelites after the Exodus from Egypt. Abbreviation: Num.
- clubman
-
noun,
a man who belongs to a club, especially a fashionable club, and is active in club life.
- crumble
-
noun,
a crumbly or crumbled substance.
- limbers
-
noun,
a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
- crissal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the crissum.
- crissum
-
noun,
the region surrounding the cloacal opening beneath the tail of a bird.
- pumices
-
noun,
Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- cruises
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- pulsars
-
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.
- mueslis
-
noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- limners
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- crumple
-
noun,
an irregular fold or wrinkle produced by crumpling.
- Librium
-
- puisnes
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- murines
-
noun,
a murine rodent.
- publics
-
noun,
the people constituting a community, state, or nation.
- cubisms
-
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.
- Liberia
-
noun,
a republic in W Africa: founded by freed American slaves 1822. About 43,000 sq. mi. (111,000 sq. km). Capital: Monrovia.
- Crispin
-
noun,
Saint, with his brother (Saint Crispinian) martyred a.d. c285, Roman Christian missionaries in Gaul: patron saints of shoemakers.
- Crispen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- cuisine
-
noun,
a style or quality of cooking; cookery:
- lineups
-
noun,
a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
- clubmen
-
noun,
a man who belongs to a club, especially a fashionable club, and is active in club life.
- misrule
-
noun,
bad or unwise rule; misgovernment.
- Clurman
-
noun,
Harold (Edgar) 1901–80, U.S. theatrical director, author, and critic.
- rambles
-
noun,
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- raisins
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- racisms
-
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.
- cranium
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Linares
-
noun,
a city in S Spain.
- 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.
- Cremini
-
noun,
a cultivated, meaty, tan or brown mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.
- purlins
-
noun,
a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.
- purisms
-
noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- Linacre
-
noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- missile
-
noun,
an object or weapon for throwing, hurling, or shooting, as a stone, bullet, or arrow.
- purines
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- crimple
-
verb (used with or without object),
to wrinkle.
- cuirass
-
noun,
Also called corselet. defensive armor for the torso comprising a breastplate and backplate, originally made of leather.
- prussic
-
adjective,
of or derived from prussic acid.
- Empirin
-
- praises
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Laurens
-
noun,
Henry, 1724–92, South Carolina and U.S. Revolutionary political leader: president of the Continental Congress 1777–78.
- prances
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- launces
-
noun,
sand lance.
- 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.
- praline
-
noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- pneumas
-
noun,
the vital spirit; the soul.
- prelim.
-
- plumbic
-
adjective,
containing lead, especially in the tetravalent state.
- 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.
- lancers
-
noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- lampers
-
noun,
lampas.
- nuclear
-
noun,
nuclear energy:
- lempira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- eclairs
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Muscari
-
- curable
-
adjective,
capable of being cured.
- cumarin
-
noun,
coumarin.
- muscles
-
noun,
a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- cumbers
-
noun,
a hindrance.
- Cumbria
-
noun,
a county in NW England. 2659 sq. mi. (6886 sq. km).
- liaises
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- 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.
- Prussia
-
noun,
a former state in N Europe: became a military power in the 18th century and in 1871 led the formation of the German empire; formally abolished as an administrative unit in 1947.
- Prissie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Priscilla.
- prelims
-
noun,
preliminary.
- princes
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- Lesbian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Lesbos.
- Primula
-
noun,
primrose (def 1).
- primsie
-
adjective,
prim1 (def 1).
- primine
-
noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- Lepsius
-
noun,
Karl Richard [kahrl rikh-ahrt] /kɑrl ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1810–84, German philologist and Egyptologist.
- muslins
-
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.
- 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.
- inliers
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- Brescia
-
noun,
a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.
- splenic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
- seminar
-
noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- spinule
-
noun,
a small spine.
- sirenic
-
adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- spirals
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spireas
-
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Albinus
-
noun,
Alcuin.
- supines
-
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.”.
- 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.
- splices
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- sensual
-
adjective,
pertaining to, inclined to, or preoccupied with the gratification of the senses or appetites; carnal; fleshly.
- sprains
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- spruces
-
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.
- Umbriel
-
noun,
a moon of the planet Uranus.
- albumen
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- 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.
- unbrace
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the braces of.
- 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.
- basilic
-
adjective,
kingly; royal.
- unclasp
-
verb (used with object),
to undo the clasp or clasps of; unfasten.
- spicule
-
noun,
a small or minute, slender, sharp-pointed body or part; a small, needlelike crystal, process, or the like.
- arsines
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- unseals
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- unpiles
-
verb (used with object),
to disentangle or remove from a piled condition:
- armless
-
adjective,
lacking an arm or arms:
- acumens
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- unlaces
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- secular
-
noun,
a layperson.
- unclamp
-
verb (used with object),
to undo the clamps of:
- airless
-
adjective,
lacking air.
- uncials
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- aimless
-
adjective,
without aim; purposeless.
- spinals
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- uncases
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- seismic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or caused by an earthquake or vibration of the earth, whether due to natural or artificial causes.
- spinels
-
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.
- seminal
-
adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- 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.
- Umbrian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Umbria.
- alembic
-
noun,
a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.
- spicula
-
noun,
a spicule.
- beclasp
-
verb (used with object),
to clasp all around or on all sides.
- simians
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- superl.
-
- 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.
- surmise
-
noun,
a matter of conjecture.
- Siberia
-
noun,
Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
- becalms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm:
- berlins
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- surbase
-
noun,
a molding above a base, as that immediately above a baseboard, the crowning molding of a pedestal, etc.
- ambiens
-
- suspire
-
verb (used with object),
to sigh; utter with long, sighing breaths.
- masseur
-
noun,
a man who provides massage as a profession or occupation.
- Silures
-
plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- 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.
- silanes
-
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.
- Benicia
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Silenus
-
noun,
a forest spirit, sometimes referred to as the oldest of the satyrs and the foster father, teacher, and companion of Dionysus: often represented as a bearded old man.
- Silesia
-
noun,
a lightweight, smoothly finished, twilled fabric of acetate, rayon, or cotton, for garment linings.
- silicas
-
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.
- similar
-
adjective,
having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way:
- similes
-
noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- suberic
-
adjective,
of or relating to cork.
- almuces
-
noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- 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.
- 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.
- biplane
-
noun,
an airplane with two sets of wings, one above and usually slightly forward of the other.
- Sublime
-
noun,
the sublime.
the realm of things that are sublime:
the quality of being sublime:
the greatest or supreme degree.
- Bassein
-
noun,
a city in SW Burma, near the mouth of the Irrawaddy River.
- Serapis
-
noun,
Also, Sarapis. a Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes of Osiris and Apis, identified in Egypt with the Ptolemies: later worshiped throughout the Greek and Roman empires.
- simular
-
noun,
a person or thing that simulates; pretender.
- sucrase
-
noun,
invertase.
- simples
-
noun,
an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.
- 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.
- Serbian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- ampules
-
noun,
a sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection.
- serials
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- sunbeam
-
noun,
a beam or ray of sunlight.
- simpers
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- sericin
-
noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- sunlamp
-
noun,
a lamp that generates ultraviolet rays, used as a therapeutic device, for obtaining an artificial suntan, etc.
- sunrise
-
noun,
the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
- scumble
-
noun,
the act or technique of scumbling.
- Sirenum
-
noun,
Mare, Mare Sirenum.
- unseams
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- urinals
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- spermic
-
adjective,
spermatic.
- abseils
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- brasils
-
noun,
Brazil.
- special
-
noun,
a special person or thing.
- abscise
-
verb (used without object),
to separate by abscission, as a leaf from a stem.
- scruple
-
noun,
a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
- uprises
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- upscale
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) elegant, elite, privileged persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- branles
-
noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- 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.
- upraise
-
verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- spancel
-
noun,
a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
- aspires
-
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):
- scrinia
-
noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- sluices
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- slumber
-
noun,
Sometimes, slumbers. sleep, especially light sleep.
- braises
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- braless
-
adjective,
wearing no bra.
- spaniel
-
noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- 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.
- uremias
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- sculpin
-
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.
- scrimps
-
verb (used with object),
to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely:
- auspice
-
noun,
Usually, auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship:
- usances
-
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.
- ascribe
-
verb (used with object),
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
- 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.
- scribes
-
noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- brassie
-
noun,
a club with a wooden head, the brass-plated face of which has more slope than a driver but less than a spoon, for hitting long, low drives on the fairway.
- screams
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- upbears
-
verb (used with object),
to bear up; raise aloft; sustain or support.
- slicers
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- supers
-
noun,
Informal.
a superintendent, especially of an apartment house.
supermarket.
supernumerary.
supervisor.
- Aussie
-
noun,
an Australian.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- passim
-
adverb,
here and there: used in bibliographic references to indicate that the writer has drawn upon material scattered throughout the source cited.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- assure
-
verb (used with object),
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
- sucres
-
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.
- sumacs
-
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.
- Parcel
-
noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- plenum
-
noun,
the state or a space in which a gas, usually air, is contained at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.
- 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.
- Sumner
-
noun,
Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
- AmerSp
-
- Isabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- assume
-
verb (used with object),
to take for granted or without proof:
Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- Plauen
-
noun,
a city in E Germany.
- spares
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- subers
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- pauses
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- subpar
-
adjective,
below an average, usual, or normal level, quality, or the like; below par:
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- subsea
-
adjective,
occurring, working, etc., under the sea or ocean:
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- pleur-
-
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Passer
-
noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- 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.
- prases
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- pneuma
-
noun,
the vital spirit; the soul.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- parses
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- amicus
-
noun,
a philanthropist.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- 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.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- snipes
-
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.
- Elbrus
-
noun,
a mountain in the S Russian Federation, in the Caucasus range: the highest peak in Europe, 18,465 feet (5628 meters).
- Superi
-
plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- pluses
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- ampule
-
noun,
a sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- embars
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- plisse
-
noun,
a textile finish characterized by a puckered or blistered effect, produced by chemical treatment.
- spaces
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- plumes
-
noun,
a feather.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- irises
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- snarls
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- super-
-
- superb
-
adjective,
admirably fine or excellent; extremely good:
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- plani-
-
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- passel
-
noun,
a group or lot of indeterminate number:
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- plasm-
-
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- inclip
-
verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- pisci-
-
- spiles
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- sperms
-
noun,
semen.
- sperm-
-
- 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.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- 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.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- 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.
- Spears
-
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.
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- pisser
-
noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- imbrue
-
verb (used with object),
to stain:
- spines
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- imbues
-
verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- arsen-
-
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- spices
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- pileus
-
noun,
Mycology. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
- pileum
-
noun,
the top of the head of a bird, from the base of the bill to the nape.
- iambic
-
noun,
Prosody.
an iamb.
Usually, iambics. a verse or poem consisting of iambs.
- iambus
-
noun,
iamb.
- 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.
- spiels
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- I-beam
-
noun,
a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I.
Compare H-beam.
- Iberia
-
noun,
Also called Iberian Peninsula. a peninsula in SW Europe, comprising Spain and Portugal.
- Spiers
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- 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).
- pibals
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- spicas
-
noun,
spike2 .
- erbium
-
noun,
a rare-earth metallic element, having pink salts. Symbol: Er; atomic weight: 167.26; atomic number: 68.
- speans
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- encamp
-
verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- anuses
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- 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.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- sprues
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- apercu
-
noun,
a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- impure
-
adjective,
not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature:
- spumes
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- spurns
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- 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.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- sparse
-
adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- Anubis
-
noun,
the god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- suable
-
adjective,
liable to be sued; capable of being sued.
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- 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):
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- 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.
- 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.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- impair
-
noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- impale
-
verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- aspens
-
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Aspers
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- aspics
-
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.
- places
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- Epirus
-
noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- splen-
-
- impels
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- plaice
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- imper.
-
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- 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.
- 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.”.
- numble
-
plural noun,
certain of the inward parts of an animal, especially of a deer, used as food.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- milieu
-
noun,
surroundings, especially of a social or cultural nature:
- unripe
-
adjective,
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
- lumber
-
noun,
timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- unrips
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- 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.
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- lumine
-
verb (used with object),
to illumine.
- lumpen
-
noun,
a lumpen individual or group.
- unseam
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- lumper
-
noun,
a day laborer employed to handle cargo, as fish or timber.
- upbear
-
verb (used with object),
to bear up; raise aloft; sustain or support.
- 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.
- lunars
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- milers
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- 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.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- messin
-
noun,
messan.
- messan
-
noun,
a lap dog; small pet dog.
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- lumbar
-
noun,
a lumbar vertebra, artery, or the like.
- lucres
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- miscue
-
noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- lineup
-
noun,
a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- linums
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- 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.
- misers
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- 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.
- uncaps
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- unless
-
conjunction,
except under the circumstances that:
- aecium
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- unpile
-
verb (used with object),
to disentangle or remove from a piled condition:
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- lubric
-
adjective,
lubricous.
- acumen
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- mescal
-
noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- unbars
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- masers
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- manses
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- Manuel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- manure
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- 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.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Maseru
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- Marcel
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Marcus
-
noun,
Saint. Also, Mark. died a.d. 336, pope 336.
- urials
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- usable
-
adjective,
available or convenient for use:
- 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.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- mascle
-
noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- 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.
- Marius
-
noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- usneas
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Mauser
-
noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- uremic
-
adjective,
pertaining to uremia.
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- Mabuse
-
noun,
Jan [Flemish yahn] /Flemish yɑn/ (Show IPA), (Jan Gossaert or Gossart) 1478?–1533? Flemish painter.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- 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.
- macles
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- mensas
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- macule
-
noun,
mackle.
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- Uralic
-
noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- 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.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- urases
-
noun,
urease.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- melan-
-
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- urbane
-
adjective,
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities:
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- uremia
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- misrun
-
noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- amebic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling an ameba.
- neural
-
adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- niseis
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Nimbus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a shining cloud sometimes surrounding a deity when on earth.
- lapses
-
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:
- lapsus
-
noun,
a slip or lapse.
- nimble
-
adjective,
quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid:
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- larums
-
noun,
alarum.
- nubias
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- almuce
-
noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- lauric
-
adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- nubile
-
adjective,
(of a young woman) suitable for marriage, especially in regard to age or physical development; marriageable.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- supra-
-
- 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.
- 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).
- Pamiri
-
noun,
a member of a Caucasian people inhabiting the Pamirs.
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- 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.
- ambles
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- Ambler
-
noun,
Eric, 1909–1998, English suspense novelist.
- Palmer
-
noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- labium
-
noun,
a lip or liplike part.
- Susian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Susa or Susiana.
- labrum
-
noun,
a lip or liplike part.
- Pablum
-
noun,
(lowercase) trite, naive, or simplistic ideas or writings; intellectual pap.
- nurses
-
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.
- numis.
-
- 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.
- alumni
-
noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- alumin
-
- Presb.
-
- number
-
noun,
a numeral or group of numerals.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- Nebiim
-
noun,
Neviim.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- missal
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Church. the book containing the prayers and rites used by the priest in celebrating Mass over the course of the entire year.
- 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.
- murine
-
noun,
a murine rodent.
- libras
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Muriel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- umpire
-
noun,
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
- Murcia
-
noun,
a city in SE Spain.
- murals
-
noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- unable
-
adjective,
lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act:
- Muncie
-
noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- mulier
-
noun,
a woman or wife.
- muesli
-
noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- limbas
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- Limber
-
noun,
a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
- Albers
-
noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- limbic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a limbus or border; marginal.
- limbus
-
noun,
limbo1 .
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- 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.
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- unarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- misuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- libers
-
noun,
phloem.
- 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.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- LeBrun
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1871–1950, president of France 1932–40.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Lemass
-
noun,
Seán Francis [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1899–1971, prime minister of Ireland 1959–66.
- Ulpian
-
noun,
(Domitius Ulpianus) died a.d. 288? Roman jurist.
- 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.
- mussel
-
noun,
any bivalve mollusk, especially an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae and a freshwater clam of the family Unionidae.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- 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.
- muscle
-
noun,
a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- musics
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- 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.
- umbels
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.
- 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)
- umbles
-
plural noun,
numbles.
- umbras
-
noun,
shade; shadow.
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- Musial
-
noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Umbria
-
noun,
an ancient district in central and N Italy.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Pisces
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- bimane
-
noun,
a bimanous animal.
- rubies
-
noun,
a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
- carpus
-
noun,
the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
- 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.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- 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.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- r-less
-
adjective,
r-dropping.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- Cassel
-
noun,
Kassel.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- causes
-
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:
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- rimple
-
noun,
a wrinkle.
- carpel
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- birles
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Russia
-
noun,
Also called Russian Empire. Russian Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Capital: St. Petersburg (1703–1917).
- caplin
-
noun,
capelin.
- sensum
-
noun,
sense datum (def 1).
- Bissau
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Guinea-Bissau, in the W part.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- birses
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- sepals
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- sepias
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Carmel
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- rumple
-
noun,
a wrinkle or irregular fold; crease.
- rumens
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- caribe
-
noun,
piranha.
- 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.
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- rumble
-
noun,
a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound:
- rumbas
-
noun,
a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- ceibas
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- climbs
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- clasps
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- class.
-
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- cleans
-
- simple
-
noun,
an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- rassle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- 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.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Ramses
-
noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- clumps
-
noun,
a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
- basils
-
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.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- ramble
-
noun,
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- 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.
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- 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.
- repass
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- 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.
- Berlin
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- 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.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- 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.
- cilium
-
noun,
singular of cilia.
- bemaul
-
verb (used with object),
to maul severely.
- 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.
- 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.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- simile
-
noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- remiss
-
adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- silure
-
plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- claims
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- becalm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm:
- simars
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- clamps
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- 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.
- braces
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- scamps
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- scampi
-
noun,
a large shrimp or prawn.
- 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.
- Scales
-
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.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- 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.
- scrips
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- bumper
-
noun,
a person or thing that bumps.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scrubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of scrubbing.
- scrums
-
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.
- saurel
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- burans
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- burial
-
noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- buries
-
noun,
Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b).
- scubas
-
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.
- burins
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- sauces
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- scapes
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- scarps
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- sculp.
-
- scler-
-
- breams
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- scrams
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- Scribe
-
noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- brines
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- scrimp
-
verb (used with object),
to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely:
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- Brasil
-
noun,
Brazil.
- bruins
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- scrims
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- bruise
-
noun,
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
- brules
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- brumal
-
adjective,
wintry.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- brumes
-
noun,
mist; fog.
- 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.
- Brunel
-
noun,
Isambard Kingdom [iz-uh m-bahrd] /ˈɪz əmˌbɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1806–59, English civil engineer and naval architect.
- branle
-
noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- scaups
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- burlap
-
noun,
a plain-woven, coarse fabric of jute, hemp, or the like; gunny.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- Blaine
-
noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- blears
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- blares
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- saleps
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- blancs
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- camber
-
noun,
a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- blames
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- 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.
- seisin
-
noun,
seizin.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- Blaise
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sabres
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- camper
-
noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- Blairs
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- campus
-
noun,
the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- blains
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- sabirs
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- sabins
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- salmis
-
noun,
salmi.
- 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.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- sculps
-
verb (used with object),
to sculpture; carve or model.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- bursas
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- burses
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- Sanusi
-
noun,
a member of an Islamic brotherhood established among the anticolonial Bedouins of North Africa.
- busies
-
adjective,
actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime:
- busman
-
noun,
a person who operates a bus.
- busmen
-
noun,
a person who operates a bus.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- Samuel
-
noun,
a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1–3; 8–15.
- blinis
-
plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- Samsun
-
noun,
a city in N Turkey, in Asia.
- sample
-
noun,
a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- cabers
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- 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.
- 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.
- cables
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- cabmen
-
noun,
cabdriver.
- sebums
-
noun,
the fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands.
- Caelum
-
noun,
the Sculptor's Tool, or Chisel, a small southern constellation between Columba and Eridanus.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- census
-
noun,
an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
- Barmen
-
noun,
a former city in W Germany, now incorporated into Wuppertal.
- crimps
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- crumbs
-
noun,
a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off.
- slumps
-
noun,
an act or instance of slumping.
- slimes
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Bailie
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a municipal officer or magistrate, corresponding to an English alderman.
- crisis
-
noun,
a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Public
-
noun,
the people constituting a community, state, or nation.
- pulses
-
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.
- pumice
-
noun,
Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- Crispi
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- cuisse
-
noun,
a piece of armor or padding for protecting the thigh.
- slurbs
-
noun,
a shabby, ill-planned suburban area.
- curses
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- cuirie
-
noun,
a hardened leather piece for protecting the breast, worn over mail.
- purlin
-
noun,
a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.
- cumins
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- Barnum
-
noun,
P(hineas) T(aylor) 1810–91, U.S. showman who established a circus in 1871.
- slipes
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- smears
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- purism
-
noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- Barnes
-
noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- 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.
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- 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.
- smiles
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- 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.
- crisps
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- puisne
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- cuneal
-
adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- slurps
-
noun,
an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound:
- prunes
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- cumber
-
noun,
a hindrance.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- cupels
-
noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- slices
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Puebla
-
noun,
a state in S central Mexico. 13,124 sq. mi. (33,990 sq. km).
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- 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.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- primal
-
adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- sirups
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- primes
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Sirius
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Dog Star, the brightest-appearing star in the heavens, located in the constellation Canis Major.
- crumps
-
noun,
a crunching sound.
- 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.
- purses
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- Salus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of health and prosperity: identified with the Greek goddess Hygeia.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- pubic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the pubes or the pubis.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- sines
-
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.
- plan-
-
- pubes
-
noun,
the lower part of the abdomen, especially the region between the right and left iliac regions.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- scups
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- 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.
- samps
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- sebi-
-
- psalm
-
noun,
a sacred song or hymn.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- sebum
-
noun,
the fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands.
- slues
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mini-
-
- 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.
- slubs
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- spasm
-
noun,
Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- pubis
-
noun,
that part of either innominate bone that, with the corresponding part of the other, forms the front of the pelvis.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- MNurs
-
- MPers
-
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- MSBus
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- 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.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- munic
-
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- mural
-
noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- 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.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- slims
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- specs
-
noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- misc.
-
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- publ.
-
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- semi-
-
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- uncap
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- spec.
-
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sails
-
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.
- 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.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- unbar
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- Miss.
-
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- scums
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Sans.
-
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- prae-
-
- snubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of snubbing.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- scams
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Urban
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- mauls
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- 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.
- Melia
-
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- 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.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Pres.
-
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- masc.
-
- prem.
-
- 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.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- prim.
-
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- snaps
-
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- snibs
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- 30-30
-
- Melba
-
noun,
(Dame) Nellie (Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong) 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- Slump
-
noun,
an act or instance of slumping.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- span-
-
- plebs
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the common people, as contrasted with the patricians and later with the senatorial nobility or the equestrian order.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- slurb
-
noun,
a shabby, ill-planned suburban area.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- 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.
- 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.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- saris
-
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.
- sarc-
-
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Prus.
-
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- 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.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- SCAMP
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- Melun
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- plur.
-
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- uran-
-
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Plume
-
noun,
a feather.
- scrub
-
noun,
an act or instance of scrubbing.
- mesas
-
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.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- 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.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- slurp
-
noun,
an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound:
- scabs
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- 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.
- 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).
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- Sauls
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- 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.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- peri-
-
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- pari-
-
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Punic
-
noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Parl.
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- 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.
- simas
-
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.
- pases
-
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.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- pass.
-
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- supes
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- reni-
-
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- 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.
- siris
-
noun,
lebbek (def 1).
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pale-
-
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- suras
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- palms
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- Repub
-
- 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).
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- 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.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- recip
-
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- Sibiu
-
noun,
a city in central Romania.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- suber
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- 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.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- 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.
- 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).
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- spume
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- 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).
- spues
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- puses
-
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.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- 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.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- rebus
-
noun,
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
- 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.
- Reaum
-
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- sumps
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- 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)
- 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).
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- 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.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- simps
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- 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.
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- 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).
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- 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.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- pulas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- 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.
- rumba
-
noun,
a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- ulpan
-
noun,
an institute or school for intensive study of Hebrew, especially by immigrants to Israel.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- slams
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- 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.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- rumal
-
noun,
a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- 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.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- ruble
-
noun,
a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- slabs
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- nears
-
- Nabis
-
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Nebr.
-
- 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.
- spics
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- pules
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- pulis
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- 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.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- rumps
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Sinus
-
noun,
a curve; bend.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Umbra
-
noun,
shade; shadow.
- pilus
-
noun,
a hair or hairlike structure.
- pilum
-
noun,
a javelin used in ancient Rome by legionaries, consisting of a three-foot-long shaft with an iron head of the same length.
- umble
-
plural noun,
numbles.
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- 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)
- umbel
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- slaps
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- pilau
-
noun,
pilaf.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- 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).
- nisus
-
noun,
an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nuci-
-
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Susan
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Piaui
-
noun,
a state in NE Brazil. 96,860 sq. mi. (250,870 sq. km). Capital: Teresina.
- numbs
-
adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- 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.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- 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.
- 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.
- resp.
-
- 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.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- rubes
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- 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).
- 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.
- Ruben
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- 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.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- pumas
-
noun,
cougar.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- neur-
-
- Neuss
-
noun,
a city W Germany, near Düsseldorf.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Seric
-
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- pibal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- spies
-
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Iran.
-
- 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.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- in-lb
-
- Brale
-
- 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.
- 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.
- insep
-
- insp.
-
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- BMarE
-
- Ipsus
-
noun,
an ancient village in central Asia Minor, in Phrygia: the scene of a battle (301 b.c.) between the successors of Alexander the Great.
- blume
-
noun,
Judy, born 1938, U.S. novelist.
- blues
-
noun,
the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy:
- Brass
-
noun,
any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Bliss
-
noun,
supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment:
- blini
-
plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- isbas
-
noun,
izba.
- Blimp
-
noun,
a small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, especially one used chiefly for observation.
- bless
-
verb (used with object),
to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- 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.
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Blanc
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- Icel.
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- ician
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ileum
-
noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Ilium
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- brume
-
noun,
mist; fog.
- imbue
-
verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Bream
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- Brule
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- Bruin
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- Bruce
-
noun,
Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- brims
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- 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.
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- incl.
-
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- incr.
-
- blame
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Iblis
-
noun,
an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- bases
-
noun,
plural of basis.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- 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:
- barms
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- 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.
- larum
-
noun,
alarum.
- 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.
- BALUN
-
noun,
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- 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:
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- 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.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- 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.
- 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.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- 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.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- berms
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- 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.
- basis
-
noun,
the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- bemas
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- 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.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Lamus
-
noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- 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.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Baume
-
noun,
Antoine, 1728–1804, French chemist and inventor.
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- 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.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- culms
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- culpa
-
noun,
Roman and Civil Law. negligence; neglect (distinguished from dolus):
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- 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.
- 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.
- cupel
-
noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- curbs
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- cubes
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- 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.
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- 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:
- caus.
-
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- clamp
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- 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.
- clump
-
noun,
a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- 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.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- 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.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- 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.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- climb
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- 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.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- clase
-
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Ecua.
-
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- burin
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- 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.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- 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.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Camb.
-
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Epis.
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- Busra
-
noun,
Basra.
- buses
-
noun,
a large motor vehicle, having a long body, equipped with seats or benches for passengers, usually operating as part of a scheduled service; omnibus.
- 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.
- 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.
- Burns
-
noun,
Arthur F(rank) 1904–1987, U.S. economist, born in Austria: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1970–78.
- Burma
-
noun,
a republic in SE Asia, on the Bay of Bengal. 261,789 sq. mi. (678,034 sq. km). Capital: Yangon.
- burls
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Episc
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carp-
-
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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:
- 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.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- carb-
-
- caps.
-
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- 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.
- emuls
-
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- encl.
-
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- 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?.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- amin-
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Amer.
-
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Amble
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- ambi-
-
- lubes
-
noun,
lubricant.
- lubra
-
noun,
an Aborigine girl or woman.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- 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.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- limps
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- 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.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- arium
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- 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.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- limba
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- limbs
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- apses
-
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.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anim.
-
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- male-
-
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- abuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misuse:
- 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.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- 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.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- 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.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- maple
-
noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
Compare maple family.
- 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.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- 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.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alum.
-
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- 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.
- lumps
-
noun,
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape:
- 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.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- 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.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- 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.
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- 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.
- 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.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aeri-
-
- Mabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Libau
-
noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- Armen
-
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- Libia
-
noun,
Libya.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- libri
-
noun,
plural of liber2 .
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- 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.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- assn.
-
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- Ascus
-
noun,
the sac in ascomycetes in which the sexual spores are formed.
- Arnel
-
- leuc-
-
- 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.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- Lepus
-
noun,
the Hare, a small southern constellation south of Orion.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- SPCA
-
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- acr-
-
- RNAS
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- 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.
- aer-
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ACLU
-
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- uni-
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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).
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CBEL
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- 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.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- 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.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RIIA
-
- 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.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- Aire
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Sab.
-
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- 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.
- cap.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- bams
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- 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.
- 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.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- SLIC
-
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- SLBM
-
- 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.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Rus.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- cen.
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AISI
-
- bal.
-
- 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:
- Alb.
-
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- ALBM
-
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- 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.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Cels
-
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- ACLS
-
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- ASSR
-
- USIA
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USCA
-
- USAR
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- clep
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- USMA
-
- 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)
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- uria
-
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- USIS
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- clar
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- USSB
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- USRC
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- 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.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- cml.
-
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- USMC
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- USPS
-
- USNA
-
- club
-
noun,
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- 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.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- 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.
- BMus
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- CERN
-
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Aus.
-
- SMSA
-
- abs-
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- BRCS
-
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- ASME
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- repl
-
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- 1080
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- 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.
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rel.
-
- abl.
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- cis-
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- ABLS
-
- aur-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- cir.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- abr.
-
- Rep.
-
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cal.
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- SRAM
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 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.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SEbS
-
- Sra.
-
- sec.
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- 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.
- 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.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Apr.
-
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Baum
-
noun,
L(yman) Frank [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.
- SRBM
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Bass
-
noun,
the bass part.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- ance
-
- 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.
- 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.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- subs
-
noun,
a submarine.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- ANSI
-
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- sub-
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- Sem.
-
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Arm.
-
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- sers
-
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).
- Bess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- sibs
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- ARIS
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- sics
-
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).
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- 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.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- 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.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- sepn
-
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- seps
-
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.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- biri
-
noun,
bidi.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- bin-
-
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- 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.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- bus.
-
- 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.
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- SASE
-
- BURP
-
noun,
a belch; eructation.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- sur-
-
- bar.
-
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- saur
-
- sups
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- Bur.
-
- Buna
-
- SBIC
-
- supr
-
- SBLI
-
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- 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.
- buss
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
kiss.
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- asis
-
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Sam.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Saml
-
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- bump
-
noun,
an act or instance of bumping; collision; blow.
- asc-
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- ScBE
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- BASc
-
- AMLS
-
- sci.
-
- amp.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- scil
-
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- BSCE
-
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- scr.
-
- 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.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- 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.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- amus
-
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- BSAE
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- bul.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- BSSE
-
- BSSA
-
- BSPE
-
- BSPA
-
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- BSME
-
- BSLS
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- BSLM
-
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- BSCP
-
- BSIR
-
- BSIE
-
- BSES
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- BSEP
-
- BSEM
-
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- BSEc
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- BSNA
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- 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.
- NRAB
-
- NRPB
-
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- numb
-
adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- Lam.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- 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).
- 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).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Lab.
-
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pal.
-
- 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.
- ISSN
-
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- pam.
-
- NLRB
-
- 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):
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- 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.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- 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.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- 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:
- NIRA
-
- Lani
-
- isls
-
- Pan.
-
- 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.
- ICBM
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- per.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- PERL
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- ile-
-
- Pers
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- 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.
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- Imp.
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- ible
-
- 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.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- 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.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pil-
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- 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.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pen.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- ISBN
-
- par.
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ire.
-
- IRBM
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- 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.
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- ins.
-
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- INRI
-
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- 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.
- Peba
-
noun,
nine-banded armadillo.
- Inc.
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- inae
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Eur.
-
- 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.
- MEPA
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mac-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Mic.
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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).
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lump
-
noun,
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape:
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- 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.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Man.
-
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mar.
-
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- MBPS
-
- 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.
- 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.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- MALS
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meas
-
- 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.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- 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.
- mal-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- men-
-
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- muc-
-
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- 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.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- mun.
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- mus.
-
- MSPE
-
- MusB
-
- Lib.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- 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.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- 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.
- muss
-
noun,
a state of disorder or untidiness.
- 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.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- MSSc
-
- MSIE
-
- 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.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- LRBM
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- MIPS
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- mis-
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- msec
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- MNAS
-
- 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.
- mRNA
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSAE
-
- MSBA
-
- MSBC
-
- MSCE
-
- MSCP
-
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- pleb
-
noun,
a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner.
- Emp.
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emia
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- 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.
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- 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).
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- purs
-
- 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.
- enc.
-
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- Ens.
-
- enl.
-
- PLSS
-
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- Cres
-
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- prec
-
- 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.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- prs.
-
- cur.
-
- 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.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- psec
-
- prin
-
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- 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.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- 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.
- pre-
-
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- plum
-
noun,
the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.
- cule
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- pnea
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- psia
-
- pub.
-
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- 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).
- ELAS
-
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- ESIS
-
- Puss
-
noun,
a cat.
- 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.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- esp.
-
- 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.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- RCMP
-
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- RIBA
-
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- MNS
-
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- MPA
-
- SRS
-
- SRB
-
- MPE
-
- ap-
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MRE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- APB
-
- MRA
-
- APC
-
- 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.
- MRI
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- SPS
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- MRP
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Apl
-
- MSA
-
- ss.
-
- SSI
-
- SSA
-
- MLS
-
- Ar.
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- an.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- RCS
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- PSS
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- al.
-
- MLR
-
- MNA
-
- SSB
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- CIP
-
- MNE
-
- 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.
- SSR
-
- SSN
-
- SSM
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ac-
-
- ab-
-
- SSE
-
- SSC
-
- CIM
-
- PSC
-
- APS
-
- Les
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- Am.
-
- USP
-
- ARU
-
- asb
-
- ea.
-
- EAM
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- ase
-
- ean
-
- ASI
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- 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.
- lep
-
- ASM
-
- 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.
- ASN
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ASR
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- USR
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- RMA
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- SPR
-
- PSA
-
- PSE
-
- 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:
- CIE
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- MSE
-
- USB
-
- USC
-
- CIB
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- MSI
-
- CIA
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- MSN
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- USN
-
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- 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.
- CPU
-
- Re.
-
- 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:
- USM
-
- LIM
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- MUP
-
- 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.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ANC
-
- AMS
-
- 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.
- RBC
-
- unc
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- 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.
- Me.
-
- Mc-
-
- MBE
-
- mi.
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- CNM
-
- CNS
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- RBI
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- REA
-
- Abp
-
- MIE
-
- CLI
-
- 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.
- ALM
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- CRS
-
- ae.
-
- 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.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- UPC
-
- UPI
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- MEP
-
- uns
-
- CLU
-
- ACP
-
- CLR
-
- ACS
-
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- unp
-
- AEC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- CMA
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- Une
-
- ur-
-
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- 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.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- MSC
-
- MSL
-
- CRP
-
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- CPS
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- CSR
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- LPN
-
- lpm
-
- MIP
-
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- CPR
-
- MCR
-
- MCP
-
- LSM
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- 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.
- RCP
-
- PUC
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- up-
-
- AUC
-
- MCI
-
- AMU
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- AME
-
- LSS
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- cle
-
- 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)
- abn
-
- UCR
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- ABM
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- UAM
-
- UAE
-
- USS
-
- USA
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- CPA
-
- UAR
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AMC
-
- ALU
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- CPI
-
- Sus
-
- CPL
-
- CPM
-
- ure
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Amb
-
- CSA
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- lub
-
- RPS
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ASU
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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).
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- IUS
-
- ESR
-
- ium
-
- CAI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- 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.
- BLA
-
- ISR
-
- BSP
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- BSN
-
- La.
-
- PLC
-
- EMR
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- 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.
- ble
-
- en-
-
- Isl
-
- ESL
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ise
-
- BSM
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- 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.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- bu.
-
- ISA
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- 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).
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- Pa.
-
- eu-
-
- sb.
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- SBA
-
- pc.
-
- SBE
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- sc.
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- pm.
-
- ESU
-
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- 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.
- 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).
- BIE
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PLR
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- IBN
-
- pli
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Sp.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ine
-
- pl.
-
- PBS
-
- PCB
-
- PCI
-
- BRE
-
- PCM
-
- PCS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- SAE
-
- in.
-
- PLA
-
- SCP
-
- SCM
-
- BRM
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- 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.
- ERP
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ESA
-
- BSL
-
- ILS
-
- BSE
-
- SCB
-
- BSA
-
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- IPA
-
- BLM
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- IRS
-
- ier
-
- BLS
-
- IRL
-
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- IRC
-
- EPS
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- il-
-
- Esc
-
- se-
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BME
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- BMI
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- BMR
-
- BMS
-
- Bn.
-
- BNS
-
- BPA
-
- IPM
-
- SCS
-
- BPE
-
- BPI
-
- BPS
-
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- BEP
-
- cp.
-
- bp.
-
- BSS
-
- BSC
-
- NBA
-
- Br.
-
- Bac
-
- NBC
-
- NbE
-
- NBS
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- LCM
-
- ECM
-
- SLR
-
- SLP
-
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- eir
-
- NEC
-
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- PRC
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- SMA
-
- SMB
-
- SLE
-
- EBS
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- CEA
-
- CBE
-
- ca.
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- SNU
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- CBS
-
- EbN
-
- ec-
-
- ial
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- BCE
-
- BCL
-
- SAR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ECA
-
- SMS
-
- Ia.
-
- be-
-
- BEM
-
- bl.
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- NSA
-
- NMR
-
- NMU
-
- RMC
-
- NPR
-
- nr.
-
- cl.
-
- NRA
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- NRC
-
- BCP
-
- BCS
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- NSC
-
- NMI
-
- NSU
-
- 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:
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- PRA
-
- bec
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- NUL
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- NUM
-
- 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.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- ib.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- cs.
-
- RSS
-
- NES
-
- RNA
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- NIA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- SLA
-
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- RPM
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- RSE
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- cr.
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- IAS
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- EIS
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- 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.
- ILP
-
- RI
-
- ic
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- i.
-
- RC
-
- CM
-
- CB
-
- RN
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- L2
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- PU
-
- MN
-
- SU
-
- NM
-
- NL
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- RU
-
- RP
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- le
-
- BM
-
- EI
-
- 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.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SN
-
- BC
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- B-
-
- Eb
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NB
-
- NC
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- NI
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- NP
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- LM
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- R.
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- UC
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- IP
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- MP
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- MB
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- M.
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- SM
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- SL
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- SA
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- S.
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- UL
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- UI
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- UB
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- U.
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- ln
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- L.
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- LC
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L1
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- LR
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- CU
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PB
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- CE
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