Anagrams of run-of-the-mine
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- threonine
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noun,
an essential amino acid, CH 3 CHOHCH(NH 2)COOH, obtained by the hydrolysis of proteins. Symbol: T. Abbreviation: Thr;
- Fromentin
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noun,
Eugene [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), 1820–76, French painter, critic, and author.
- infortune
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noun,
Astrology. a planet or aspect of evil influence, especially Saturn or Mars.
- mutineer
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noun,
a person who mutinies.
- inherent
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adjective,
existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute; inhering:
- thermion
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noun,
an ion emitted by incandescent material.
- enthrone
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verb (used with object),
to place on or as on a throne.
- theremin
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noun,
a musical instrument with electronic tone generation, the pitch and tone volume being controlled by the distance between the player's hands and two metal rods serving as antennas.
- Northmen
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noun,
one of the ancient Scandinavians, especially a member of the group that from about the 8th to the 11th century made many raids and established settlements in Great Britain, Ireland, many parts of continental Europe, and probably in parts of North America.
- neutrino
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noun,
any of the massless or nearly massless electrically neutral leptons. There is a distinct kind of neutrino associated with each of the massive leptons.
- foretime
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noun,
former or past time; the past.
- fourteen
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus four.
- unthrone
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verb (used with object),
to dethrone or remove as if by dethroning.
- one-time
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adjective,
having been as specified at one time; former:
- inthrone
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verb (used with object),
enthrone.
- hereinto
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adverb,
into this place.
- routemen
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noun,
a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
- Hermione
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noun,
the daughter of Menelaus and Helen.
- fenuron
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noun,
a white crystalline compound, C 9 H 12 N 2 O, used as an herbicide.
- turfmen
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noun,
a person who is extremely devoted to horse racing.
- heroine
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noun,
a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Hermite
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noun,
Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1822–1901, French mathematician.
- remount
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noun,
a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
- hernio-
-
- Terhune
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noun,
Albert Payson [pey-suh n] /ˈpeɪ sən/ (Show IPA), 1872–1942, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- thermo-
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- retinue
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noun,
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
- Reunion
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noun,
the act of uniting again.
- reunite
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verb (used with or without object),
to unite again, as after separation.
- ferment
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noun,
Also called organized ferment. any of a group of living organisms, as yeasts, molds, and certain bacteria, that cause fermentation.
- mention
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noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- fermion
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noun,
any particle that obeys the exclusion principle and Fermi-Dirac statistics; fermions have spins that are half an odd integer: 1/2, 3/2, 5/2, ….
- Methuen
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noun,
a town in NE Massachusetts, near Lawrence.
- Fortune
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noun,
position in life as determined by wealth:
- neutron
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noun,
an elementary particle having no charge, mass slightly greater than that of a proton, and spin of ½: a constituent of the nuclei of all atoms except those of hydrogen. Symbol: n.
- Fremont
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noun,
a city in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
- thorium
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noun,
a grayish-white, lustrous, somewhat ductile and malleable, radioactive metallic element present in monazite: used as a source of nuclear energy, as a coating on sun-lamp and vacuum-tube filament coatings, and in alloys. Symbol: Th; atomic weight: 232.038; atomic number: 90; specific gravity: 11.7.
- neutro-
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- foremen
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noun,
a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- routine
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- ornith-
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- thinner
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noun,
a volatile liquid, as turpentine, used to dilute paint, varnish, rubber cement, etc., to the desired or proper consistency.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- furmint
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noun,
a variety of grape from which Tokay is made.
- Menuhin
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noun,
Yehudi [yuh-hoo-dee] /yəˈhu di/ (Show IPA), 1916–1999, British violinist, born in U.S.
- firemen
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noun,
a person employed to extinguish or prevent fires; firefighter.
- hit-run
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adjective,
hit-and-run (defs 1, 2, 4).
- Meitner
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noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- Turenne
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noun,
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne de [ahn-ree duh la toor doh-vern-yuh duh] /ɑ̃ˈri də la ˈtur doʊˈvɛrn yə də/ (Show IPA), 1611–75, French general and marshal.
- tinhorn
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noun,
someone, especially a gambler, who pretends to be important but actually has little money, influence, or skill.
- hetero-
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- ternion
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- entero-
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- theorem
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noun,
Mathematics. a theoretical proposition, statement, or formula embodying something to be proved from other propositions or formulas.
- thereon
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adverb,
on or upon that or it.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- thereof
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adverb,
of that or it.
- interne
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- unmiter
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of a miter; depose from the rank of a bishop.
- eminent
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adjective,
high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished:
- uniform
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noun,
an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank.
- unmitre
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verb (used with object),
unmiter.
- rhenium
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noun,
a rare metallic element of the manganese subgroup: used, because of its high melting point, in platinum-rhenium thermocouples. Symbol: Re; atomic number: 75; atomic weight: 186.2.
- uterine
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adjective,
of or relating to the uterus or womb.
- Inferno
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noun,
hell; the infernal regions.
- Mountie
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noun,
a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- mounter
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noun,
a person or thing that mounts.
- nominee
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noun,
a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.
- therein
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adverb,
in or into that place or thing.
- neither
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pronoun,
not either; not one person or the other; not one thing or the other:
- enteron
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noun,
the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
- furnit
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- Merino
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Mentor
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noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Triune
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- Menton
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noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
- Merton
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noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- no-hit
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- meteor
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noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- inform
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adjective,
without form; formless.
- fouter
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noun,
something that has no value (used in expressions of contempt):
- Niemen
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noun,
a river in the W Soviet Union in Europe, flowing into the Baltic: called Memel in its lower course. 565 miles (910 km) long.
- Noreen
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noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- toneme
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noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- frenum
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noun,
a fold of membrane that checks or restrains the motion of a part, as the fold on the underside of the tongue.
- metro-
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- inter.
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- inhere
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verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- Hunter
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noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- inhume
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verb (used with object),
to bury; inter.
- tonner
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noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- metier
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- nother
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adjective,
Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- tinner
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- intern
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- Hermon
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Syria, in the Anti-Lebanon range. 9232 feet (2814 meters).
- tinmen
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- Hinton
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noun,
Christopher, Baron Hinton of Bankside, 1901–1983, British nuclear engineer.
- inturn
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noun,
an inward turn or curve around an axis or fixed point.
- intron
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noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- tenure
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noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- hieron
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noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- hiero-
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- intro.
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- tremie
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noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- Timour
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noun,
Tamerlane.
- Horite
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noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- Heroin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- intone
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- Ithome
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Greece, in SW Peloponnesus. 2630 feet (802 meters).
- Tenner
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noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- Hotien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Hotan.
- herein
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adverb,
in or into this place.
- heifer
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noun,
a young cow over one year old that has not produced a calf.
- menhir
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noun,
an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.
- Meerut
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noun,
a city in W Uttar Pradesh, in N India.
- Hoenir
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noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- run-in
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noun,
a quarrel; argument.
- run-on
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noun,
run-on matter.
- hereof
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adverb,
of this:
- hornet
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noun,
any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- hereon
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adverb,
hereupon.
- hereto
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adverb,
to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point:
- heriot
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noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- Ithunn
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noun,
Idun.
- Hornie
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noun,
Satan.
- Hermit
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noun,
a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- nitro-
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- throne
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noun,
the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy.
- fourth
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noun,
a fourth part, especially of one (¼).
- Ronnie
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- unrent
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adjective,
not rent; not torn, disturbed, pained, or the like:
- unmeet
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adjective,
not meet; not fitting, suitable, or proper; not becoming or seemly.
- netmen
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noun,
a tennis player.
- enter-
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- Renton
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noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- refute
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verb (used with object),
to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- therm-
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- therme
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noun,
therm.
- Nethou
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noun,
Pic de [French peek duh] /French pik də/ (Show IPA) a mountain in NE Spain: highest peak of the Pyrenees. 11,165 feet (3400 meters).
- Ermine
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noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- nether
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adjective,
lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal:
- mither
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noun,
mother1 .
- ferine
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adjective,
feral1 .
- minute
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noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- remote
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noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- fenmen
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noun,
a dweller in the Fens of England.
- Mother
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noun,
a female parent.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- femto-
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- Nerine
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noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- ethine
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noun,
acetylene.
- Monnet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
- ethion
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noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- turion
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noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- rennet
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noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- ethno-
-
- Rennie
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noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- refine
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Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- tureen
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noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- minuet
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noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- neuron
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noun,
Cell Biology. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
- theirn
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pronoun,
theirs.
- utero-
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- formee
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adjective,
paty.
- forint
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- murine
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noun,
a murine rodent.
- neuter
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noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- theine
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noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- urino-
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- foment
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verb (used with object),
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of:
- muntin
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noun,
Also called sash bar. a bar for holding the edges of window panes within a sash.
- Munroe
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noun,
Charles Edward, 1849–1938, U.S. chemist.
- rhino-
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- Moreen
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noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- munite
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verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- either
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adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- Minthe
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noun,
a nymph who was changed into a mint plant by Persephone to protect her from Hades.
- neuro-
-
- foemen
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noun,
an enemy in war.
- Munin
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noun,
one of the two ravens of Odin that brought him news from the whole world.
- Irene
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- tenor
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noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- theor
-
- infer
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verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- their
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Mufti
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noun,
civilian clothes, in contrast with military or other uniforms, or as worn by a person who usually wears a uniform.
- Inonu
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noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- nomen
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- mourn
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verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- theo-
-
- Nehru
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noun,
Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
- Inner
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adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- mouth
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the opening through which an animal or human takes in food.
the cavity containing the structures used in mastication.
the structures enclosing or being within this cavity, considered as a whole.
- tenon
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noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- motif
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noun,
a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
- teno-
-
- there
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noun,
that state or condition:
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- inurn
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verb (used with object),
to put into an urn, especially ashes after cremation.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Mount
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noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- intr.
-
- Noemi
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noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- moire
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- THIEF
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noun,
a person who steals, especially secretly or without open force; one guilty of theft or larceny.
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- thurm
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verb (used with object),
to carve (a piece of wood, as a post or table leg) across the grain so as to produce an effect of turning.
- terne
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noun,
terne metal.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- merit
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- mero-
-
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minor
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noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Nihon
-
noun,
a Japanese name of Japan.
- Minn.
-
- neume
-
noun,
any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Minho
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing SSW from NW Spain along the N boundary of Portugal into the Atlantic. 171 miles (275 km) long.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- meth-
-
- Miner
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- neut.
-
- metr-
-
- Thorn
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noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- THREE
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noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- thrum
-
noun,
an act or sound of thrumming; dull, monotonous sound.
- neur-
-
- meno-
-
- irone
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- thio-
-
- month
-
noun,
Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- Monte
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noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Mont.
-
- term.
-
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- Neth.
-
- mohur
-
noun,
any of various gold coins of India, introduced in the 16th century by various Mogul princes and later used by the British as the standard gold coin of India.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Mirth
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noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- ninth
-
noun,
a ninth part, especially of one (1/9).
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- numen
-
noun,
divine power or spirit; a deity, especially one presiding locally or believed to inhabit a particular object.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- unfit
-
adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- Freon
-
- Routh
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- frith
-
noun,
firth.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- Orth.
-
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- froth
-
noun,
an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse; foam; spume.
- fruit
-
noun,
any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- fumet
-
noun,
a stock made by simmering fish, chicken, game, etc., in water, wine, or in both, often boiled down to concentrate the flavor and used as a flavoring.
- Furth
-
noun,
a city in S Germany, near Nuremberg.
- onium
-
- futon
-
noun,
a thin mattress, usually filled with layers of cotton batting and encased in cotton fabric, placed on a floor for sleeping, especially in traditional Japanese interiors, and folded and stored during the day.
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- Unit.
-
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- Fount
-
noun,
a spring of water; fountain.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- omni-
-
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- reni-
-
- femur
-
noun,
Anatomy. a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- Fermi
-
noun,
a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Euro-
-
- feti-
-
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Fionn
-
noun,
Finn.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Firth
-
noun,
a long, narrow indentation of the seacoast.
- Forum
-
noun,
the marketplace or public square of an ancient Roman city, the center of judicial and business affairs and a place of assembly for the people.
- Fiume
-
noun,
Italian name of Rijeka.
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- foehn
-
noun,
a warm, dry wind descending a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- fore-
-
- forme
-
noun,
form (def 30).
- fort.
-
- forte
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- Forth
-
noun,
Firth of, an arm of the North Sea, in SE Scotland: estuary of Forth River. 48 miles (77 km) long.
- ento-
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- Hofei
-
noun,
Hefei.
- Hofer
-
noun,
Andreas [ahn-drey-uh s] /ɑnˈdreɪ əs/ (Show IPA), 1767–1810, Tyrolese patriot.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Homer
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- ennui
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- rhin-
-
- horme
-
noun,
activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- Tenn.
-
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- hort.
-
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- houri
-
noun,
one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful Muslims.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- humor
-
noun,
a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement:
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- Huron
-
noun,
a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Uther
-
noun,
king of Britain and father of Arthur.
- 30-30
-
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- theme
-
noun,
a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic:
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- rheme
-
noun,
comment (def 7).
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- Hemon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1880–1913, Canadian novelist, born in France.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- hemo-
-
- hemin
-
noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- hemi-
-
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- herem
-
noun,
the most severe form of excommunication, formerly used by rabbis in sentencing wrongdoers, usually for an indefinite period of time.
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- rhet.
-
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- hier-
-
- Rheum
-
noun,
a thin discharge of the mucous membranes, especially during a cold.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Hemet
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- 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).
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- neem
-
- neo-
-
- Rom.
-
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Neh.
-
- the-
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- out-
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- ten.
-
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- 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.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- 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).
- Ruth
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- ter.
-
- thi-
-
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- not-
-
- nom.
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nor.
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- ref.
-
- Reef
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- non-
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Ont.
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- NIMH
-
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- fume
-
noun,
Often, fumes. any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, especially of an odorous or harmful nature:
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- tri-
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- fut.
-
- fur.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- fth.
-
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Frum
-
adjective,
Yiddish. religious; observant.
- frt.
-
- from
-
preposition,
(used to specify a starting point in spatial movement):
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- Fri.
-
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- heft
-
noun,
weight; heaviness:
- hem-
-
- free
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- hor.
-
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- hom-
-
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- heme
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- her.
-
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- tron
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- UNEF
-
- Eth.
-
- uni-
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- EMet
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- uret
-
- uro-
-
- Eur.
-
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- Four
-
noun,
a cardinal number, three plus one.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- for.
-
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- fohn
-
noun,
foehn.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- firm
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- fem.
-
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Fin.
-
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- turf
-
noun,
a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- Feme
-
noun,
a woman or wife.
- hour
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- rit.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Thun
-
noun,
a city in central Switzerland, on the Aar River, near the Lake of Thun.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- min.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- thou
-
noun,
one thousand dollars, pounds, etc.
- thru
-
preposition, adverb, adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of through.
- Thur
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- ment
-
- men-
-
- 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.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- 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.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- mun.
-
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- mout
-
- Moth
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mon.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- met.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- IMHO
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- tofu
-
noun,
a soft, bland, white cheeselike food, high in protein content, made from curdled soybean milk: used in Asian and vegetarian cookery.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- tion
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tonn
-
- hurt
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- Hunt
-
noun,
an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
- Hume
-
noun,
David, 1711–76, Scottish philosopher and historian.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Inf.
-
- Ire.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- tr.
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- UNO
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ur-
-
- Tro
-
- rt.
-
- ure
-
- rte
-
- ROI
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Une
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tfr
-
- tue
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Tu.
-
- TRH
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- ThM
-
- TMO
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- RTF
-
- UFO
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- UHF
-
- UIT
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- th-
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- UMT
-
- trf
-
- MTO
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Hum
-
noun,
the act or sound of humming; an inarticulate or indistinct murmur; hem.
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- IMF
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ier
-
- io-
-
- ITU
-
- HUT
-
noun,
a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- Hun
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- Hue
-
noun,
a gradation or variety of a color; tint:
- ine
-
- ht.
-
- HRE
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- in.
-
- INH
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Me.
-
- MHR
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MHE
-
- MFT
-
- MFR
-
- MFH
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- 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.
- ium
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- IRO
-
- Ir.
-
- IOU
-
- IOT
-
- ior
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOF
-
- hf.
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- EMR
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOF
-
- EOE
-
- ene
-
- en-
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- EMT
-
- EMF
-
- ETO
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- eir
-
- Ehr
-
- EHF
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ef-
-
- EEO
-
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- ERT
-
- ETR
-
- hr.
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- fun
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- ft.
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- fou
-
adjective,
drunk.
- FOT
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- foh
-
interjection,
faugh.
- fm.
-
- eu-
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- FIO
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- FET
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- fo.
-
- mi.
-
- Mo.
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- OIr
-
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- OFr
-
- of-
-
- OEM
-
- OFM
-
- NUM
-
- Om.
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- nr.
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NNE
-
- NMU
-
- NMR
-
- NMI
-
- OIt
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- 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.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- RFI
-
- RFE
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Re.
-
- ONF
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ote
-
- ot-
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- NIH
-
- MRI
-
- MUF
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- MTh
-
- MTF
-
- NHI
-
- Mt.
-
- MRE
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MOR
-
- MOI
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MNE
-
- MIT
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- 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.
- uti
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ne-
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- TN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- R.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RH
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- MF
-
- RF
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- NH
-
- MH
-
- MN
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- i.
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- NM
-
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RO
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- T1
-
- N.
-
- t.
-
- TM
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- fn
-
- O.
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- h.
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- NF
-
- M.
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- NI
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- FE
-
- UH
-
interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
- UI
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- RU
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- U.
-