Anagrams of self-criticism
Word self-criticism has
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- filisters
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noun,
fillister.
- criticism
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noun,
the act of passing judgment as to the merits of anything.
- scleritis
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noun,
inflammation of the sclera.
- Listerism
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noun,
an antiseptic method introduced by Joseph Lister, involving the spraying of the parts under operation with a carbolic acid solution.
- Celticism
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noun,
a Celtic custom or usage.
- micrifies
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verb (used with object),
to make small or insignificant.
- citifies
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verb (used with object),
to make into a city; urbanize.
- eristics
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- meristic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or divided into segments or somites.
- scilicet
-
adverb,
to wit; namely.
- circlets
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noun,
a small circle.
- Semitics
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noun,
the study of Semitic languages, literature, etc.
- misfires
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noun,
an act or instance of misfiring.
- miscites
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verb (used with or without object),
to misquote.
- flimsies
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noun,
a thin kind of paper, especially for use in making several copies at a time of an article, telegraphic dispatch, or the like, as in newspaper work.
- elitisms
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noun,
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
- filister
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noun,
fillister.
- limiters
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noun,
a person or thing that limits.
- filmset
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adjective,
(of type) set on a photocomposer.
- miscite
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verb (used with or without object),
to misquote.
- cilices
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noun,
a garment of haircloth formerly worn by monks; a hair shirt.
- clerics
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noun,
a member of the clergy.
- icteric
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected with icterus; jaundiced.
- icicles
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noun,
a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
- smectic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is in layers or planes.
- fissile
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adjective,
capable of being split or divided; cleavable.
- circles
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noun,
a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
- circlet
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noun,
a small circle.
- fictile
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adjective,
capable of being molded.
- milters
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- misters
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- missile
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noun,
an object or weapon for throwing, hurling, or shooting, as a stone, bullet, or arrow.
- Ileitis
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noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- relicts
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- misfire
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noun,
an act or instance of misfiring.
- milreis
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noun,
a silver coin and former monetary unit of Brazil, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1942.
- misfile
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verb (used with object),
to file (papers, documents, records, etc.) incorrectly; file in the wrong place.
- slicers
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- silici-
-
- Semitic
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noun,
a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician.
- lifters
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noun,
a person or thing that lifts.
- elitism
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noun,
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
- seismic
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adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or caused by an earthquake or vibration of the earth, whether due to natural or artificial causes.
- Iricism
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noun,
Irishism.
- limiter
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noun,
a person or thing that limits.
- trifles
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noun,
an article or thing of very little value.
- stimies
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noun,
stymie.
- sifters
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noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- limites
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noun,
plural of limes.
- silicic
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adjective,
containing silicon.
- 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.
- similes
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noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- elicits
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- merisis
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noun,
growth, especially growth resulting from cell division.
- stifles
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noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- listers
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- sferics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) electronic equipment for determining the position of storms by locating their accompanying atmospherics.
- misers
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noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- filets
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noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- elicit
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- strife
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noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- stifle
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noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- sci-fi
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noun,
science fiction.
- misfit
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noun,
something that fits badly, as a garment that is too large or too small.
- fermis
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noun,
a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
- felsic
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adjective,
(of rocks) consisting chiefly of feldspars, feldspathoids, quartz, and other light-colored minerals.
- feists
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noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- scrims
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noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- scler-
-
- miters
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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.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- stimes
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noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- mitres
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- scries
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verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- Mister
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- milit.
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- filmic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of motion pictures:
- itself
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pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- slicer
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- irises
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noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- iritis
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noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- merits
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Sister
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- istles
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- simile
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noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- sliest
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adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- sifter
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noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- lifers
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noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- lifter
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noun,
a person or thing that lifts.
- serifs
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noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- limits
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noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- Lister
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- slices
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noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- metric
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noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- filter
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noun,
any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
- flites
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noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- firsts
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noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- fissi-
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- fistic
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adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- milter
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- fliers
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noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- flirts
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noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- Smriti
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noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- icicle
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noun,
a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
- recti-
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- smites
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Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- milers
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noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- frises
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noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- smiles
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noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- smelts
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noun,
any of various small, silvery food fishes of the family Osmeridae, of cold northern waters, as the North American rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax.
- slimes
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noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- r-less
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adjective,
r-dropping.
- liters
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- trifle
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noun,
an article or thing of very little value.
- cilice
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noun,
a garment of haircloth formerly worn by monks; a hair shirt.
- timers
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noun,
a person or thing that times.
- clitic
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noun,
a clitic word; enclitic or proclitic.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Tiflis
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noun,
former name of Tbilisi.
- rifles
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noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- critic
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noun,
a person who judges, evaluates, or criticizes:
- clifts
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noun,
cliff.
- tmesis
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noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- certif
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- tilers
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- crisis
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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.
- resist
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noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- cleric
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noun,
a member of the clergy.
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- remits
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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.
- circle
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noun,
a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
- citric
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adjective,
of or derived from citric acid.
- Cercis
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noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- crests
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Celtic
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noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, which survive now in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Wales, and Brittany.
- refits
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noun,
an act of refitting.
- cecils
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noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- remiss
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adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Rieti
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noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- FSLIC
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- rests
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- semis
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- cires
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noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- circs
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noun,
circular (def 9).
- Frits
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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.
- semi-
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- smile
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noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- term.
-
- licet
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- smite
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Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- flies
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noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- flirt
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noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- flite
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noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- liers
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noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- licit
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adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- fress
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verb (used without object),
to eat or snack, especially often or in large quantities.
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- Friml
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noun,
Rudolf, 1881–1972, U.S. composer and pianist, born in Austria-Hungary.
- slims
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noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Fris.
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- frise
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noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- sect.
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- istle
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- siris
-
noun,
lebbek (def 1).
- istic
-
- cert.
-
- lect.
-
- Siret
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noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- sifts
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verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- melic
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adjective,
intended to be sung.
- ceric
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adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- celts
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noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- 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).
- Icel.
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- seifs
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noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- flics
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- selfs
-
noun,
a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality:
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- riles
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verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- metr-
-
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- imit.
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- self-
-
- lefts
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Ricci
-
noun,
Sebastiano [se-bahs-tyah-naw] /ˌsɛ bɑsˈtyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1660?–1734, Italian painter.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- flier
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- fists
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- Seric
-
- ster.
-
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- crit.
-
- 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.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- 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.
- Flem.
-
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Felis
-
noun,
a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- rect.
-
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Recit
-
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- eccl.
-
- refl.
-
- 30-30
-
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- seti-
-
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- crim.
-
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- misc.
-
- fires
-
- rifle
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- firms
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- fiscs
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- Clerc
-
noun,
Laurent [loh-rahn] /loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1785–1869, French educator of the deaf, in the U.S. after 1816.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- cleft
-
noun,
a space or opening made by cleavage; a split.
- clefs
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- 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.
- lifer
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- films
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- Clift
-
noun,
cliff.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Fermi
-
noun,
a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
- Miss.
-
- femic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a group of rock-forming minerals in which iron and magnesium are essential components.
- feti-
-
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- 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.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Sem.
-
- 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.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- 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).
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- 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.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- mil.
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mis-
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- 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.
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- scr.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- MSCE
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- scil
-
- msec
-
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- sci.
-
- MSIE
-
- MSSc
-
- scfm
-
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- MSTS
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- 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.
- 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.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- 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).
- met.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- MILR
-
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- sec.
-
- Mic.
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- ref.
-
- 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).
- rit.
-
- 1080
-
- ile-
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- etc.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- str.
-
- 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.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- ESIS
-
- est.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- filt
-
- fils
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- film
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- fict
-
- fess
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal band across the middle of an escutcheon.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- fems
-
noun,
a woman.
- fem.
-
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- lit.
-
- FCIC
-
- Ste.
-
- tel-
-
- ter.
-
- firs
-
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.
- cet-
-
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cir.
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- Cels
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- tri-
-
- CCls
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cit.
-
- ect-
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Cres
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- 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.
- cml.
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- CLEF
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- firm
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- fec.
-
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- isls
-
- itis
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- 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.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- 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.
-
- SLIC
-
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- 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).
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- flic
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- Ice.
-
- 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.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- FRCS
-
- Frs.
-
- FRSL
-
- FMCS
-
- FRSS
-
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- frt.
-
- Fri.
-
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Sr.
-
- SMS
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SSI
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- trf
-
- SSE
-
- SRS
-
- SSC
-
- 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).
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- sfm
-
- 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).
- Sfc
-
- tlr
-
- tr.
-
- ss.
-
- TLC
-
- SSR
-
- SSM
-
- RSE
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SLE
-
- STL
-
- STM
-
- SCM
-
- SLR
-
- SCF
-
- sc.
-
- RTS
-
- RTF
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- Rs.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SCS
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- TCS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- STI
-
- se-
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- tfr
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- St.
-
- SST
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- RMC
-
- LSI
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- FCC
-
- 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.
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- fic
-
- FET
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- FCS
-
- ETS
-
- fm.
-
- ETR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- Esc
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EMT
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- Fl.
-
- FMC
-
- EMF
-
- RFI
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRL
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IMF
-
- ILS
-
- il-
-
- IFC
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- ier
-
- ICC
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ics
-
- FTC
-
- ft.
-
- FSR
-
- Frl
-
- FRC
-
- EMR
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Isl
-
- CFI
-
- CIM
-
- CIF
-
- CIE
-
- CIC
-
- cfs
-
- CFR
-
- cfm
-
- CFL
-
- CEF
-
- CLI
-
- CEC
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CCR
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- cf.
-
- cc.
-
- cle
-
- CLR
-
- 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.
- ec-
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- efl
-
- ef-
-
- ECM
-
- ECF
-
- ctf
-
- CMC
-
- cte
-
- CTC
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSF
-
- CSC
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- CRC
-
- ise
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- MFT
-
- MLF
-
- ml.
-
- MIT
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- MFS
-
- MLS
-
- MFR
-
- ISR
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MCR
-
- MCI
-
- Mcf
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MSC
-
- MSL
-
- MLR
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- Me.
-
- Re.
-
- RFE
-
- RFC
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- REM
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noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- RCT
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- RMS
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plural,
ream.
- RCS
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- MRE
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- MTS
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- MTI
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- MTF
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- Mt.
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- MST
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- MSI
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- MSF
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- MSE
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- MRI
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- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- Mel
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noun,
honey.
- Mc-
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- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lir
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noun,
Ler.
- LIM
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- Lif
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- Lie
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Les
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- Ler
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noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LCT
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- LMT
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- LCM
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- LCI
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- LCF
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- Lt.
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- ite
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- ITC
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- ist
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- lis
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- let
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noun,
British. a lease.
- TSS
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- LST
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- LSM
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- LSC
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- LSS
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- ltr
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- CM
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- L2
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- f.
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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.
- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- TM
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- R.
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- CE
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- RC
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- L1
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- RF
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- RI
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- S.
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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.
- LC
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- L.
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TL
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- LR
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- SL
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- TC
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- FE
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SF
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- EI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- MF
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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.
- LM
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- LF
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- M.
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- T1
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- t.
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- le
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- i.
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- ic
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- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- FC
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- SM
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