Anagrams of semilunar
Word semilunar has
842 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of semilunar.
- mineral.
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- mensural
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adjective,
pertaining to measure.
- Suriname
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noun,
a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- Sumerian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sumer.
- marlines
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- surname
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noun,
the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name.
- merlins
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- inulase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- limners
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noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- mailers
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- Sirenum
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noun,
Mare, Mare Sirenum.
- insular
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noun,
an inhabitant of an island; islander.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- uremias
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- urinals
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noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- Laurens
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noun,
Henry, 1724–92, South Carolina and U.S. Revolutionary political leader: president of the Continental Congress 1777–78.
- manures
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noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- misrule
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noun,
bad or unwise rule; misgovernment.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- marlins
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noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- numeral
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noun,
a word, letter, symbol, or figure, etc., expressing a number; number:
- Rumelia
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noun,
a division of the former Turkish Empire, in the Balkan Peninsula: included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace.
- realism
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noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- simular
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noun,
a person or thing that simulates; pretender.
- murines
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noun,
a murine rodent.
- mulier
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noun,
a woman or wife.
- muesli
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noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Samuel
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noun,
a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1–3; 8–15.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- murals
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noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- larums
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noun,
alarum.
- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- muslin
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noun,
a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
- Muriel
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noun,
a female given name.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- unseal
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verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- unreal
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adjective,
not real or actual.
- unarms
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verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- numis.
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- rumens
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noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- Elmira
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noun,
a city in S central New York.
- neural
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adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- Sumner
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noun,
Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
- murine
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noun,
a murine rodent.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- inseam
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- insula
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noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- insure
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- inures
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verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Musial
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noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- Lauren
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noun,
a female given name.
- limens
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Laurie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Merlin
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- Mersin
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noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Manuel
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noun,
a male given name.
- manure
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noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- Mailer
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Marius
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noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- mensal
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adjective,
monthly.
- Marlin
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noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- Maseru
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- maslin
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noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- Mauser
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noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- mailes
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- milers
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noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- learns
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- liners
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- saurel
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noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- lemans
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- lemurs
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noun,
any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, especially of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most lemurs are endangered.
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- misrun
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noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- limner
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noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- miners
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- linums
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- silure
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plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- lumens
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noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- lumine
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verb (used with object),
to illumine.
- lunars
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noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Milner
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noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- lunies
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noun,
a lunatic.
- unseam
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verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- melan-
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- arsen-
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- urines
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noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- armies
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noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- amines
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Anselm
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noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- airmen
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noun,
an aviator.
- uremia
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- Amiens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- urials
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noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- ursine
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adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- alumni
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noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- urinal
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noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- alumin
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- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- remans
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- animes
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- animus
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noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- MNurs
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- liner
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- larum
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noun,
alarum.
- Amer.
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- limns
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verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Laris
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- minus
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noun,
minus sign.
- amens
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noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Mines
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noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- reals
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noun,
real number.
- realm
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noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- alure
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noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Uriel
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noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- limas
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Linum
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- alums
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noun,
Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
- Lares
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Linus
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- amuse
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verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- Rimas
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noun,
a female given name.
- Lamus
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noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- liras
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lames
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noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- limen
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- mires
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noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Liman
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noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- reams
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noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Reims
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noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- lears
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noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- amirs
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noun,
emir.
- Leman
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- lemur
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noun,
any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, especially of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most lemurs are endangered.
- leans
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lenis
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noun,
a lenis consonant.
- amine
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Reaum
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- sinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Lerna
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noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- learn
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- alum.
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- amin-
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- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- LASER
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noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- Siren
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- reins
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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.
- simul
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- miser
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noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- liers
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noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- simar
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noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- 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.
- lunar
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noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Siena
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noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- rials
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noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Remus
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noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- Urmia
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noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- Manus
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- renal
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adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- reni-
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- Marie
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noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Marin
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noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- resin
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noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- Maris
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noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- rimes
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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).
- Aesir
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noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aeri-
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- marls
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noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- manse
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noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Marne
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noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Mensa
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noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- marse
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noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- MASER
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noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- riels
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- riles
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verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- mauls
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noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Usnea
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noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Melun
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- MEANS
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noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Melia
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- Mears
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noun,
mere3 .
- Melas
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noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Manue
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noun,
Manoah.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- minas
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noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- miler
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noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- serum
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noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- Lumen
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noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- Laius
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noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- almes
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noun,
almah.
- lunas
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lunes
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noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- urine
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noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Milne
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noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- lures
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noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- serin
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- seral
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adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Milan
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noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Aisne
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noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- miens
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noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Selma
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noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- maile
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Aline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alien
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noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Aleus
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noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- mails
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noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Maine
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noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- reman
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- mains
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noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- semi-
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- mairs
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adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- male-
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- Urena
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noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Urial
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noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Neils
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Elura
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noun,
Ellora.
- EMAIL
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noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Nimes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- emirs
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noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Niles
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- emuls
-
- Arius
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noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- neur-
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- arium
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- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- nears
-
- sural
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adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- nares
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plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- arils
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noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- ileum
-
noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- uran-
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Arnel
-
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- nurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- Armen
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- rumal
-
noun,
a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Iran.
-
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- mural
-
noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- 30-30
-
- anim.
-
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- anis-
-
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- 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-
-
- mun.
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- 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.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RNAS
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Saml
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- MSIE
-
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- men-
-
- 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).
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- MSAE
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- NIRA
-
- mRNA
-
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- mule
-
noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- rel.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mis-
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- 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).
- Sem.
-
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Sam.
-
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mil.
-
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- saur
-
- mus.
-
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- MNAS
-
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- 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.
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- MILR
-
- 1080
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- ELAS
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emia
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Ens.
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- uni-
-
- Aus.
-
- aur-
-
- enl.
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- ile-
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ins.
-
- inae
-
- Sra.
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- SRAM
-
- 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.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- Eur.
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- sur-
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIME
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- USAR
-
- aer-
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USIA
-
- USMA
-
- USNA
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- ASME
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- ANSI
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- amus
-
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- uria
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- AMLS
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- 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.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- 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.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- meas
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mar.
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Man.
-
- MALS
-
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- mal-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lani
-
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lam.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- RNA
-
- SLA
-
- Une
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Sr.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- SNU
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- SLE
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- SLR
-
- USM
-
- USN
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- UAR
-
- ur-
-
- Rs.
-
- ure
-
- RSA
-
- UAM
-
- SAE
-
- UAE
-
- USA
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RSE
-
- SAR
-
- SMA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- 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).
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- se-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- uns
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ILS
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- eu-
-
- in.
-
- ESU
-
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- 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.
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EMR
-
- IUS
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- La.
-
- ium
-
- ine
-
- ISR
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRL
-
- Ir.
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AMS
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AME
-
- ALU
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ALM
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- Am.
-
- AMU
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- 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.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- ea.
-
- ASU
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- ASM
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ARU
-
- ARS
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- Les
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- 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.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIA
-
- NES
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- NMR
-
- 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.
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- MSE
-
- MSA
-
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- NMI
-
- NMU
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- REA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RMA
-
- nr.
-
- Re.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NUM
-
- NUL
-
- NSU
-
- NSA
-
- NRA
-
- MRA
-
- USR
-
- MNS
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- LIM
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LSI
-
- LSM
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- 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.
- MLS
-
- MNE
-
- MIE
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MNA
-
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- MLR
-
- NI
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- RI
-
- RU
-
- LR
-
- RN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ln
-
- le
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- LM
-
- MN
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- L.
-
- SL
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- N.
-
- UL
-
- SN
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- SM
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SA
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- S.
-
- i.
-
- NL
-
- NM
-
- SU
-
- U.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- UI
-