Anagrams of smart-aleck
Word smart-aleck has
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- caramels
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noun,
a liquid made by cooking sugar until it changes color, used for coloring and flavoring food.
- ceramals
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noun,
cermet.
- askarel
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noun,
any of the class of synthetic, nonflammable, liquid dielectrics used chiefly for insulation in transformers.
- cartels
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- seamark
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noun,
a conspicuous object on land, visible from the sea, serving to guide or warn mariners, as a beacon.
- Lamarck
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noun,
Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet de [zhahn ba-teest pyer ahn-twan duh maw-ne duh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist pyɛr ɑ̃ˈtwan də mɔˈnɛ də/ (Show IPA), 1744–1829, French naturalist: pioneer in the field of comparative anatomy.
- clarets
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- maltase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts maltose into glucose and causes similar cleavage of many other glucosides.
- tarmacs
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noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- Carmela
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noun,
a female given name, form of Carmel.
- amtracs
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noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- lamster
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noun,
a fugitive from the law.
- camlets
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noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- Takelma
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of southwestern Oregon, extinct since the early 20th century.
- Scarlet
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noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- ceramal
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noun,
cermet.
- malates
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noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- tamales
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noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- scalare
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noun,
any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
- Stalker
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noun,
a person who pursues game, prey, or a person stealthily.
- 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.
- caramel
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noun,
a liquid made by cooking sugar until it changes color, used for coloring and flavoring food.
- markets
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noun,
an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace:
- mackles
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noun,
a blur in printing, as from a double impression.
- lactams
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noun,
any of a group of cyclic amides characterized by the NHCO group, derived from aminocarboxylic acids by the intramolecular elimination of water from the amino and carboxylic groups.
- armlets
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noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- cameral
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adjective,
of or relating to a judicial or legislative chamber or the privacy of such a chamber.
- calkers
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noun,
caulker.
- Lacerta
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noun,
the Lizard, a northern constellation between Cepheus and Pegasus.
- acetals
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noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- karates
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noun,
a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by striking sensitive areas on an attacker's body with the hands, elbows, knees, or feet.
Compare judo, jujitsu.
- marcels
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noun,
a marcelling.
- smacker
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noun,
a dollar.
- lackers
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noun,
a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- slacker
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noun,
a person who evades his or her duty or work; shirker.
- Mercast
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noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- lactase
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noun,
an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
- cerat-
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- Marcel
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noun,
a marcelling.
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- scaler
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noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- astral
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adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- scalar
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noun,
Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude.
Compare vector (def 1a).
- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- camlet
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noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Carmel
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noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- Market
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noun,
an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace:
- camera
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noun,
a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
- carats
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noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- calker
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noun,
caulker.
- calesa
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noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- Caesar
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noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- scler-
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- scream
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noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- cartel
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- skater
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noun,
a person who skates.
- screak
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noun,
a screech.
- slaker
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noun,
a person or thing that slakes.
- casket
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noun,
a coffin.
- sclera
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- mackle
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noun,
a blur in printing, as from a double impression.
- Clarke
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noun,
Arthur C(harles) 1917–2008, English science-fiction writer.
- karate
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noun,
a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by striking sensitive areas on an attacker's body with the hands, elbows, knees, or feet.
Compare judo, jujitsu.
- Rascal
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noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- ramets
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- ramate
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adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- Master
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noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- rackle
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adjective,
headstrong; rash.
- racket
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noun,
a loud noise or clamor, especially of a disturbing or confusing kind; din; uproar:
- kalams
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a school of philosophical theology originating in the 9th century a.d., asserting the existence of God as a prime mover and the freedom of the will.
- Kalmar
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noun,
a seaport in SE Sweden, on Kalmar Sound.
- lakers
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noun,
a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
- karats
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noun,
a unit for measuring the fineness of gold, pure gold being 24 karats fine. Abbreviation: k., kt.
- ratals
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noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- karmas
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noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or in a reincarnation: in Hinduism one of the means of reaching Brahman.
Compare bhakti (def 1), jnana.
- maters
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- metal.
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- lactam
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noun,
any of a group of cyclic amides characterized by the NHCO group, derived from aminocarboxylic acids by the intramolecular elimination of water from the amino and carboxylic groups.
- mescal
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noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- Kerala
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noun,
a state in SW India: formerly the regions of Travancore and Cochin. 15,005 sq. mi. (38,836 sq. km). Capital: Thiruvananthapuram.
- kerat-
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- km/sec
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- lacker
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noun,
a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- kraals
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noun,
an enclosure for cattle and other domestic animals in southern Africa.
- Melaka
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noun,
Malacca (defs 1, 2).
- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Clarks
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noun,
Alvan, 1804–87, and his son Alvan Graham, 1832–97, U.S. astronomers and telescope-lens manufacturers.
- Lasker
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noun,
Emanuel [ey-mah-noo-el] /eɪˈmɑ nu ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1868–1941, German chess player, mathematician, and author.
- clears
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clerks
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noun,
a person employed, as in an office, to keep records, file, type, or perform other general office tasks.
- samlet
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noun,
a young salmon.
- craals
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noun,
kraal.
- crakes
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noun,
any of several short-billed rails, especially the corn crake.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- creaks
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noun,
a creaking sound.
- creams
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noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Salter
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Martel
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noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- lascar
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noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- sacral
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adjective,
of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
- sacker
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noun,
bagger (def 1).
- mascle
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noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- reatas
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noun,
riata.
- masker
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noun,
a person who masks; a person who takes part in a masque.
- Lamesa
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noun,
a city in NW Texas.
- latkes
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noun,
a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- artels
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noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- macles
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noun,
chiastolite.
- malate
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noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- Alsace
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noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- Amtrak
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noun,
a government-subsidized public corporation created by Congress in 1970 to operate a national intercity passenger railroad system through contracts with existing railroads.
- akelas
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noun,
(in the Cub Scouts) a pack leader.
- alters
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- acetal
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noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- arecas
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noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Amalek
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noun,
the son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau. Gen. 36:12; I Chron. 1:36.
- makers
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noun,
a person or thing that makes.
- alarms
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noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- strake
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noun,
Nautical. a continuous course of planks or plates on a ship forming a hull shell, deck, etc.
- Tarlac
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noun,
a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- Tarmac
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noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- streak
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noun,
a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like:
- stream
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- makars
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noun,
a poet or writer.
- tackle
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noun,
equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing:
- tarsal
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noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- armets
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noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- amtrac
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noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- armlet
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noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- macers
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noun,
macebearer.
- Tamale
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noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- alerts
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- alates
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noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- talers
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noun,
thaler.
- malars
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noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- tra-la
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noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- reata
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noun,
riata.
- 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)
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- Maker
-
noun,
a person or thing that makes.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- creak
-
noun,
a creaking sound.
- 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.
- ratel
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- makar
-
noun,
a poet or writer.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- saker
-
noun,
an Old World falcon, Falco cherrug, used in falconry.
- Sakel
-
noun,
Manfred (Joshua) 1906–57, U.S. psychiatrist, born in Austria.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- alack
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of sorrow, regret, or dismay.)
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- masc.
-
- tames
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adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Alas.
-
- MASER
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noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Sakta
-
noun,
Shakta.
- rect.
-
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Akela
-
noun,
(in the Cub Scouts) a pack leader.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- recks
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
- makes
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noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- mast-
-
- Kerst
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noun,
Donald William, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Katar
-
noun,
Qatar.
- 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.
- metr-
-
- metas
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- meta-
-
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- lact-
-
- Keats
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noun,
John, 1795–1821, English poet.
- matr-
-
- kelts
-
noun,
a salmon that has spawned.
- lacks
-
noun,
deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
- merks
-
noun,
mark2 (def 3).
- term.
-
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- treas
-
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- kraal
-
noun,
an enclosure for cattle and other domestic animals in southern Africa.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Krems
-
noun,
a city in NE Austria, on the Danube.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- macks
-
noun,
a pimp.
- 30-30
-
- kata-
-
- karts
-
noun,
a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- tears
-
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- teaks
-
noun,
a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rakes
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- racks
-
noun,
a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited:
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- kalam
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a school of philosophical theology originating in the 9th century a.d., asserting the existence of God as a prime mover and the freedom of the will.
- Kalat
-
noun,
a region in S Baluchistan, in SW Pakistan.
- tera-
-
- kales
-
- Lakme
-
noun,
an opera (1883) by Léo Delibes.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Kamas
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of erotic desire, sometimes seen as an aspect of the god whose other aspect is Mara, or death.
- kames
-
noun,
a ridge or mound of stratified drift left by a retreating ice sheet.
- karat
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the fineness of gold, pure gold being 24 karats fine. Abbreviation: k., kt.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- acet-
-
- laker
-
noun,
a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
- Karla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Karma
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or in a reincarnation: in Hinduism one of the means of reaching Brahman.
Compare bhakti (def 1), jnana.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Karst
-
noun,
an area of limestone terrane characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- leaks
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- calks
-
noun,
Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- sect.
-
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- marka
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Bosnia and Herzegovina, equal to 100 pfenigs.
- ster.
-
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- carks
-
noun,
care or worry.
- Marks
-
noun,
a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise:
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- talks
-
noun,
the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.
- Araks
-
noun,
Aras (def 1).
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- smack
-
noun,
a taste or flavor, especially a slight flavor distinctive or suggestive of something:
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stake
-
noun,
a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
- stack
-
noun,
a more or less orderly pile or heap:
- Srta.
-
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- astr.
-
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- cakra
-
noun,
any of the points of spiritual power located along the body, usually given as six in number. The points are personified by gods and can be released through the proper exercises.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Stark
-
noun,
Harold Raynsford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- slake
-
verb (used with object),
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
- Slack
-
noun,
a slack condition or part.
- Skeat
-
noun,
Walter William, 1835–1912, English philologist and lexicographer.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- skate
-
noun,
ice skate (def 1).
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- lect.
-
- steak
-
noun,
a slice of meat or fish, especially beef, cooked by broiling, frying, etc.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- cakes
-
noun,
a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- cert.
-
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- takes
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Clerk
-
noun,
a person employed, as in an office, to keep records, file, type, or perform other general office tasks.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Alta.
-
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- Clark
-
noun,
Alvan, 1804–87, and his son Alvan Graham, 1832–97, U.S. astronomers and telescope-lens manufacturers.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- clase
-
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- crake
-
noun,
any of several short-billed rails, especially the corn crake.
- tacks
-
noun,
a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Stalk
-
noun,
the stem or main axis of a plant.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Amer.
-
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- male-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- cata-
-
- scat-
-
- latke
-
noun,
a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- sarc-
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- 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.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- mal-
-
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mark
-
noun,
a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise:
- mask
-
noun,
a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity.
- Mar.
-
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- MALS
-
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- 1080
-
- meas
-
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- str.
-
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- Skat
-
noun,
a card game for three players, using a pack of 32 playing cards, sevens through aces, the object being to fulfill any of various contracts, with scoring computed on strategy and on tricks won.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sem.
-
- Sekt
-
noun,
sparkling wine; champagne.
- sec.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- tack
-
noun,
a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
- Taka
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Bangladesh, equal to 100 poisha.
- scr.
-
- Teak
-
noun,
a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- trek
-
noun,
a journey or trip, especially one involving difficulty or hardship.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- ter.
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tasm
-
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- task
-
noun,
a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- talk
-
noun,
the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rake
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- rack
-
noun,
a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited:
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- msec
-
- MSCE
-
- MSAE
-
- mkt.
-
- Rask
-
noun,
Rasmus Christian [ras-muh s kris-chuh n;; Danish rahs-moo s krees-tyahn] /ˈræs məs ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Danish ˈrɑs mʊs ˈkris tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1787–1832, Danish philologist.
- met.
-
- 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.
- mes-
-
- 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.
- merk
-
noun,
mark2 (def 3).
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Sat.
-
- Sark
-
noun,
any long, shirtlike garment worn next to the skin, as a chemise, nightshirt, or the like.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Saml
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sam.
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Salk
-
noun,
Jonas E(dward) 1914–95, U.S. bacteriologist: developed Salk vaccine.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- sake
-
noun,
cause, account, interest, or benefit:
- SACK
-
noun,
a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- rel.
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- reck
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
- 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)
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Mack
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- cet-
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cask
-
noun,
a container made and shaped like a barrel, especially one larger and stronger, for holding liquids.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- cark
-
noun,
care or worry.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- calk
-
noun,
Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
- Cal.
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- clar
-
- ates
-
- ect-
-
- Kama
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of erotic desire, sometimes seen as an aspect of the god whose other aspect is Mara, or death.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- ELAS
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- ctr.
-
- Cres
-
- crat
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- cml.
-
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- cake
-
noun,
a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Karl
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Charles.
- aet.
-
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- alk.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Ala.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- aer-
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acea
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- alt.
-
- Amal
-
- atm.
-
- arks
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter). Also called Noah's Ark. the large boat built by Noah in which he saved himself, his family, and a pair of every kind of creature during the Flood. Gen. 6–9.
- ASTM
-
- ASME
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- asc-
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arm.
-
- Ark.
-
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Arak
-
noun,
arrack.
- amt.
-
- AMLS
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- kame
-
noun,
a ridge or mound of stratified drift left by a retreating ice sheet.
- cts.
-
- Kars
-
noun,
a city in NE Turkey.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- Lam.
-
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lack
-
noun,
deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
- kras
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- keta
-
noun,
chum salmon.
- ket-
-
- Kelt
-
noun,
a salmon that has spawned.
- keat
-
noun,
keet.
- keas
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- kcal
-
- kc/s
-
- Lark
-
noun,
any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, especially the skylark, Alauda arvensis.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Kate
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Mac-
-
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- 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.
- 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.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- leks
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- leak
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- lea.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- kats
-
- Lake
-
noun,
a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- kart
-
noun,
a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Kam
-
noun,
a Kam-Tai language spoken in southern China.
- ARS
-
- Kas
-
noun,
(in the Netherlands and in Dutch colonies) a large cabinet of the 17th and 18th centuries, having two doors and often a number of drawers at the bottom, and usually having an elaborately painted or carved decoration with a heavy cornice.
- LCA
-
- LCM
-
- LCT
-
- MSA
-
- 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.
- stk
-
- STL
-
- STM
-
- RMA
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Re.
-
- Lek
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- RCS
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- AMS
-
- Les
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- AME
-
- AMC
-
- Kal
-
- ka-
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- SMA
-
- cr.
-
- Skt
-
- SLA
-
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ETS
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ATA
-
- SLE
-
- SLR
-
- at.
-
- ase
-
- Kt.
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Sr.
-
- ASM
-
- ASK
-
noun,
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- LMT
-
- TAL
-
- AAM
-
- MAA
-
- MTS
-
- Mt.
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ACK
-
- MST
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Aar
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TLC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- tlr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- AAE
-
- Ar.
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- Am.
-
- TSE
-
- tsk
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tsk.”.
- ACS
-
- 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.
- ct.
-
- Me.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- LSC
-
- LSM
-
- ALM
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- Mc-
-
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- AKC
-
- AKA
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- MSC
-
- AEC
-
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- cs.
-
- ATC
-
- ska
-
noun,
a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on the offbeat.
- SAE
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- SAA
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- 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.
- EAM
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- RMC
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- ERT
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- csk
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- Rs.
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Esc
-
- MLR
-
- EMT
-
- RCA
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMR
-
- MLA
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ml.
-
- 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.
- elk
-
noun,
Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
- MKS
-
- MLS
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- mk.
-
- ECM
-
- Eck
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), (Johann Mayer) 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- ESA
-
- cte
-
- Ker
-
- MCR
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- Esk
-
- Lt.
-
- SCM
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ESR
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- La.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- MSE
-
- MRA
-
- 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).
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MRE
-
- ETR
-
- CAA
-
- cl.
-
- CEA
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- 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.
- CMA
-
- cle
-
- ESL
-
- sc.
-
- kMc
-
- kr.
-
- clk
-
- CLR
-
- km.
-
- krs
-
- SAR
-
- Kra
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- tk
-
- 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.
- CM
-
- TL
-
- sk
-
- K.
-
- CE
-
- TM
-
- LM
-
- RC
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- t.
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- L.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- ck
-
- SL
-
- AK
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- LC
-
- K2
-
noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- TC
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- LR
-
- le
-
- L1
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- L2
-
- M.
-
- R.
-
- KC
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SM
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.