Anagrams of stimulatives
Word stimulatives has
938 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of stimulatives.
- stimulates
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verb (used with object),
to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite:
- stimulate
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verb (used with object),
to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite:
- mussitate
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verb (used without object),
to mutter; mumble.
- vastities
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noun,
immensity; vastness.
- metalists
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noun,
a person who works with metals.
- militates
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verb (used without object),
to have a substantial effect; weigh heavily:
- simulates
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adjective,
Archaic. simulated.
- suavities
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noun,
a suave or smoothly agreeable quality.
- smaltites
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noun,
a mineral, originally thought to have been a diarsenide of cobalt, CoAs 2 , but which is actually a skutterudite rich in cobalt.
- ultimates
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noun,
the final point; final result.
- mutilates
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verb (used with object),
to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts:
- ultimate
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noun,
the final point; final result.
- vitalism
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- smaltite
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noun,
a mineral, originally thought to have been a diarsenide of cobalt, CoAs 2 , but which is actually a skutterudite rich in cobalt.
- Vesalius
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noun,
Andreas [ahn-dre-ahs] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1514–64, Flemish anatomist.
- mastitis
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noun,
Pathology. inflammation of the breast.
- imitates
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verb (used with object),
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:
- Tiselius
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noun,
Arne [ahr-nuh] /ˈɑr nə/ (Show IPA), 1902–71, Swedish biochemist: Nobel prize 1948.
- etatisms
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noun,
state socialism.
- metalist
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noun,
a person who works with metals.
- situates
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adjective,
Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- militate
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verb (used without object),
to have a substantial effect; weigh heavily:
- mutilate
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verb (used with object),
to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts:
- vitiates
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verb (used with object),
to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
- simulate
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adjective,
Archaic. simulated.
- Islamite
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noun,
a Muslim.
- misstate
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verb (used with object),
to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
- elitists
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noun,
a person having, thought to have, or professing superior intellect or talent, power, wealth, or membership in the upper echelons of society:
- elitisms
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noun,
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
- Semitist
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noun,
an authority on Semitic languages, literature, etc.
- litmuses
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noun,
a blue coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, especially Roccella tinctoria. In alkaline solution litmus turns blue, in acid solution, red: widely used as a chemical indicator.
- taluses
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noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- Leavitt
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noun,
Henrietta, 1868–1921, U.S. astronomer.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- stimuli
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noun,
something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, feeling, thought, etc.:
- latests
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noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- musties
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noun,
(formerly) a kind of snuff having a musty flavor.
- imitate
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verb (used with object),
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:
- etatism
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noun,
state socialism.
- tussive
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adjective,
of or relating to a cough.
- ultimas
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noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- elitist
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noun,
a person having, thought to have, or professing superior intellect or talent, power, wealth, or membership in the upper echelons of society:
- elitism
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noun,
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
- uveitis
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noun,
inflammation of the uvea.
- avulses
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verb (used with object),
to pull off or tear away forcibly:
- valises
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noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- estival
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adjective,
pertaining or appropriate to summer.
- statism
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noun,
the principle or policy of concentrating extensive economic, political, and related controls in the state at the cost of individual liberty.
- Letitia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- Miletus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a son of Apollo and Aria, and the founder of the city of Miletus.
- samlets
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noun,
a young salmon.
- samites
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- salutes
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noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- mutates
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verb (used with object),
to change; alter.
- 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.
- muletas
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noun,
a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick set into one of the three holes in or near the center, for use by a matador in guiding the course of the bull's attack in the stage of the fight preparatory to the kill.
- mueslis
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noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- Silesia
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noun,
a lightweight, smoothly finished, twilled fabric of acetate, rayon, or cotton, for garment linings.
- similes
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noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- missive
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noun,
a written message; letter.
- missile
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noun,
an object or weapon for throwing, hurling, or shooting, as a stone, bullet, or arrow.
- situate
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adjective,
Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- stimies
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noun,
stymie.
- Melitta
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noun,
a female given name.
- Melissa
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the sister of Amalthea who nourished the infant Zeus with honey.
- Slavism
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noun,
something that is native to, characteristic of, or associated with the Slavs or Slavic.
- Matisse
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- massive
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains: second highest in U.S. Rockies. 14,421 feet (4396 meters).
- lutists
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noun,
a lute player; lutenist.
- Statius
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noun,
Publius Papinius [puhb-lee-uh s puh-pin-ee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs pəˈpɪn i əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c45–c96, Roman poet.
- stative
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adjective,
(of a verb) expressing a state or condition, as like, want, or believe, and usually used in simple, not progressive, tenses:
- limites
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noun,
plural of limes.
- Lietuva
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noun,
Lithuanian name of Lithuania.
- liaises
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- autisms
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noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- suimate
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noun,
self-mate.
- amities
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noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- Vistula
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noun,
a river in Poland, flowing N from the Carpathian Mountains past Warsaw into the Baltic near Danzig. About 650 miles (1050 km) long.
- visuals
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noun,
Usually, visuals.
the picture elements, as distinguished from the sound elements, in films, television, etc.
photographs, slides, films, charts, or other visual materials, especially as used for illustration or promotion. Compare audio, video.
- vestals
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noun,
vestal virgin.
- amulets
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noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- amusive
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adjective,
amusing; entertaining.
- vitiate
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verb (used with object),
to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
- vittles
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noun,
victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- aimless
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adjective,
without aim; purposeless.
- missal
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Church. the book containing the prayers and rites used by the priest in celebrating Mass over the course of the entire year.
- visits
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noun,
the act of or an instance of visiting:
- leasts
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- vestal
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noun,
vestal virgin.
- testis
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noun,
the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
- 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.
- aisles
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Tilsit
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noun,
former name of Sovetsk.
- misuse
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noun,
wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- Leavis
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noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- suites
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noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- simile
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noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- Silvia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “forest.”.
- tissue
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noun,
Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
- silvas
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noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- Lemass
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noun,
Seán Francis [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1899–1971, prime minister of Ireland 1959–66.
- smalts
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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.
- visual
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noun,
Usually, visuals.
the picture elements, as distinguished from the sound elements, in films, television, etc.
photographs, slides, films, charts, or other visual materials, especially as used for illustration or promotion. Compare audio, video.
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- titles
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noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- smelts
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noun,
any of various small, silvery food fishes of the family Osmeridae, of cold northern waters, as the North American rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax.
- setula
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noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- tmesis
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noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- Vestas
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- Maisie
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noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- milieu
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noun,
surroundings, especially of a social or cultural nature:
- milit.
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- istles
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Tamils
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- mattes
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noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- maulvi
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noun,
(in India) an expert in Islamic law: used especially as a term of respectful address among Muslims.
- slaves
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noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- tassel
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noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- tasset
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noun,
either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts of the thighs.
- Tassie
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noun,
tass.
- tastes
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noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- slates
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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.
- Tatius
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noun,
a Sabine king who, following the rape of the Sabine women, attacked Rome and eventually ruled with Romulus.
- meatus
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noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- sliest
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adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- teslas
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noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- slimes
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noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- situla
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noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- suttle
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adjective,
a frequent misspelling of subtle.
- metal.
-
- Lassie
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noun,
a young girl; lass.
- Iseult
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noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- maists
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- latest
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noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- litmus
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noun,
a blue coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, especially Roccella tinctoria. In alkaline solution litmus turns blue, in acid solution, red: widely used as a chemical indicator.
- telium
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Latium
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noun,
a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- muesli
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noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- staves
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noun,
a plural of staff1 .
- muleta
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noun,
a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick set into one of the three holes in or near the center, for use by a matador in guiding the course of the bull's attack in the stage of the fight preparatory to the kill.
- saltus
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noun,
oscillation (def 5b).
- Lieut.
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- sautes
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noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- smiles
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noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- statue
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noun,
a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.
- salmis
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noun,
salmi.
- saults
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noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- vaults
-
noun,
an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction.
- avulse
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verb (used with object),
to pull off or tear away forcibly:
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- limits
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noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- valise
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noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- astute
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adjective,
of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious:
- autism
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noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- stales
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Valium
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- vastus
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noun,
any of several muscles in the front part of the thigh constituting part of the quadriceps muscle, the action of which assists in extending the leg.
- Aussie
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noun,
an Australian.
- salute
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noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- valses
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noun,
waltz.
- steams
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noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- values
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noun,
relative worth, merit, or importance:
- status
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noun,
the position of an individual in relation to another or others, especially in regard to social or professional standing.
- Attius
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noun,
Lucius, Accius, Lucius.
- steals
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- samlet
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noun,
a young salmon.
- Samuel
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noun,
a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1–3; 8–15.
- Stevia
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noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- amulet
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noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- mutate
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verb (used with object),
to change; alter.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- selvas
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noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- stimes
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noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- lutist
-
noun,
a lute player; lutenist.
- assume
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verb (used with object),
to take for granted or without proof:
Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- Musial
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noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- eluvia
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noun,
a deposit of soil, dust, etc., formed from the decomposition of rock and found in its place of origin.
- tussal
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adjective,
pertaining to tussis.
- smites
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Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- stilts
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noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- multi-
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- vitals
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plural noun,
those bodily organs that are essential to life, as the brain, heart, liver, lungs, and stomach.
- Umtali
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noun,
former name of Mutare.
- Musset
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noun,
(Louis Charles) Alfred de [lwee sharl al-fred duh] /lwi ʃarl alˈfrɛd də/ (Show IPA), 1810–57, French poet, dramatist, and novelist.
- tussle
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noun,
a rough physical contest or struggle; scuffle.
- vittle
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noun,
victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- Ultima
-
noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- mussel
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noun,
any bivalve mollusk, especially an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae and a freshwater clam of the family Unionidae.
- Assiut
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noun,
Asyut.
- masts
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noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- sluts
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noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- Vilma
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noun,
a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.
- matts
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Matthew.
- almes
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noun,
almah.
- Matsu
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noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- stave
-
noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- Matt.
-
- matte
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- LittM
-
- smite
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Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- mast-
-
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- stats
-
noun,
Also, 'stat. thermostat.
- stale
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- stat.
-
- Smuts
-
noun,
Jan Christiaan [Dutch yahn kris-tee-ahn] /Dutch yɑn ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn/ (Show IPA), 1870–1950, South African statesman and general: prime minister 1919–24, 1939–48.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- alti-
-
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- lusts
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- slues
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noun,
the act of sluing.
- male-
-
- slims
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noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- lives
-
noun,
plural of life.
- smalt
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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.
- sluit
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noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- sates
-
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.
- slavs
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- semi-
-
- vitta
-
noun,
Botany. a tube or receptacle for oil, occurring in the fruits of most plants of the parsley family.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- Selma
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noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- musts
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- selva
-
noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- mutts
-
noun,
a dog, especially a mongrel.
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- seti-
-
- setts
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- sials
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noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- seats
-
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.
- mitts
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noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- salts
-
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.
- 30-30
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sauls
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- salve
-
noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- Salus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of health and prosperity: identified with the Greek goddess Hygeia.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- sails
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Silva
-
noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- meta-
-
- situs
-
noun,
position; situation.
- mesas
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- Sivas
-
noun,
a city in central Turkey.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- slams
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Melia
-
- metas
-
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.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- 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.
- Slave
-
noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- Mavis
-
noun,
a song thrush.
- Mauve
-
noun,
a pale bluish purple.
- mauls
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- simas
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- Miss.
-
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- visit
-
noun,
the act of or an instance of visiting:
- vises
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- visas
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- asst.
-
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- veals
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- veils
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Tavel
-
noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- Tatum
-
noun,
Art, 1910–56, U.S. jazz pianist.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Ital.
-
- USLTA
-
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- ivies
-
noun,
Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- Elvis
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Velma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.
- velum
-
noun,
Biology. any of various veillike or curtainlike membranous partitions.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- emuls
-
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Evatt
-
noun,
Herbert Vere [veer] /vɪər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1966, Australian lawyer and statesman: president of the General Assembly of the United Nations 1948–49.
- evils
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- imit.
-
- Teut.
-
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- tests
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- IATSE
-
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- 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.
- Ilium
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- Titus
-
noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- suets
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- value
-
noun,
relative worth, merit, or importance:
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- Vesta
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- 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.
- valet
-
noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- vault
-
noun,
an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction.
- stums
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- Aust.
-
- valse
-
noun,
waltz.
- Stets
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- alums
-
noun,
Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- vests
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- suave
-
adjective,
(of persons or their manner, speech, etc.) smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane.
- Lamut
-
noun,
Even.
- vasts
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Lamus
-
noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- ative
-
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- uveas
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- alum.
-
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- vatu
-
noun,
a nickel-brass coin and monetary unit of Vanuatu.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Tues
-
- VLSI
-
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- USIS
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- USMA
-
- 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.
- uvea
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- 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.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- USIA
-
- Sem.
-
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- val.
-
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- Veii
-
noun,
an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- vas-
-
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Tasm
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Suva
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Fiji, on Viti Levu island.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- 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.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Slav
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- 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.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- vil.
-
- SMSA
-
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- vet.
-
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 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.
- Tit.
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- vel.
-
- Ste.
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- 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.
- vims
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- 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.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Vat.
-
- 1080
-
- 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.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- 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.
- Lam.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- itis
-
- Sat.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- isls
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ile-
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- 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.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Lev.
-
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lea.
-
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- luvs
-
noun,
love.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ASME
-
- asis
-
- amus
-
- amt.
-
- AMLS
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- alt.
-
- att.
-
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AISI
-
- 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.
- aet.
-
- ASTM
-
- atm.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- est.
-
- ESIS
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emia
-
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- 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.
- ELAS
-
- ates
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Ave.
-
- aut-
-
- Aus.
-
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Vul.
-
- mes-
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- meas
-
- mutt
-
noun,
a dog, especially a mongrel.
- 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.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- mis-
-
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- MALS
-
- MSIE
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- mil.
-
- 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.
- mult
-
- mus.
-
- met.
-
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- 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.
- 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.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- muss
-
noun,
a state of disorder or untidiness.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- 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).
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- MSTS
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- 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.
- 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.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MSAE
-
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Saml
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mal-
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- 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.
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- 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.
- 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.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SASE
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ESA
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UMT
-
- TSI
-
- MTS
-
- USM
-
- MTV
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- MLS
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- tue
-
- MTI
-
- Mt.
-
- USV
-
- Tu.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- TTS
-
- TSS
-
- EIS
-
- MSI
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- UAM
-
- MSE
-
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TVA
-
- USA
-
- USS
-
- UAE
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- UIT
-
- 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.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- ult
-
- MSA
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
-
- MST
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- 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.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- uti
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- AME
-
- ALU
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- se-
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ALM
-
- vim
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- SAE
-
- 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.
- 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.
-
- av.
-
- al.
-
- Am.
-
- VLA
-
- VSS
-
- Vt.
-
- Vte
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AMS
-
- EAM
-
- ATV
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- uva
-
noun,
ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Va.
-
- vs.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- Avi
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- a-v
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- TMV
-
- AMU
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- at.
-
- ASV
-
- ASU
-
- ast
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASM
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- TSE
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- MLA
-
- 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:
- 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.
- STL
-
- STM
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Les
-
- SLE
-
- STV
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Sus
-
- SLA
-
- SVS
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAL
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- MeV
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- IUS
-
- LTA
-
- SMS
-
- luv
-
noun,
love.
- Me.
-
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSM
-
- SST
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- LST
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LSS
-
- LSM
-
- LSI
-
- LMT
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- 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.
- SMA
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LIM
-
- STI
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ium
-
- Ia.
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ILS
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- IAS
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ial
-
- TIA
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ITU
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- MIT
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- eu-
-
- ETV
-
- ETS
-
- ESU
-
- ml.
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESL
-
- lv.
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ISA
-
- MIE
-
- ist
-
- ISV
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ITV
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- 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.
- Tav
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noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
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- L1
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- VI
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- L.
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- L2
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- AI
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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.
- V.
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- VL
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- TT
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- A.
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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.
- VM
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- TL
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- VU
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- i.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- IV
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noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- SM
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- le
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- MV
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- S.
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- SU
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- SA
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SL
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- SV
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- EV
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- LM
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- t.
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- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- UL
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- UI
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- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- UV
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- U.
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- TV
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noun,
television.
- TM
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- M.
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