Anagrams of territorialism
Word territorialism has
1415 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of territorialism.
- Territorial
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adjective,
of or relating to territory or land.
- mortalities
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noun,
the state or condition of being subject to death; mortal character, nature, or existence.
- militaries
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noun,
the military.
the military establishment of a nation; the armed forces.
military personnel, especially commissioned officers, taken collectively:
- molarities
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noun,
the number of moles of solute per liter of solution.
- militarist
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noun,
a person imbued with militarism.
- moralities
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noun,
conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
- irritates
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verb (used with object),
to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- terrorism
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noun,
the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.
- oralities
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noun,
the condition or quality of being oral; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the oral phase of psychosexual development.
- literator
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noun,
littérateur.
- triserial
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adjective,
arranged in three series or rows.
- literatim
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adverb,
letter-for-letter; literally.
- Lattimore
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noun,
Richmond Alexander, 1906–84, U.S. poet, translator, and critic, born in China.
- Aristotle
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noun,
384–322 b.c, Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great.
- terrorist
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noun,
a person, usually a member of a group, who uses or advocates terrorism.
- solitaire
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noun,
Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
- rolamites
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- troilites
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noun,
a mineral, iron sulfide, FeS, occurring in meteorites.
- remittals
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noun,
a remission.
- militates
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verb (used without object),
to have a substantial effect; weigh heavily:
- arteritis
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noun,
inflammation of an artery.
- rolamite
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- rostrate
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adjective,
furnished with a rostrum.
- armoires
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noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- militate
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verb (used without object),
to have a substantial effect; weigh heavily:
- armorers
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noun,
a maker or repairer of arms or armor.
- rearmost
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adjective,
farthest in the rear; last.
- rotaries
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noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- maitrise
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noun,
mastery; skill.
- mistreat
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verb (used with object),
to treat badly or abusively.
- mistrial
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noun,
a trial terminated without conclusion on the merits of the case because of some error in the proceedings.
- realtors
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- armories
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noun,
a storage place for weapons and other war equipment.
- martlets
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noun,
British Dialect. a house martin.
- totalism
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noun,
totalitarianism.
- limiters
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noun,
a person or thing that limits.
- trailers
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noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- moralist
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noun,
a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- rattlers
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noun,
a rattlesnake.
- lamister
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noun,
lamster.
- aortitis
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noun,
inflammation of the aorta.
- 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.
- Listeria
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noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- rarities
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noun,
something rare, unusual, or uncommon:
- relators
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noun,
a person who relates or tells; narrator.
- triolets
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noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- arterio-
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- imitates
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verb (used with object),
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:
- Streator
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noun,
a city in N Illinois.
- troilite
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noun,
a mineral, iron sulfide, FeS, occurring in meteorites.
- tritomas
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
- teratism
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noun,
love or worship of the monstrous.
- militias
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noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- irritate
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verb (used with object),
to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- restoral
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noun,
restoration.
- Tristram
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, whose love for Iseult, wife of King Mark, is the subject of many romances.
- maltster
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noun,
a maker of or dealer in malt.
- irrorate
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adjective,
marked with small spots of color; speckled.
- metritis
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noun,
inflammation of the uterus.
- lorimers
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noun,
a craftsperson who makes hardware for harnesses and riding habits, as bits or spurs.
- metalist
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noun,
a person who works with metals.
- armorist
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noun,
a person who is an expert at heraldry.
- tertials
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- Islamite
-
noun,
a Muslim.
- remittal
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noun,
a remission.
- seriatim
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adverb, adjective,
in a series; one after another.
- literati
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plural noun,
persons of scholarly or literary attainments; intellectuals.
- airtimes
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- attires
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- starlet
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noun,
a young actress promoted and publicized as a future star, especially in motion pictures.
- astrol.
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- larries
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noun,
a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
- Telstar
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- Latimer
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noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- ritters
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noun,
a knight.
- militia
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noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- tailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Melitta
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noun,
a female given name.
- striate
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adjective,
striated.
- slotter
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noun,
a person or thing that slots.
- merlots
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noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- roaster
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noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- atomies
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noun,
an atom; mote.
- roister
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verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- Marisol
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noun,
(Marisol Escobar) born 1930, Venezuelan artist, in U.S. since 1950.
- starlit
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adjective,
lighted by the stars:
- matters
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noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- lamster
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noun,
a fugitive from the law.
- termors
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noun,
a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- mortars
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noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- mortise
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- maestro
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noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- etatism
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noun,
state socialism.
- tertial
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- Salieri
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noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- Ileitis
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noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- rotters
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noun,
a thoroughly bad, worthless, or objectionable person.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- metrist
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noun,
a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
- imitate
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verb (used with object),
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:
- iolites
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noun,
cordierite.
- mottles
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noun,
a diversifying spot or blotch of color.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- Israeli
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- toaster
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noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- 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:
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- maltose
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 12 H 22 O 11 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
- Titoism
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noun,
a form of communism associated with Tito, characterized by the assertion by a satellite state of its national interests in opposition to Soviet rule.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- morales
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noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- Rosetta
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noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- elitism
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noun,
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- mortals
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noun,
a human being.
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- ramtils
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noun,
Niger seed.
- oralist
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noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- oralism
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noun,
the theory, practice, or advocacy of education for the deaf chiefly or exclusively through lipreading, training in speech production, and training of residual hearing.
- rostral
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adjective,
of or relating to a rostrum.
- rotates
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Statler
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noun,
Ellsworth Milton, 1863–1928, U.S. hotel-chain developer.
- mailers
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- tarsier
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- starter
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noun,
a person or thing that starts.
- artiste
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noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- stertor
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noun,
a heavy snoring sound accompanying respiration in certain diseases.
- smatter
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noun,
slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
- milreis
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noun,
a silver coin and former monetary unit of Brazil, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1942.
- altoist
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noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- Mistral
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noun,
a cold, dry, northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions.
- Realtor
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- traitor
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noun,
a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust.
- amities
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noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- relator
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noun,
a person who relates or tells; narrator.
- limites
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noun,
plural of limes.
- realism
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noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- amorist
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noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- Amorite
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noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- martlet
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noun,
British Dialect. a house martin.
- trailer
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noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- amosite
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noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- limiter
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noun,
a person or thing that limits.
- loiters
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- matelot
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noun,
a sailor.
- rattler
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noun,
a rattlesnake.
- litters
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noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- rialtos
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- milters
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- retorts
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noun,
a severe, incisive, or witty reply, especially one that counters a first speaker's statement, argument, etc.
- simitar
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noun,
scimitar.
- Tritoma
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- similar
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adjective,
having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way:
- trisome
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- mirrors
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noun,
a reflecting surface, originally of polished metal but now usually of glass with a silvery, metallic, or amalgam backing.
- stearo-
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- re-sort
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verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- litotes
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noun,
understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.
- triolet
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noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- airtime
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- remoras
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noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- trimers
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noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- steato-
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- rattles
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noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- 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.
- ratters
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- strati-
-
- stomate
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noun,
stoma (def 1).
- armrest
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noun,
a projecting, often padded support for the forearm, as at the side of a chair or sofa or between seats in a theater, car, or airplane.
- armoire
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noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- 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.
- Lorimer
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noun,
a craftsperson who makes hardware for harnesses and riding habits, as bits or spurs.
- marries
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verb (used with object),
to take in marriage:
- stomat-
-
- settlor
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noun,
a person who makes a settlement of property.
- Loretta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Letitia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- aristo-
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- tortile
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adjective,
twisted; coiled.
- Liatris
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noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- armorer
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noun,
a maker or repairer of arms or armor.
- startle
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noun,
a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- stirrer
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noun,
a person or thing that stirs.
- strato-
-
- arteri-
-
- ratites
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- latest
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noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- Lorrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- mottle
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noun,
a diversifying spot or blotch of color.
- Sartre
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noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- Moesia
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noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- liters
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- mirror
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noun,
a reflecting surface, originally of polished metal but now usually of glass with a silvery, metallic, or amalgam backing.
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- stater
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noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- iritis
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noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- stator
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noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- metros
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noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- irreal
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adjective,
unreal.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- moires
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- metro-
-
- sorrel
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noun,
light reddish-brown.
- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- mottes
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noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- motets
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noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- 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.
- litter
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noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- Littre
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noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- motile
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adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- latter
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- mortar
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noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- taters
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noun,
potato.
- Taoism
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noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- tarots
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noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- milers
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noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- mitral
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adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- morals
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- molest
-
verb (used with object),
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- morels
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- molies
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Lottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- milit.
-
- molars
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noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- taster
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noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- mortal
-
noun,
a human being.
- morsel
-
noun,
a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- Morris
-
noun,
Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack [muh-kwig slak] /məˈkwɪg ˈslæk/ (Show IPA), 1814–1902, U.S. suffragist.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- tarso-
-
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- limits
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- milter
-
noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- totals
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- Martel
-
noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- Smriti
-
noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- armors
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- rattle
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- merlot
-
noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- matter
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- astro-
-
- Ritter
-
noun,
a knight.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- ramtil
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- ratter
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- totems
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- mattes
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- trimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- matri-
-
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- retort
-
noun,
a severe, incisive, or witty reply, especially one that counters a first speaker's statement, argument, etc.
- retral
-
adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- retro-
-
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- remora
-
noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- amoles
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- treasr
-
- rearms
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- tremor
-
noun,
involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- masto-
-
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- iatro-
-
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- somat-
-
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- metal.
-
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- tetra-
-
- Tilsit
-
noun,
former name of Sovetsk.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- rotter
-
noun,
a thoroughly bad, worthless, or objectionable person.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- terror
-
noun,
intense, sharp, overmastering fear:
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Salome
-
noun,
Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- samlet
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- toilet
-
noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- Ortler
-
noun,
a range of the Alps in N Italy.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- ormers
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- terat-
-
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- termor
-
noun,
a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metr-
-
- matts
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Matthew.
- meta-
-
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- mero-
-
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- Melia
-
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- 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.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- meso-
-
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- 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.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- 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.
- Metol
-
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- oste-
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- ormer
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orial
-
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rearm
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- restr
-
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- rears
-
- reams
-
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)
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- moles
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- semi-
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- sero-
-
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- seti-
-
- mitts
-
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.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- 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.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- miso-
-
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- motte
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- 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.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- motet
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- matte
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- 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.
- error
-
noun,
a deviation from accuracy or correctness; a mistake, as in action or speech:
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- 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.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Ital.
-
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- 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.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tears
-
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- telo-
-
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- tera-
-
- Matt.
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- imit.
-
- term.
-
- ilio-
-
- ileo-
-
- 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.
- terr.
-
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- IATSE
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- treas
-
- Amer.
-
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- 30-30
-
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- atto-
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- atmo-
-
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- toti-
-
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- armor
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- totem
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- areo-
-
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- 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.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- 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.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- male-
-
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- stome
-
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- stat.
-
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- LittM
-
- Srta.
-
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- ster.
-
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- maror
-
noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- LASER
-
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.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- mast-
-
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- matr-
-
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- sito-
-
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- tri-
-
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Sol.
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- trit
-
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- RIIA
-
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- 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.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- SRAM
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- rit.
-
- Sra.
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- str.
-
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- ter.
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- 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.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- 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.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- 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.
- Tasm
-
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Sem.
-
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- 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.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Ste.
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- 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.
- 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.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- 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.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Tit.
-
- 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.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- 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.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Saml
-
- 1080
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- mal-
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- 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.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- 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.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mar.
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- MALS
-
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- 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.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- 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.
- emia
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- meas
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- 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.
- 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.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- MILR
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- mil.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- ELAS
-
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- Lam.
-
- lea.
-
- ile-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- 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.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- itol
-
- itis
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- 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.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- eso-
-
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- est.
-
- 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.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- 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):
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- 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).
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Alis
-
- ole-
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- AMLS
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amt.
-
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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)
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- aer-
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- aet.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- AISI
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- alt.
-
- iso-
-
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ates
-
- MSIE
-
- ASME
-
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- MSAE
-
- ator
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Mott
-
noun,
John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- att.
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- 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.
- atm.
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- arr.
-
- ARIS
-
- mol.
-
- art.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Arm.
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- ILO
-
- ISA
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ise
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- EOM
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- Isl
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- IRL
-
- ae.
-
- Tro
-
- 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.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Ir.
-
- ea.
-
- al.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Ar.
-
- IRO
-
- Am.
-
- ILS
-
- IRS
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ior
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- EAM
-
- TMO
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- IAS
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ASI
-
- eo-
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ase
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- AME
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ASM
-
- EMT
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMR
-
- ARS
-
- 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.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- AMS
-
- aor
-
- 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.
- ESL
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ial
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- 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.
- tlr
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tlo
-
- ETS
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- at.
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- ALM
-
- ast
-
- ESR
-
- TIA
-
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- STL
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- MTO
-
- MSA
-
- SAR
-
- MSE
-
- MSI
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- MTS
-
- MRE
-
- OSA
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- MRI
-
- MRA
-
- SRO
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIT
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MLS
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MOI
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- 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).
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- MOR
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- SAE
-
- So.
-
- MIE
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ROA
-
- ote
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- REA
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- 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.
- 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.
- OTS
-
- OTA
-
- RTS
-
- Ola
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- Om.
-
- ot-
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- MLR
-
- SLA
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- STM
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- LIM
-
- STI
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LMT
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LSM
-
- La.
-
- ISR
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Lt.
-
- TAL
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LSI
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Sta
-
- 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.
- Mo.
-
- 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.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- St.
-
- Mao
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Me.
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- SMA
-
- SLR
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- SLE
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- TTS
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- Sr.
-
- 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.
- RO
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- TT
-
- O.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- L.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TM
-
- AO
-
- OA
-
- LR
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RI
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- le
-
- i.
-
- M.
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- ol
-
- SL
-
- SM
-
- TL
-
- t.
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- LM
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- T1
-