Anagrams of Trincomalee
Word Trincomalee has
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- mercantile
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adjective,
of or relating to merchants or trade; commercial.
- clinometer
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noun,
an instrument for determining angles of inclination or slope.
- ectromelia
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. the congenital absence or imperfection of a limb or limbs.
- colemanite
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noun,
a mineral, hydrous calcium borate, Ca 2 B 6 O 11 ⋅5H 2 O, occurring in colorless or milky-white crystals.
- ceremonial
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noun,
a system of ceremonies, rites, or formalities prescribed for or observed on any particular occasion; a rite.
- Montclair
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- interlace
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verb (used with object),
to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
- Claremont
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noun,
a town in SW California.
- arecoline
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noun,
a toxic alkaloid obtained from the seeds of the areca, used chiefly in veterinary medicine as an agent for killing and expelling intestinal worms.
- manticore
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noun,
a legendary monster with a man's head, horns, a lion's body, and the tail of a dragon or, sometimes, a scorpion.
- centriole
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noun,
a small, cylindrical cell organelle, seen near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, that divides in perpendicular fashion during mitosis, the new pair of centrioles moving ahead of the spindle to opposite poles of the cell as the cell divides: identical in internal structure to a basal body.
- tolerance
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noun,
a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
- melanotic
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adjective,
of or affected with melanosis.
- one-acter
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noun,
a short play consisting of one act.
- meliorate
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verb (used with or without object),
ameliorate.
- Carmelite
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noun,
a mendicant friar belonging to a religious order founded at Mt. Carmel, Palestine, in the 12th century; White Friar.
- reclinate
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adjective,
bending or curved downward.
- real-time
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noun,
Computers. the actual time elapsed in the performance of a computation by a computer, the result of the computation being required for the continuation of a physical process.
- latecomer
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noun,
a person who arrives late:
- coeternal
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adjective,
existing with another eternally.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- materiel
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noun,
the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
- romantic
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noun,
a romantic person.
- Romanite
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noun,
a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- Caerleon
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noun,
a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- metrical
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adjective,
pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- cornmeal
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noun,
Also called, especially British, Indian meal. meal made of corn.
- 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.
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- meteoric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- Malecite
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of southern and western New Brunswick and northern Maine.
- terminal
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noun,
a terminal part of a structure; end or extremity.
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- crotalin
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noun,
a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- loricate
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adjective,
covered with a lorica.
- carotene
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- one-time
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adjective,
having been as specified at one time; former:
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- Montreal
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noun,
a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island (Montreal Island) in the St. Lawrence.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- entrelac
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noun,
a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
- erection
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noun,
the act of erecting.
- Carleton
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noun,
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
- melanite
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noun,
a deep black variety of andradite garnet.
- relocate
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verb (used with object),
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
- election
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noun,
the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- aerolite
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- re-claim
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verb (used with object),
to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- neoteric
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- ton-mile
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noun,
a unit of freight transportation measurement equivalent to a ton of freight transported one mile.
- Clementi
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noun,
Muzio [moo-tsyaw] /ˈmu tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1752–1832, Italian pianist and composer in England.
- mineral.
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- electron
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noun,
Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
- Clairton
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noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- Manolete
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noun,
(Manuel Laureano Rodríguez y Sánchez) 1917–47, Spanish matador.
- acrolein
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- Monteria
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noun,
a city in N Colombia.
- Coltrane
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noun,
John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- electro-
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- Lemaitre
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noun,
Francois Élie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
- intercom
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noun,
an intercommunication system.
- corelate
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verb (used with object),
to correlate.
- contrail
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noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- cilantro
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- tramline
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noun,
a streetcar system.
- antimere
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- Maronite
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noun,
a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- Melanie
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noun,
a female given name.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- melano-
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- Meitner
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noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- reclame
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noun,
publicity; self-advertisement; notoriety.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- reclaim
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noun,
reclamation:
- Marlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- electr-
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- Electra
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noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Eleatic
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noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- martele
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adjective,
martellato.
- Calorie
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- matinee
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- Elamite
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Elam.
- Camelot
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noun,
the legendary site of King Arthur's palace and court, possibly near Exeter, England.
- elector
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noun,
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
- Cameron
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noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- cremate
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verb (used with object),
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- nemato-
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- contra-
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- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- Conrail
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noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- Mineola
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noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- cineole
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- Nicolet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- Comtian
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noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- Miocene
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noun,
the Miocene Epoch or Series.
- miracle
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noun,
an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- claimer
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noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- clarino
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- Clarion
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- Coleman
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noun,
Cy (Seymour Kaufman) 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- Moliere
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noun,
(Jean Baptiste Poquelin) 1622–73, French actor and playwright.
- Clement
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noun,
a male given name.
- mortice
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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.
- climate
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noun,
the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- Montale
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noun,
Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1981, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1975.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- coremia
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noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- centile
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- Carlton
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noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- meletin
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noun,
quercetin.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- Menorca
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noun,
Minorca.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- Celaeno
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- centime
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noun,
a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
- cerato-
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- centimo
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- metical
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noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- craniom
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- craniol
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- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- cranio-
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- centri-
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- centro-
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- ocreate
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adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- coterie
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noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Emerita
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noun,
a woman with such status.
- climant
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adjective,
rampant, as a goat:
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- actino-
-
- Lenotre
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- Telamon
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noun,
atlas (def 5).
- amniote
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- 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.
- tiercel
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noun,
tercel.
- lection
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- to-name
-
noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- lectern
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noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- entero-
-
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- Leotine
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noun,
a female given name.
- treacle
-
noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- Tlemcen
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noun,
a city in NW Algeria.
- aliment
-
noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- 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.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- almoner
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noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- Alcmene
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noun,
the mother of Hercules by Zeus, who had assumed the form of Amphitryon, her husband.
- limacon
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noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- incomer
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- etamine
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- ailment
-
noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- anomite
-
noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- malonic
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adjective,
of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- reticle
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noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- emirate
-
noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- Marconi
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noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- encomia
-
noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- Latimer
-
noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- antero-
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- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- enolate
-
noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- lactone
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- Romance
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noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- acetone
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- cormel
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noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- micro-
-
- Cornel
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- metro-
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- Monica
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noun,
a female given name.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- metric
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noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- icemen
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- lament
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- Lamont
-
noun,
a male given name.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- micron
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- colent
-
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- Colima
-
noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- Moerae
-
plural noun,
the Fates.
- Colmar
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- mitral
-
adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- intro.
-
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- contr.
-
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- milter
-
noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- molten
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- intra-
-
- Milton
-
noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- inter.
-
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- Malone
-
noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- enter-
-
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- matri-
-
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- mealie
-
noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- mecate
-
noun,
Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- melan-
-
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- elect.
-
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- emetic
-
noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- Elmont
-
noun,
a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- Marlon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- Marcel
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- Martel
-
noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- Mantle
-
noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- enamel
-
noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- mantel
-
noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Emelia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- merlon
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- merlot
-
noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- metal.
-
- loment
-
noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- meteor
-
noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- iatro-
-
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Melena
-
noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- MAeroE
-
- macron
-
noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- macro-
-
- Meliae
-
plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- Ermine
-
noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- cteno-
-
- melter
-
noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- Melton
-
noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- menace
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- mental
-
noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- lacto-
-
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- omelet
-
noun,
eggs beaten until frothy, often combined with other ingredients, as herbs, chopped ham, cheese, or jelly, and cooked until set.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- centr-
-
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- centi-
-
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- cement
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- celto-
-
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- camlet
-
noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- ramtil
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- raceme
-
noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- recti-
-
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- Carmel
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- remote
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- nemat-
-
- narco-
-
- aceto-
-
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- necro-
-
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- clamor
-
noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- anemo-
-
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- teleo-
-
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Moreen
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- clino-
-
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- mortal
-
noun,
a human being.
- Cleome
-
noun,
any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.
- motile
-
adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- amino-
-
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- toneme
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- CERMET
-
noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- amerce
-
verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- nocti-
-
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- aeron.
-
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerat-
-
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- nitro-
-
- actin-
-
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- tera-
-
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- male-
-
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- telo-
-
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- teno-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tele-
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- lect.
-
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- 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.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- term.
-
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- 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.
- 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).
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- licet
-
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Metol
-
- noct-
-
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- metr-
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- octa-
-
- nitr-
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- OIcel
-
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- meta-
-
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- mero-
-
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Mont.
-
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- lact-
-
- 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.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- 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.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- natl.
-
- 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.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- 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.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- reni-
-
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- rect.
-
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- 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.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Recit
-
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- orial
-
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- omni-
-
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- meno-
-
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- Melia
-
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- matr-
-
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Comr.
-
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- elem.
-
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Cant.
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ecto-
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- econ.
-
- Armen
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ante-
-
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- areo-
-
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Arnel
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- ation
-
- encl.
-
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- cont.
-
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- cine-
-
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- cert.
-
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- colat
-
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- coele
-
- coel-
-
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- cero-
-
- ecol.
-
- crit.
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- cent.
-
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crim.
-
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- anim.
-
- atmo-
-
- aero-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Icel.
-
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- incr.
-
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- acro-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Amer.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- alti-
-
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- AMORC
-
- alto-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- ileo-
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- 30-30
-
- amin-
-
- incl.
-
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Ital.
-
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- acet-
-
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- incor
-
- Alcor
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- Iran.
-
- aeri-
-
- intr.
-
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- CERN
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- cet-
-
- aet.
-
- 1080
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- NTIA
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- AIME
-
- OEEC
-
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- ole-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tion
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Alco
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- 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.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Oct.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- NCTE
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- clar
-
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neem
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- tron
-
- tRNA
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- mRNA
-
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- tri-
-
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- acr-
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Ceto
-
- aer-
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nom.
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Nor.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neo-
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- NIRA
-
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- ance
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- amt.
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Arm.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- art.
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- atm.
-
- ant.
-
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- 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.
- RONA
-
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- ano-
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- alt.
-
- 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:
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- ter.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Ont.
-
- 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.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- 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.
- cat.
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Can.
-
- atic
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- 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.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- 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:
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- ator
-
- 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.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Cal.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- ence
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Man.
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- mal-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Mar.
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- 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.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- 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.
- Mac-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enc.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- 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.
- ment
-
- men-
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- eco-
-
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- ect-
-
- 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.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- EEOC
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- EMet
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- 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.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emia
-
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- ctr.
-
- lea.
-
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Ire.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- 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.
- int.
-
- Lani
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lam.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- itol
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- ile-
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- IMCO
-
- Ice.
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- ICAO
-
- ical
-
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Inc.
-
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- inae
-
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- lin.
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- enl.
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- 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).
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- mil.
-
- mol.
-
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Col.
-
- 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.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- 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.
- Cort
-
- MILR
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- 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.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- 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.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Com.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Cor.
-
- coml
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Con.
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cmon
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- crat
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cml.
-
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Mon.
-
- met.
-
- TCA
-
- CMA
-
- ITA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ILO
-
- 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.
- CLR
-
- MNE
-
- 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.
- NEC
-
- Lt.
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- in.
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- La.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CNM
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- CNO
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- MNA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- ac-
-
- MIT
-
- Am.
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- Tro
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ial
-
- LON
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- LMT
-
- tr.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- MLR
-
- il-
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ier
-
- ANC
-
- TAL
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- LOC
-
- Clo
-
- Ar.
-
- tra
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- tlo
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- MTI
-
- Mt.
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- ITC
-
- IRL
-
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- IRO
-
- TLC
-
- ALC
-
- tlr
-
- mtn
-
- LCM
-
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- LCT
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TMO
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- IOT
-
- MOI
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ae.
-
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- ine
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- cle
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- LIM
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- AEC
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- ior
-
- TIA
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- MTO
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ALM
-
- CLI
-
- ite
-
- NCO
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Ia.
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NIA
-
- OEM
-
- io-
-
- ote
-
- Oc.
-
- MCI
-
- eir
-
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- MCR
-
- OTA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ot-
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- OTC
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- EEO
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- NRC
-
- 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.
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- EMR
-
- MIE
-
- 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.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- NRA
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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.
- mi.
-
- nr.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- 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.
- EEC
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- CAI
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EOM
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- CRT
-
- eo-
-
- CEA
-
- Ola
-
- EAM
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- CTA
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- 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.
- cte
-
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ECM
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- OCR
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ECA
-
- 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.
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- CEO
-
- REA
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- cl.
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Mc-
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- aor
-
- 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.
- LTA
-
- ct.
-
- CIM
-
- 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.
- 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.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- CIE
-
- ltr
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ROA
-
- oic
-
- ETR
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ETO
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RNA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ERT
-
- 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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- CIA
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Mao
-
- en-
-
- ene
-
- MOR
-
- EMT
-
- ATC
-
- ca.
-
- at.
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- EOE
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- NOC
-
- NMR
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- NMI
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- NC
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- t.
-
- 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.
- L.
-
- CE
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- EI
-
- AO
-
- RO
-
- ol
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- 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.
- ee
-
- NI
-
- CM
-
- T1
-
- RI
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TL
-
- NM
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- NL
-
- TM
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TN
-
- TC
-
- RN
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- le
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- OA
-
- O.
-
- MN
-
- 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.
- LM
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- M.
-
- N.
-
- RC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LR
-