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Word two-dimensional has
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- dominations
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noun,
an act or instance of dominating.
- low-tension
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adjective,
subjected to, or capable of operating under, relatively low voltage:
Abbreviation: lt, L.T.
- demolitions
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noun,
an act or instance of demolishing.
- St-Emilion
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noun,
a dry claret wine from the parish of St.-Émilion in the Bordeaux region of France.
- demolition
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noun,
an act or instance of demolishing.
- nationwide
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adjective,
extending throughout the nation:
- antinomies
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noun,
opposition between one law, principle, rule, etc., and another.
- antimonies
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noun,
a brittle, lustrous, white metallic element occurring in nature free or combined, used chiefly in alloys and in compounds in medicine. Symbol: Sb; atomic number: 51; atomic weight: 121.75.
- antimonide
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noun,
a binary compound containing antimony and a second element, usually a metal.
- domination
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noun,
an act or instance of dominating.
- insolation
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noun,
exposure to the sun's rays, especially as a process of treatment.
- son-in-law
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noun,
the husband of one's daughter.
- mediations
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noun,
action in mediating between parties, as to effect an agreement or reconciliation.
- desolation
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noun,
an act or instance of desolating.
- semination
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noun,
a sowing or impregnating; dissemination.
- admonition
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noun,
an act of admonishing.
- modalities
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noun,
the quality or state of being modal.
- mandilion
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noun,
a short cloak, with full hanging sleeves, often open or slit under the arms, worn by soldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Waldstein
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noun,
Albrecht von [German ahl-brekht fuh n] /German ˈɑl brɛxt fən/ (Show IPA), Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von.
- lineation
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noun,
an act or instance of marking with or tracing by lines.
- dominants
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noun,
Genetics.
the one of a pair of alternative alleles that masks the effect of the other when both are present in the same cell or organism.
the trait or character determined by such an allele. Compare recessive (defs 4, 5).
- on-limits
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adjective,
open or not prohibited to certain persons, as military personnel:
- emotional
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adjective,
pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- dawsonite
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noun,
an orthorhombic mineral, hydrous sodium aluminum carbonate, NaAlCO 3 (OH) 2 , with a vitreous luster, occurring as white blade-shaped crystals: mined as an ore of aluminum.
- Maidstone
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noun,
a city in Kent, in SE England.
- nonmetals
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noun,
an element not having the character of a metal, as carbon or nitrogen.
- salmonoid
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noun,
a salmonoid fish.
- Neo-Latin
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noun,
New Latin.
- Daltonism
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noun,
color blindness, especially the inability to distinguish red from green.
- loadstone
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noun,
lodestone.
- dimension
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noun,
Mathematics.
a property of space; extension in a given direction:
the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere.
the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space.
the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers.
extension in time:
- ideations
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noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- limonites
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noun,
an amorphous hydrated ferric oxide, varying in color from dark brown to yellow, used as an ore of iron.
- donations
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noun,
an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- meltdowns
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noun,
the melting of a significant portion of a nuclear-reactor core due to inadequate cooling of the fuel elements, a condition that could lead to the escape of radiation.
- mainlines
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adjective,
having a principal, established, or widely accepted position; major; mainstream:
- Dolomites
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noun,
a mountain range in N Italy: a part of the Alps. Highest peak, Marmolada, 10,965 feet (3340 meters).
- Wilsonian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Woodrow Wilson.
- nominates
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adjective,
having a particular name.
- dilations
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noun,
the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
- indamines
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noun,
any of a series of basic organic compounds, the simplest having the formula C 12 H 11 N 3 , which form bluish and greenish salts, used in the manufacture of dyes.
- tailwinds
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noun,
a wind coming from directly behind a moving object, especially an aircraft or other vehicle (opposed to headwind).
- melatonin
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noun,
a hormone secreted by the pineal gland in inverse proportion to the amount of light received by the retina, important in the regulation of biorhythms: in amphibians, it causes a lightening of the skin.
- alimonies
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noun,
Law. an allowance paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse for maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation or a divorce or while action is pending.
- antinoise
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adjective,
designed to reduce or ban excessively loud sound, as of jet engines or traffic:
- antinodes
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noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- dominates
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verb (used with object),
to rule over; govern; control.
- satinwood
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noun,
the satiny wood of an East Indian tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, of the rue family, used especially for making furniture.
- liniments
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noun,
a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating.
- Miltiades
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noun,
c540–488? b.c, Athenian general.
- slow-time
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noun,
standard time.
- monitions
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noun,
Literary. admonition or warning.
- Simionato
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noun,
Giulietta [joo-lyet-tah] /dʒuˈlyɛt tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–2010, Italian mezzo-soprano.
- somnolent
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adjective,
sleepy; drowsy.
- disentail
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verb (used with object),
to free (an estate) from entail.
- mandolins
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noun,
a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck.
- tolidines
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noun,
any of several isomeric derivatives of biphenyl containing two methyl and two amino groups, especially the ortho isomer that is used as a reagent and in the preparation of dyes.
- snow-line
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noun,
the line, as on mountains, above which there is perpetual snow.
- isolation
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noun,
an act or instance of isolating.
- downtimes
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noun,
a time during a regular working period when an employee is not actively productive.
- noontides
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noun,
the time of noon; midday.
- dominions
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noun,
the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.
- mannitols
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noun,
Chemistry. a white, crystalline, sweetish, water-soluble, carbohydrate alcohol, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in three optically different forms, the common one being found in the manna of the ash Fraxinus ornus and in other plants: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, electrolytic condensers for radios, plasticizers, and mannitol hexanitrate, and as a pill excipient.
- Tomlinson
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noun,
Henry Major, 1873–1958, English journalist and novelist.
- mediation
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noun,
action in mediating between parties, as to effect an agreement or reconciliation.
- iodinates
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verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- noontimes
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noun,
noon; noontide; noonday:
- soda-lime
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noun,
a mixture of sodium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide.
- Minnesota
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noun,
a state in the N central United States. 84,068 sq. mi. (217,735 sq. km). Capital: St. Paul.
Abbreviation: MN (for use with zip code), Minn.
- dismantle
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verb (used with object),
to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.:
- Lansdowne
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noun,
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice [pet-ee-fits-mawr-is,, -mor-] /ˈpɛt i fɪtsˈmɔr ɪs,, -ˈmɒr-/ (Show IPA), 5th Marquis of, 1845–1927, British statesman: viceroy of India 1888–94, foreign secretary 1900–05.
- Indonesia
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noun,
East Indies (def 1).
- waistline
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noun,
the circumference of the body at the waist:
- annelids
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noun,
any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms.
- letdowns
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noun,
a decrease in volume, force, energy, etc.:
- ton-mile
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noun,
a unit of freight transportation measurement equivalent to a ton of freight transported one mile.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- Moliones
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noun,
Cteatus and Eurytus, the twin sons of Molione, sometimes said to have been joined at the waist. They were fathered by Poseidon and reared by Actor.
- Isenland
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noun,
(in the Nibelungenlied) the country of Brunhild, usually identified with Iceland.
- mentions
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noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- mannitol
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noun,
Chemistry. a white, crystalline, sweetish, water-soluble, carbohydrate alcohol, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in three optically different forms, the common one being found in the manna of the ash Fraxinus ornus and in other plants: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, electrolytic condensers for radios, plasticizers, and mannitol hexanitrate, and as a pill excipient.
- inositol
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noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, C 6 H 12 O 6 , derivative of cyclohexane, widely distributed in plants and seeds as phytin, and occurring in animal tissue and in urine: an essential growth factor for animal life, present in the vitamin B complex.
- nitinols
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noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- lie-down
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noun,
a nap.
- diastole
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noun,
Physiology. the normal rhythmical dilatation of the heart during which the chambers are filling with blood.
Compare systole (def 1).
- downtime
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noun,
a time during a regular working period when an employee is not actively productive.
- melanoid
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adjective,
of or characterized by melanosis.
- Islamite
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noun,
a Muslim.
- salmonid
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noun,
a salmonid fish.
- landsmen
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noun,
Also, landman. a person who lives or works on land.
- mannites
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noun,
mannitol.
- wild-oat
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noun,
any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- Miltonia
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noun,
any of various epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Miltonia, having sprays of showy, flat, variously colored flowers.
- insolent
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noun,
an insolent person.
- insomnia
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noun,
inability to obtain sufficient sleep, especially when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.
- anilines
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noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- Lewiston
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noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- nidation
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noun,
implantation of an embryo in the lining of the uterus.
- adenitis
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noun,
lymphadenitis.
- Domitian
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noun,
(Titus Flavius Domitianus Augustus) a.d. 51–96, Roman emperor 81–96.
- mastodon
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noun,
a massive, elephantlike mammal of the genus Mammut (Mastodon), that flourished worldwide from the Miocene through the Pleistocene epochs and, in North America, into recent times, having long, curved upper tusks and, in the male, short lower tusks.
- Leninism
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noun,
the form of Communism as taught by Lenin, with emphasis on the dictatorship of the proletariat.
- montanes
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noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- stand-in
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noun,
a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
- iodinate
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verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- dainties
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noun,
something delicious to the taste; a delicacy.
- towlines
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noun,
a line, hawser, or the like, by which anything is or may be towed.
- Masonite
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- towmonds
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noun,
twelvemonth.
- monodies
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noun,
a Greek ode sung by a single voice, as in a tragedy; lament.
- Leninist
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noun,
an advocate or supporter of Lenin or Leninism.
- Weismann
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noun,
August [ou-goo st] /ˈaʊ gʊst/ (Show IPA), 1834–1914, German biologist.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Townsend
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noun,
Francis Everett, 1867–1960, U.S. physician and proposer of the Townsend plan.
- monition
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noun,
Literary. admonition or warning.
- townsman
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of a town.
- townsmen
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of a town.
- simoleon
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noun,
a dollar.
- Estonian
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noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- Steinman
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noun,
David Barnard, 1886–1960, U.S. civil engineer: specialist in bridge design and construction.
- Westland
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- astonied
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adjective,
dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
- Laomedon
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noun,
a king of Troy and the father of Priam, for whom the walls of Troy were built by Apollo and Poseidon.
- medalist
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noun,
a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- dominoes
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noun,
a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- Leonidas
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noun,
died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- dominion
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noun,
the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.
- Dilantin
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- demonian
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adjective,
demoniac (def 1).
- tie-down
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noun,
a device for tying something down.
- dominate
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verb (used with object),
to rule over; govern; control.
- dominant
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noun,
Genetics.
the one of a pair of alternative alleles that masks the effect of the other when both are present in the same cell or organism.
the trait or character determined by such an allele. Compare recessive (defs 4, 5).
- new-mint
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verb (used with object),
to mint or coin afresh.
- lenition
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noun,
Phonetics. a phonological process that weakens consonant articulation at the ends of syllables or between vowels, causing the consonant to become voiced, spirantized, or deleted.
- antinode
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noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- antinome
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noun,
something that is contradictory or opposite to another; a logical contradiction.
- dilation
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noun,
the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
- lentando
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adjective,
becoming slower.
- dolomite
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noun,
a very common mineral, calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg(CO 3) 2 , occurring in crystals and in masses.
- two-name
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adjective,
(of commercial paper) having more than one obligor, usually a maker and endorser, both of whom are fully liable.
- Latinism
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noun,
a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- wetlands
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noun,
Often, wetlands. land that has a wet and spongy soil, as a marsh, swamp, or bog.
- intwines
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verb (used with or without object),
entwine.
- sedition
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noun,
incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
- donation
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noun,
an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- meltdown
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noun,
the melting of a significant portion of a nuclear-reactor core due to inadequate cooling of the fuel elements, a condition that could lead to the escape of radiation.
- odonates
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noun,
any of numerous large predatory aquatic insects of the order Odonata, occurring worldwide and characterized by two pairs of membranous wings.
- aliments
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- nominate
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adjective,
having a particular name.
- solenoid
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noun,
Electricity. an electric conductor wound as a helix with small pitch, or as two or more coaxial helices, so that current through the conductor establishes a magnetic field within the conductor.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- Milesian
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noun,
any of the people from Spain who invaded Ireland and defeated the Tuatha Dé Danann, and who were the ancestors of the present Irish people.
- nominals
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noun,
Grammar. a word or group of words functioning as a noun.
- midtowns
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noun,
the middle part of a city or town between uptown and downtown.
- snowmelt
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noun,
water from snow that is melting or has melted.
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- Solimena
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noun,
Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1657–1747, Italian painter.
- melodist
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noun,
a composer or a singer of melodies.
- Smilodon
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noun,
any of several saber-toothed cats of the extinct genus Smilodon, that ranged from California through most of South America during the Pleistocene Epoch and had upper canine teeth more than 6 inches (15 cm) long.
- midnoons
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noun,
midday.
- melodion
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noun,
melodeon.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- womanist
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noun,
a person who holds or supports womanist views.
- woodsmen
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noun,
Also, woodman. a person accustomed to life in the woods and skilled in the arts of the woods, as hunting or trapping.
- alienism
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noun,
alienage.
- woodsman
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noun,
Also, woodman. a person accustomed to life in the woods and skilled in the arts of the woods, as hunting or trapping.
- delimits
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verb (used with object),
to fix or mark the limits or boundaries of; demarcate:
- sodalite
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noun,
a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.
- enations
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- noontide
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noun,
the time of noon; midday.
- tail-end
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noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- Sodomite
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noun,
an inhabitant of Sodom.
- oilstone
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noun,
a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.
- Minnewit
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noun,
Peter, Minuit, Peter.
- nonmetal
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noun,
an element not having the character of a metal, as carbon or nitrogen.
- miladies
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noun,
an English noblewoman (often used as a term of address).
- nonideal
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adjective,
(of a gas or solution) differing in behavior from that of an ideal gas or solution.
- Minneola
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noun,
a juicy, pear-shaped variety of tangelo.
- idealism
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noun,
the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
- idealist
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noun,
a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist.
Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- ideation
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noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- semolina
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noun,
a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
- mainline
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adjective,
having a principal, established, or widely accepted position; major; mainstream:
- tailwind
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noun,
a wind coming from directly behind a moving object, especially an aircraft or other vehicle (opposed to headwind).
- sit-down
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noun,
Informal. a period or instance of sitting, as to relax, talk, or the like:
- melanins
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noun,
any of a class of insoluble pigments, found in all forms of animal life, that account for the dark color of skin, hair, fur, scales, feathers, etc.
- Melanion
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noun,
a youth of Arcadia, usually identified with Hippomenes as the successful suitor of Atalanta.
- limiteds
-
noun,
a limited train, bus, etc.
- Stoneman
-
noun,
a stonecutter or stoneworker.
- Eastwood
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noun,
Clint, born 1930, U.S. actor and director.
- laminose
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adjective,
laminate; laminar.
- toilsome
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adjective,
characterized by or involving toil; laborious or fatiguing.
- limonite
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noun,
an amorphous hydrated ferric oxide, varying in color from dark brown to yellow, used as an ore of iron.
- indolent
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adjective,
having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful:
- moonlets
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noun,
a small natural or artificial satellite, as one of a number of natural satellites thought to be embedded in the ring system of Saturn.
- modelist
-
noun,
a person who makes models, as of airplanes.
- toenails
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- Milstein
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noun,
Cesar, 1927–2002, Argentinian immunologist: Nobel prize 1984.
- limewood
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noun,
the wood of a linden.
- mesodont
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adjective,
having medium-sized teeth.
- entomol.
-
- diamines
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noun,
a compound containing two amino groups.
- tolidine
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noun,
any of several isomeric derivatives of biphenyl containing two methyl and two amino groups, especially the ortho isomer that is used as a reagent and in the preparation of dyes.
- amniotes
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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.
- mandolin
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noun,
a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck.
- notional
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adjective,
pertaining to or expressing a notion or idea.
- amidines
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noun,
any of a group of compounds containing the CN 2 H 3 group, some of which have marked pharmacological action.
- mind-set
-
noun,
an attitude, disposition, or mood.
- old-time
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adjective,
belonging to or characteristic of old or former times, methods, ideas, etc.:
- midlines
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noun,
Zoology. the median plane of the body of an animal.
- mediants
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noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- melodias
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noun,
an 8 feet (2.4 meters) wooden flue-pipe stop organ resembling the clarabella in tone.
- eidolons
-
noun,
a phantom; apparition.
- wailsome
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adjective,
wailful.
- isolated
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- liniment
-
noun,
a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating.
- linesman
-
noun,
Sports.
an official, as in tennis and soccer, who assists the referee.
Football. an official who marks the distances gained and lost in the progress of play and otherwise assists the referee and field judge.
Ice Hockey. either of two officials who assist the referee by watching for icing, offside, and substitution violations and fouls and by conducting face-offs.
- sedation
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noun,
the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- Edmonton
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Alberta, in the central part, in SW Canada.
- indamine
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noun,
any of a series of basic organic compounds, the simplest having the formula C 12 H 11 N 3 , which form bluish and greenish salts, used in the manufacture of dyes.
- lindanes
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 H 6 Cl 6 , the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride: used chiefly as an insecticide, delouser, and weed-killer.
- sanidine
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noun,
a glassy, often transparent variety of orthoclase in which sodium may replace as much as 50 percent of the potassium: forms phenocrysts in some igneous rocks.
- noontime
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noun,
noon; noontide; noonday:
- meloids
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noun,
a beetle of the family Meloidae, comprising the blister beetles.
- ionones
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noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- dentals
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noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- dentils
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noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- menials
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- Denison
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noun,
a city in NE Texas.
- Mendota
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in S Wisconsin, in N Madison. About 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- side-on
-
adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- meltons
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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.
- Montale
-
noun,
Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1981, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1975.
- isation
-
- moonlet
-
noun,
a small natural or artificial satellite, as one of a number of natural satellites thought to be embedded in the ring system of Saturn.
- diatoms
-
noun,
any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
- moonlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the moon.
- moonset
-
noun,
the setting of the moon below the horizon.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- detains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- details
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- isoline
-
noun,
isogram.
- twosome
-
noun,
two together or in company; couple; duo.
- destool
-
verb (used with object),
to remove (a West African ruler) from office.
- montane
-
noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- destain
-
verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- isotone
-
noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- diastem
-
noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- dilates
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- twinned
-
noun,
either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Salomon
-
noun,
Haym [hahym] /haɪm/ (Show IPA), 1740?–85, American financier and patriot, born in Poland.
- dentins
-
noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- dimwits
-
noun,
a stupid or slow-thinking person.
- diamine
-
noun,
a compound containing two amino groups.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- dislimn
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to become dim or indistinct.
- midnoon
-
noun,
midday.
- elision
-
noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- misdate
-
noun,
a wrong date.
- misdeal
-
noun,
Cards. a deal in which the wrong number of cards have been distributed or in which the cards were dealt in the wrong order or manner, necessitating a new deal and the cancellation of any points made on the hand, sometimes with a penalty to the dealer.
- midtown
-
noun,
the middle part of a city or town between uptown and downtown.
- misdial
-
noun,
an act or instance of misdialing.
- idolism
-
noun,
idolatry.
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- mislead
-
verb (used with object),
to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- Midwest
-
noun,
Middle West.
- midline
-
noun,
Zoology. the median plane of the body of an animal.
- Mitanni
-
noun,
the Hurrian kingdom in NW Mesopotamia in the 15th and 14th centuries b.c.
- eidolon
-
noun,
a phantom; apparition.
- Mideast
-
noun,
Middle East.
- toadies
-
noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- tawnies
-
noun,
a shade of brown tinged with yellow; dull yellowish brown.
- edition
-
noun,
one of a series of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. (distinguished from impression).
- sandmen
-
noun,
the man who, in fairy tales or folklore, puts sand in the eyes of children to make them sleepy.
- elitism
-
noun,
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
- tineids
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- seminal
-
adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- etalons
-
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.
- tension
-
noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- Miltown
-
- Etonian
-
noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- enwinds
-
verb (used with object),
to wind or coil about; encircle.
- entomo-
-
- entoils
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Mineola
-
noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- Telamon
-
noun,
atlas (def 5).
- tendons
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- miniate
-
verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- minions
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- mildews
-
noun,
Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by a cottony, usually whitish coating on the surface of affected parts, caused by any of various fungi.
- endmost
-
adjective,
farthest; most distant; last:
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- mildens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become mild or milder.
- emotion
-
noun,
an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hate, or the like, is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness.
- indents
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- sandlot
-
noun,
a vacant lot used by youngsters for games or sports.
- distain
-
verb (used with object),
to discolor; stain; sully.
- doilies
-
noun,
any small, ornamental mat, as of embroidery or lace.
- intines
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- dolmens
-
noun,
a structure usually regarded as a tomb, consisting of two or more large, upright stones set with a space between and capped by a horizontal stone.
- tandems
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- dolmans
-
noun,
a woman's mantle with capelike arm pieces instead of sleeves.
- monades
-
noun,
plural of monas.
- intones
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- Mondale
-
noun,
Walter Frederick ("Fritz") born 1928, U.S. politician: senator 1965–77; vice president 1977–81.
- intwine
-
verb (used with or without object),
entwine.
- inwinds
-
verb (used with object),
enwind.
- intens.
-
- monesia
-
noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- iodates
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- iodines
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- towline
-
noun,
a line, hawser, or the like, by which anything is or may be towed.
- towmond
-
noun,
twelvemonth.
- Monilia
-
noun,
a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.
- sideman
-
noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- iolites
-
noun,
cordierite.
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- intends
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- indites
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- moisten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- indoles
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- inedita
-
plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- toledos
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), c1515–84? Spanish administrator: viceroy of Peru 1569–81.
- Modesto
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- inlands
-
noun,
the interior part of a country.
- modiste
-
noun,
Older Use. a female maker of or dealer in women's fashionable attire.
- in-laws
-
noun,
a relative by marriage.
- in-line
-
adjective,
(of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- mention
-
noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- to-name
-
noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- Melinda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- donates
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- Molinos
-
noun,
Miguel de [mee-gel de] /miˈgɛl dɛ/ (Show IPA), c1640–c95, Spanish priest and mystic: chief exponent of quietism.
- instead
-
Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- dominos
-
noun,
a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- dominie
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a schoolmaster.
- domines
-
noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- melodia
-
noun,
an 8 feet (2.4 meters) wooden flue-pipe stop organ resembling the clarabella in tone.
- sainted
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Swindon
-
noun,
a town and unitary authority in Wiltshire, in S England.
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- mansion
-
noun,
a very large, impressive, or stately residence.
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Leonids
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- mannose
-
noun,
a hexose, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained from the hydrolysis of the ivory nut and yielding mannitol upon reduction.
- annelid
-
noun,
any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms.
- onanism
-
noun,
withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- letdown
-
noun,
a decrease in volume, force, energy, etc.:
- mannite
-
noun,
mannitol.
- newtons
-
noun,
the standard unit of force in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one meter per second per second on a mass of one kilogram. Abbreviation: N.
- swindle
-
noun,
an act of swindling or a fraudulent transaction or scheme.
- anilide
-
noun,
any compound containing the univalent group C 6 H 5 NH–, derived from aniline, as acetanilide, C 8 H 9 NO.
- liaison
-
noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- nitinol
-
noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- amosite
-
noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- amniote
-
noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- amnions
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- Olmsted
-
noun,
Frederick Law, 1822–1903, U.S. landscape architect.
- anomite
-
noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- Wieland
-
noun,
Wayland.
- limited
-
noun,
a limited train, bus, etc.
- stamin-
-
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- atomies
-
noun,
an atom; mote.
- Neilson
-
noun,
William Allan, 1869–1946, U.S. educator and lexicographer, born in Scotland.
- manwise
-
adverb,
in the manner of a human being:
- nemato-
-
- wetland
-
noun,
Often, wetlands. land that has a wet and spongy soil, as a marsh, swamp, or bog.
- onliest
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- Wideman
-
noun,
John Edgar, born 1941, U.S. novelist.
- asinine
-
adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- oneidas
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- mantids
-
noun,
mantis.
- lensman
-
noun,
a photographer.
- one-two
-
noun,
Also called one-two punch. Boxing. a left-hand jab immediately followed by a right cross.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- Oneonta
-
noun,
a city in E central New York.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- one-man
-
adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- newsman
-
noun,
a person employed to gather news, as for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television news bureau; reporter.
- lentoid
-
noun,
a lentoid body.
- amities
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- limites
-
noun,
plural of limes.
- Leawood
-
noun,
a town in E Kansas.
- woodmen
-
noun,
woodsman (def 1).
- ailment
-
noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- loments
-
noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- Madison
-
noun,
Dolly or Dolley [dol-ee] /ˈdɒl i/ (Show IPA), (Dorothea Payne) 1768–1849, wife of James Madison.
- snowmen
-
noun,
a figure of a person made of packed snow.
- Snowman
-
noun,
a figure of a person made of packed snow.
- woodies
-
noun,
a station wagon having wood or simulated-wood panels on the outside of the body.
- Snowdon
-
noun,
a mountain in NW Wales: highest peak in Wales. 3560 feet (1085 meters).
- Woodman
-
noun,
woodsman (def 1).
- notions
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- Maidens
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- Smeaton
-
noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- Woodsia
-
noun,
any of various small ferns of the genus Woodsia, of northern temperate, alpine, and arctic regions, having short, stout stalks, usually lance-shaped fronds, and often covered with fine hairs: common on mountains in rocky ledges and crevices.
- woolens
-
noun,
any cloth of carded wool yarn of which the fibers vary in length: bulkier, looser, and less regular than worsted.
- woolies
-
noun,
Western U.S. a wool-bearing animal; sheep.
- woolman
-
noun,
a person who buys and sells wool; wool dealer.
- woolmen
-
noun,
a person who buys and sells wool; wool dealer.
- odonate
-
noun,
any of numerous large predatory aquatic insects of the order Odonata, occurring worldwide and characterized by two pairs of membranous wings.
- lotions
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- Lowndes
-
noun,
William Thomas, 1798–1843, English bibliographer.
- noodles
-
noun,
a narrow strip of unleavened egg dough that has been rolled thin and dried, boiled, and served alone or in soups, casseroles, etc.; a ribbon-shaped pasta.
- Wiseman
-
noun,
Nicholas Patrick Stephen, 1802–65, Irish cardinal and author, born in Spain.
- amidols
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline powder, C 6 H 8 N 2 O⋅2HCl, derived from phenol, used chiefly as a photographic developer.
- lindies
-
noun,
Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
- maltose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 12 H 22 O 11 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
- amidins
-
noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- amidine
-
noun,
any of a group of compounds containing the CN 2 H 3 group, some of which have marked pharmacological action.
- malteds
-
noun,
malted milk.
- somato-
-
- windles
-
noun,
a measure of corn, wheat, or other commodities equal to approximately three bushels, but varying in different regions.
- lindane
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 H 6 Cl 6 , the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride: used chiefly as an insecticide, delouser, and weed-killer.
- lindens
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana (American linden) or T. europaea (European linden) having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree.
Compare linden family.
- lineman
-
noun,
Also, linesman. a person who installs or repairs telephone, telegraph, or other wires.
- aliment
-
noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- noisome
-
adjective,
offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
- linnets
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- malison
-
noun,
a curse.
- Malines
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- Winsome
-
adjective,
sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging:
- Winston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- soliton
-
- wintles
-
noun,
a rolling or staggering motion.
- nominal
-
noun,
Grammar. a word or group of words functioning as a noun.
- mastoid
-
noun,
the mastoid process.
- aniline
-
noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- Weidman
-
noun,
Charles Edward, Jr. 1901–75, U.S. dancer, choreographer, and teacher.
- laities
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- Ladinos
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- daimons
-
noun,
daemon.
- Delanos
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- wantons
-
noun,
a wanton or lascivious person, especially a woman.
- medinas
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- Owenism
-
noun,
the socialistic philosophy of Robert Owen.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- wanions
-
noun,
curse; vengeance.
- Ostwald
-
noun,
Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1853–1932, German chemist: Nobel prize 1909.
- delimit
-
verb (used with object),
to fix or mark the limits or boundaries of; demarcate:
- ostiole
-
noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- laments
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- osteoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor composed of osseous tissue.
- Osmanli
-
noun,
an Ottoman.
- osteoid
-
adjective,
resembling bone; bonelike.
- Daniels
-
noun,
Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
- mediant
-
noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- medials
-
noun,
Phonetics.
a medial sound or letter.
media2 (def 1).
- landmen
-
noun,
landsman1 (def 1).
- dailies
-
noun,
a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.
- daltons
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- Landini
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), c1325–97, Italian organist and composer.
- estamin
-
noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- demono-
-
- waisted
-
adjective,
having a waist of a specified kind (usually used in combination):
- lead-in
-
noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- motions
-
noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- melanin
-
noun,
any of a class of insoluble pigments, found in all forms of animal life, that account for the dark color of skin, hair, fur, scales, feathers, etc.
- oolites
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- melano-
-
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Lawtons
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- teiids
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- Midian
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Keturah. Gen. 25:1–4.
- Malone
-
noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- iliads
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- lament
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- Iletin
-
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- solion
-
noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- lameds
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- mid-on
-
noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Malden
-
noun,
a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- Linnet
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- indent
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- Median
-
noun,
Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- me-too
-
adjective,
Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:
- Linden
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana (American linden) or T. europaea (European linden) having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree.
Compare linden family.
- stoned
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- Lamont
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lindon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ladens
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- miaows
-
noun,
the characteristic sound a cat makes.
- imides
-
noun,
a compound derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by acidic groups, characterized by the =NH group.
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- 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.
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- listed
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- milit.
-
- loment
-
noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- Medit.
-
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- Lomond
-
noun,
Loch, a lake in W Scotland. 23 miles (37 km) long; 27 sq. mi. (70 sq. km).
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- London
-
noun,
Jack, 1876–1916, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
- 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.
- sodio-
-
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- Lonnie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- tendon
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- loosen
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- Milton
-
noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- lodens
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- medias
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- milden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become mild or milder.
- melan-
-
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- sendal
-
noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- idioms
-
noun,
an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
- solemn
-
adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- Isolde
-
noun,
German name of Iseult.
- Soldan
-
noun,
the ruler of an Islamic country.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- mildew
-
noun,
Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by a cottony, usually whitish coating on the surface of affected parts, caused by any of various fungi.
- malted
-
noun,
malted milk.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- mailed
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- meloid
-
noun,
a beetle of the family Meloidae, comprising the blister beetles.
- maiden
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- Medina
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- Island
-
noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- somat-
-
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- intime
-
adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- mantid
-
noun,
mantis.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- intend
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- mental
-
noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- iowans
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Iowa.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- steno-
-
- 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.
- Meadow
-
noun,
a tract of grassland used for pasture or serving as a hayfield.
- menads
-
noun,
maenad.
- latins
-
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.
- Leonid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- Menado
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Sulawesi, in NE Indonesia.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- stadle
-
noun,
staddle.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- lawmen
-
noun,
an officer of the law, as a sheriff or police officer.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- Mantle
-
noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- iodism
-
noun,
poisoning caused by sensitivity to or overuse of iodine or its compounds.
- matins
-
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.
- masto-
-
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Lemnos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- Mawson
-
noun,
Sir Douglas, 1882–1958, Australian antarctic explorer, born in England.
- iodine
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- simile
-
noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- tandem
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- inwind
-
verb (used with object),
enwind.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- inwale
-
noun,
(in an open boat) a horizontal timber binding together the frames along the top strake.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- intown
-
adjective,
being in the central or metropolitan area of a city or town:
- ionone
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- Lawton
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- Lawson
-
noun,
Robert, 1892–1957, U.S. illustrator and author, especially of children's books.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Landes
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- medial
-
noun,
Phonetics.
a medial sound or letter.
media2 (def 1).
- stolid
-
adjective,
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
- in-law
-
noun,
a relative by marriage.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- stolon
-
noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- Mandel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- inland
-
noun,
the interior part of a country.
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- inlaid
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Landon
-
noun,
Alfred ("Alf") Mossman [maws-muh n,, mos-] /ˈmɔs mən,, ˈmɒs-/ (Show IPA), 1887–1987, U.S. politician.
- sindon
-
noun,
cloth of fine linen or silk, used especially for shrouds.
- limits
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- somni-
-
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- indole
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- metal.
-
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- indite
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- Indies
-
noun,
the. (used with a plural verb) West Indies (def 1).
- Landis
-
noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- Indian
-
noun,
Also called American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Native American. a member of the aboriginal people of America or of any of the aboriginal North or South American stocks, usually excluding the Eskimos.
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- manini
-
adjective,
small; insignificant.
- Soweto
-
noun,
a group of townships in NE South Africa, SW of and administered by Johannesburg: constructed in the 1950s and early 1960s to provide housing and services for black Africans. 26 sq. mi. (67 sq. km).
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Mannie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Menton
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
- inside
-
noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- sialid
-
noun,
any neuropterous insect of the family Sialidae, comprising the alderflies.
- inline
-
noun,
an ornamented type with a line of white or of a contrasting color running just inside the edge and following the contour of each letter.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Mannes
-
noun,
Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
- Sonoma
-
noun,
a town in W California: center of wine-producing region.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- manned
-
noun,
an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- lidias
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- 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.
- Isolda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- denti-
-
- nodose
-
adjective,
having nodes.
- denims
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- Dennis
-
noun,
John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
- denom.
-
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- dental
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- dentil
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- dentin
-
noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- amends
-
noun,
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- Denton
-
noun,
a city in N Texas.
- Winnie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Winston.
- desalt
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- desman
-
noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- motile
-
adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- alwite
-
adjective,
white (def 11).
- Amidol
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline powder, C 6 H 8 N 2 O⋅2HCl, derived from phenol, used chiefly as a photographic developer.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- Deimos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek personification of terror, a son of Ares and Aphrodite.
- windle
-
noun,
a measure of corn, wheat, or other commodities equal to approximately three bushels, but varying in different regions.
- owlets
-
noun,
a young owl.
- amidst
-
preposition,
amid.
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- motion
-
noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- amido-
-
- delist
-
verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- amidin
-
noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- Motown
-
noun,
Detroit, Michigan: a nickname.
- amides
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- oleins
-
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.
- demits
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- seldom
-
adverb,
on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often:
- distal
-
adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- monoid
-
noun,
groupoid.
- dismal
-
noun,
Southern U.S. a tract of swampy land, usually along the coast.
- Monnet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
- wintle
-
noun,
a rolling or staggering motion.
- disown
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce:
- distil
-
verb (used with or without object),
distill.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- Diwali
-
noun,
the Hindu festival of lights, celebrated as a religious holiday throughout India in mid-November.
- Townie
-
noun,
a resident of a town, especially a nonstudent resident of a college town.
- Townes
-
noun,
Charles Hard, 1915–2015, U.S. physicist and educator: Nobel Prize in physics 1964.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- towels
-
noun,
an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
- monied
-
adjective,
moneyed.
- nomads
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- Alonso
-
noun,
Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
- Dewali
-
noun,
Diwali.
- Winona
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, on the Mississippi.
- dewans
-
noun,
(in India) any of certain officials, as a financial minister or prime minister of a native colony.
- Salmon
-
noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- moonie
-
noun,
a member or follower of the Unification Church.
- mooned
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- diatom
-
noun,
any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
- wadies
-
noun,
wadi.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- twains
-
noun,
Mark, pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
- moolas
-
noun,
money.
- oldest
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- moodle
-
- twines
-
noun,
a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.
- Salome
-
noun,
Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
- dimwit
-
noun,
a stupid or slow-thinking person.
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- Oswald
-
noun,
Lee Harvey, 1939–63, designated by a presidential commission to be the lone assassin of John F. Kennedy.
- 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.
- oodles
-
noun,
a large quantity:
- Nelson
-
noun,
a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- Atwood
-
noun,
Margaret (Eleanor) born 1939, Canadian poet and novelist.
- Onslow
-
noun,
George, 1784–1853, French composer.
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- anemo-
-
- wealds
-
noun,
wooded or uncultivated country.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- Watson
-
noun,
James Dewey, born 1928, U.S. biologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1962.
- wasted
-
noun,
useless consumption or expenditure; use without adequate return; an act or instance of wasting:
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- nemat-
-
- daemon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
a god.
a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
- Widnes
-
noun,
a city in NW England, just E of Liverpool, on the Mersey River.
- wields
-
verb (used with object),
to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating.
- anoles
-
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.
- Ondine
-
noun,
undine.
- 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.
- Newton
-
noun,
the standard unit of force in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one meter per second per second on a mass of one kilogram. Abbreviation: N.
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- Newman
-
noun,
John Henry, Cardinal, 1801–90, English theologian and author.
- online
-
adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- netman
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- widens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become wide or wider; broaden; expand.
- Onions
-
noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- aniso-
-
- Weston
-
noun,
Edward, 1886–1958, U.S. photographer.
- aswoon
-
adjective, adverb,
being in a swoon:
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- daimen
-
adjective,
rare; occasional.
- Walden
-
noun,
a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- amnion
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- wandoo
-
noun,
an Australian tree, Eucalyptus redunca, having hard, heavy wood valued as timber.
- amino-
-
- Danton
-
noun,
Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
- naleds
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- amnios
-
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Walton
-
noun,
Ernest Thomas Sinton [sin-tn] /ˈsɪn tn/ (Show IPA), 1903–95, Irish physicist: Nobel prize 1951.
- Ostend
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- osteo-
-
- Nadine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Dawson
-
noun,
Sir John William, 1820–99, Canadian geologist and educator.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- daimon
-
noun,
daemon.
- Wilson
-
noun,
Sir Angus (Frank Johnstone) [jon-stuh n,, -suh n] /ˈdʒɒn stən,, -sən/ (Show IPA), 1913–91, English writer.
- ootids
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- wanton
-
noun,
a wanton or lascivious person, especially a woman.
- Wilmot
-
noun,
David, 1814–68, U.S. politician and jurist: congressman 1845–51; senator 1861–63.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Dalton
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- wanion
-
noun,
curse; vengeance.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- damson
-
noun,
Also called damson plum. the small, dark-blue or purple fruit of a plum, Prunus insititia, of the rose family, introduced into Europe from Asia Minor.
- Damien
-
noun,
Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
- nanoid
-
adjective,
dwarfish.
- Wilton
-
noun,
a carpet woven like Brussels carpet, on a Jacquard loom but having the loops cut to form a velvet pile.
- amoles
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nanism
-
noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- damsel
-
noun,
a young woman or girl; a maiden, originally one of gentle or noble birth.
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- Towson
-
noun,
a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- tinned
-
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.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- elands
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tiswin
-
noun,
a fermented beverage made by the Apache Indians.
- Wooden
-
adjective,
consisting or made of wood; wood:
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- Edwina
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Edwin.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- wonted
-
noun,
custom; habit; practice:
- Wonsan
-
noun,
a seaport in E North Korea.
- to-dos
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- tinman
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- aidmen
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- 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.
- Almond
-
noun,
the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond) which grow in warm temperate regions.
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- woalds
-
noun,
weld2 .
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- noodle
-
noun,
a narrow strip of unleavened egg dough that has been rolled thin and dried, boiled, and served alone or in soups, casseroles, etc.; a ribbon-shaped pasta.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Toland
-
noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- tinmen
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- elints
-
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.
- Modena
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Bologna.
- woolen
-
noun,
any cloth of carded wool yarn of which the fibers vary in length: bulkier, looser, and less regular than worsted.
- Esmond
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tidies
-
noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- Minden
-
noun,
a city in NW Louisiana.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- enwind
-
verb (used with object),
to wind or coil about; encircle.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- nowise
-
adverb,
noway.
- Tilden
-
noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- tildes
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- minion
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- admits
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- adeno-
-
- endows
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a permanent fund or source of income:
- Minnie
-
noun,
mother; mom.
- Minnis
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- minnow
-
noun,
a small, European cyprinoid fish, Phoxinus phoxinus.
- Minoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- Elwood
-
noun,
a city in central Indiana.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tineid
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- Elmont
-
noun,
a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- salted
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- dowels
-
noun,
Also called dowel pin. Carpentry. a pin, usually round, fitting into holes in two adjacent pieces to prevent their slipping or to align them.
- aldose
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- Dolton
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- DOMAIN
-
noun,
a field of action, thought, influence, etc.:
- molest
-
verb (used with object),
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- 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.
- doolie
-
noun,
a first-year cadet in the U.S. Air Force Academy.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- molies
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- dowlas
-
noun,
a coarse linen or cotton cloth.
- wisdom
-
noun,
the quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight.
- donnas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- molten
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Donets
-
noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- Domino
-
noun,
a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- domine
-
noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- wisent
-
noun,
bison (def 2).
- saloon
-
noun,
a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- mondos
-
noun,
a question to a student for which an immediate answer is demanded, the spontaneity of which is often illuminating.
- mondes
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- Toledo
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), c1515–84? Spanish administrator: viceroy of Peru 1569–81.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- modest
-
adjective,
having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- Dowson
-
noun,
Ernest (Christopher) 1867–1900, English poet.
- samlet
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- monads
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- dolmas
-
noun,
a dish of tomatoes, green peppers, vine leaves, or eggplants stuffed with a mixture of meat, rice, and spices.
- dolman
-
noun,
a woman's mantle with capelike arm pieces instead of sleeves.
- dolmen
-
noun,
a structure usually regarded as a tomb, consisting of two or more large, upright stones set with a space between and capped by a horizontal stone.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- omni-
-
- nomad
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- male-
-
- Olwen
-
noun,
a princess, the daughter of Ysbaddaden Chief-giant.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- Nowel
-
noun,
Noel (def 2).
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- lweis
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Angola, the 100th part of a kwanza.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- lowse
-
adjective,
loose.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- oidea
-
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noto-
-
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- oleo-
-
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- sinew
-
noun,
a tendon.
- sito-
-
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- nona-
-
- 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.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- Sino-
-
- 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.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- nomo-
-
- oiled
-
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.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- noso-
-
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- modes
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meta-
-
- model
-
noun,
a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- modal
-
noun,
modal auxiliary.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Metol
-
- sanit
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- meso-
-
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- mewls
-
verb (used without object),
to cry, as a baby, young child, or the like; whimper.
- monad
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- meno-
-
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- mondo
-
noun,
a question to a student for which an immediate answer is demanded, the spontaneity of which is often illuminating.
- monde
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- molto
-
adverb,
very:
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- meows
-
noun,
the characteristic sound a cat makes.
- moles
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- molds
-
noun,
a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- sewan
-
noun,
seawan.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- monos
-
noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Minn.
-
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- mini-
-
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- semi-
-
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- seti-
-
- miaow
-
noun,
the characteristic sound a cat makes.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Lowes
-
noun,
John Livingston, 1867–1945, U.S. scholar, critic, and teacher.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Midis
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- miso-
-
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- misdo
-
verb (used with object),
to do badly or wrongly; botch.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- 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.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- mono-
-
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- ootid
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- naso-
-
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- nano-
-
- medal
-
noun,
a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like:
- osmo-
-
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- natl.
-
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- newts
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae, especially those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and northern Asia.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- 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.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- mast-
-
- onto-
-
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- oste-
-
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- moose
-
noun,
a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.
- moons
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- mools
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- moola
-
noun,
money.
- 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.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Mont.
-
- moots
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- Owens
-
noun,
Jesse (John Cleveland) 1913–80, U.S. athlete.
- owlet
-
noun,
a young owl.
- MSEnt
-
- Medon
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- MOTOS
-
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- melds
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- Melia
-
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- to-do
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- Edwin
-
noun,
Also, Eadwine. a.d. 585?–633, king of Northumbria 617–633.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- 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.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- anim.
-
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elwin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- annot
-
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anti-
-
- dowse
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- dwelt
-
noun,
Machinery.
a flat or cylindrical area on a cam for maintaining a follower in a certain position during part of a cycle.
a period in a cycle in the operation of a machine or engine during which a given part remains motionless.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- wield
-
verb (used with object),
to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating.
- lowan
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- anon.
-
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- 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.
- edit.
-
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- idiom
-
noun,
an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
- Wilma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.
- IATSE
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- telo-
-
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- ideo-
-
- idio-
-
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- idion
-
- dames
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- Wilno
-
noun,
Polish name of Vilnius.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- teiid
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- Wilts
-
noun,
the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted:
- ileo-
-
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Iliad
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- ilio-
-
- Wiles
-
noun,
a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- timid
-
adjective,
lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- endo-
-
- endow
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a permanent fund or source of income:
- Wilde
-
noun,
Oscar (Fingal O'Flahertie Wills) [fing-guh l oh-fla-her-tee wilz,, oh-flair-tee] /ˈfɪŋ gəl oʊˈflæ hər ti ˈwɪlz,, oʊˈflɛər ti/ (Show IPA), ("Sebastian Melmoth") 1854–1900, Irish poet, dramatist, novelist, essayist, and critic.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- tiled
-
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.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- wilds
-
noun,
Often, wilds. an uncultivated, uninhabited, or desolate region or tract; waste; wilderness; desert:
- ento-
-
- Tenn.
-
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- teno-
-
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Ewald
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Downs
-
noun,
a downward movement; descent.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- welds
-
noun,
a welded junction or joint.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- waist
-
noun,
the part of the body in humans between the ribs and the hips, usually the narrowest part of the torso.
- demi-
-
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- demo-
-
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- Demos
-
noun,
the common people of an ancient Greek state.
- wains
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- awols
-
noun,
a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dent.
-
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- dewan
-
noun,
(in India) any of certain officials, as a financial minister or prime minister of a native colony.
- wails
-
noun,
the act of wailing.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- welts
-
noun,
a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
- dial.
-
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- diam.
-
- wadis
-
noun,
the channel of a watercourse that is dry except during periods of rainfall.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- weans
-
Verb phrases,
wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- Dawes
-
noun,
Charles Gates, 1865–1951, U.S. financier and diplomat: vice president of the U.S. 1925–29; Nobel Peace Prize 1925.
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- wands
-
noun,
a slender stick or rod, especially one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- wames
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. belly.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Wales
-
noun,
a division of the United Kingdom, in SW Great Britain. 8016 sq. mi. (20,760 sq. km).
- dawns
-
noun,
the first appearance of daylight in the morning:
- weals
-
noun,
well-being, prosperity, or happiness:
- Waldo
-
noun,
Pierre or Peter, died c1217, French merchant and religious reformer, declared a heretic: founder of the Waldenses.
- wants
-
noun,
something wanted or needed; necessity:
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- waste
-
noun,
useless consumption or expenditure; use without adequate return; an act or instance of wasting:
- waits
-
noun,
an act or instance of waiting or awaiting; delay; halt:
- Waite
-
noun,
Morrison Remick [rem-ik] /ˈrɛm ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1816–88, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1874–88.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- Weald
-
noun,
wooded or uncultivated country.
- deism
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- atmo-
-
- wades
-
noun,
an act or instance of wading:
- dowie
-
adjective,
dull; melancholy; dismal.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- dolma
-
noun,
a dish of tomatoes, green peppers, vine leaves, or eggplants stuffed with a mixture of meat, rice, and spices.
- Dolon
-
noun,
a son of Eumedes who was killed by Diomedes and Odysseus even though he had given them valuable information about the Trojans.
- dolts
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- domal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a domal sound.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- domes
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- tonia
-
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- widen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become wide or wider; broaden; expand.
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- dooms
-
noun,
fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune:
- tondo
-
noun,
a round painting or relief.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- wides
-
noun,
Cricket. a bowled ball that goes wide of the wicket, and counts as a run for the side batting.
- 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.
- dowel
-
noun,
Also called dowel pin. Carpentry. a pin, usually round, fitting into holes in two adjacent pieces to prevent their slipping or to align them.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- tono-
-
- wends
-
noun,
a member of a Slavic people of E Germany; Sorb.
- Dioon
-
noun,
any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- dilis
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- dimin
-
- twine
-
noun,
a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.
- ation
-
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Twain
-
noun,
Mark, pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- dist.
-
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- towie
-
noun,
a form of contract bridge for three players in which the players bid for the dummy hand after six of its cards have been turned up.
- towel
-
noun,
an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Westm
-
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- idiot
-
noun,
Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Lewis
-
noun,
a device for lifting a dressed stone, consisting of a number of pieces fitting together to fill a dovetailed recess cut into the stone.
- wites
-
noun,
a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime.
a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
- Lidia
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- woads
-
noun,
a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, of the mustard family, formerly cultivated for a blue dye extracted from its leaves.
- woald
-
noun,
weld2 .
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- 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.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Woden
-
noun,
the chief god of the pagan Anglo-Saxons, identified with the Scandinavian Odin.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lindi
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Tanzania.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- 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.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- 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.
- Lawes
-
noun,
Henry ("Harry") 1596–1662, English composer.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- witan
-
noun,
the members of the national council or witenagemot.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- lenos
-
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.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- wools
-
noun,
the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, characterized by minute, overlapping surface scales that give it its felting property.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- Woods
-
noun,
Eldrick [el-drik] /ˈɛl drɪk/ (Show IPA), ("Tiger") born 1975, U.S. professional golfer.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- aden-
-
- looms
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- 30-30
-
- adown
-
adverb, preposition,
down1 .
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- snood
-
noun,
the distinctive headband formerly worn by young unmarried women in Scotland and northern England.
- Wotan
-
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- Loewi
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1961, German pharmacologist in the U.S.: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1936.
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- Wolds
-
noun,
an elevated tract of open country.
- woman
-
noun,
the female human being, as distinguished from a girl or a man.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- women
-
noun,
plural of woman.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Sodom
-
noun,
an ancient city destroyed, with Gomorrah, because of its wickedness. Gen. 18–19.
- liwan
-
noun,
iwan.
- soldo
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Italy, the twentieth part of a lira, equal to five centesimi.
- wonna
-
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- aeons
-
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.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- AMEDS
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- iodo-
-
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- wines
-
noun,
the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Alwin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- insol
-
- Iowas
-
noun,
a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Capital: Des Moines.
Abbreviation: IA (approved esp. for use with zip code), Ia., Io.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- inst.
-
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- amid-
-
- imide
-
noun,
a compound derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by acidic groups, characterized by the =NH group.
- imido
-
adjective,
containing the imido group.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- imit.
-
- amin-
-
- tawie
-
adjective,
docile; easy to manage.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Indo-
-
- winds
-
noun,
air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface:
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- init.
-
- inlaw
-
noun,
a relative by marriage.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Ital.
-
- Iowan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Iowa.
- ition
-
- stood
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- swale
-
noun,
a low place in a tract of land, usually moister and often having ranker vegetation than the adjacent higher land.
- alto-
-
- Swain
-
noun,
a male admirer or lover.
- Stowe
-
noun,
Harriet (Elizabeth) Beecher, 1811–96, U.S. abolitionist and novelist.
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- lamed
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- stome
-
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Wisd.
-
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- wanes
-
noun,
a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
- Swati
-
noun,
Swat (def 2).
- swami
-
noun,
an honorific title given to a Hindu religious teacher.
- swoln
-
adjective,
swollen.
- swine
-
noun,
any stout, cloven-hoofed artiodactyl of the Old World family Suidae, having a thick hide sparsely covered with coarse hair, a disklike snout, and an often short, tasseled tail: now of worldwide distribution and hunted or raised for its meat and other products.
Compare hog, pig1 , wild boar.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- alti-
-
- sweat
-
noun,
the process of sweating or perspiring.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Swoon
-
noun,
a faint or fainting fit; syncope.
- winos
-
noun,
a person who is addicted to wine, especially a derelict.
- 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.
- woos
-
verb (used with object),
to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage. Synonyms: court, pursue, chase.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- wool
-
noun,
the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, characterized by minute, overlapping surface scales that give it its felting property.
- Wast
-
verb,
a 2nd person singular pt. indicative of be.
- WINS
-
noun,
a victory, as in a game or horse race.
- WATS
-
noun,
bulk-rate telephone service that enables a subscriber to make an unlimited number of long-distance telephone calls within a given service area for a fixed monthly charge or to receive calls from given areas with no charge to the caller.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- woad
-
noun,
a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, of the mustard family, formerly cultivated for a blue dye extracted from its leaves.
- Wilt
-
noun,
the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted:
- West
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the left when facing north, corresponding to the point where the sun is seen to set. Abbreviation: W.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- Wind
-
noun,
air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface:
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- want
-
noun,
something wanted or needed; necessity:
- wise
-
noun,
way of proceeding or considering; manner; fashion (usually used in combination or in certain phrases):
- went
-
noun,
the act of going:
- wans
-
noun,
wide-area network.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- weal
-
noun,
well-being, prosperity, or happiness:
- wold
-
noun,
an elevated tract of open country.
- wens
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- wite
-
noun,
a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime.
a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
- wets
-
noun,
something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture:
- wide
-
noun,
Cricket. a bowled ball that goes wide of the wicket, and counts as a run for the side batting.
- wile
-
noun,
a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
- welt
-
noun,
a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- wons
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of win1 .
- wild
-
noun,
Often, wilds. an uncultivated, uninhabited, or desolate region or tract; waste; wilderness; desert:
- Ont.
-
- wine
-
noun,
the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
- Wien
-
noun,
Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1864–1928, German physicist: Nobel prize 1911.
- ole-
-
- wist
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of wit2 .
- wino
-
noun,
a person who is addicted to wine, especially a derelict.
- Weld
-
noun,
a welded junction or joint.
- Weil
-
noun,
André, 1906–98, U.S. mathematician, born in France: brother of Simone Weil.
- weds
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Wis.
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- wean
-
Verb phrases,
wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
- Wend
-
noun,
a member of a Slavic people of E Germany; Sorb.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Wood
-
noun,
the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem.
- Sat.
-
- Wane
-
noun,
a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
- swam
-
noun,
an act, instance, or period of swimming.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- swot
-
noun,
a student who studies assiduously, especially to the exclusion of other activities or interests; grind.
- swim
-
noun,
an act, instance, or period of swimming.
- Swat
-
noun,
a smart blow; slap; smack.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- Stow
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Stew
-
noun,
a preparation of meat, fish, or other food cooked by stewing, especially a mixture of meat and vegetables.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Ste.
-
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- taws
-
noun,
a whip or leather thong used to drive a spinning top.
- sewn
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- Tasm
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Town
-
noun,
a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Staw
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
stall1 .
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- slaw
-
noun,
coleslaw.
- sld.
-
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- slew
-
noun,
a large number or quantity:
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Snow
-
noun,
Meteorology. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air.
Compare ice crystals, snow grains, snow pellets.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- slow
-
adverb,
in a slow manner; slowly:
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- smew
-
noun,
a Eurasian duck, Mergus albellus, closely akin to mergansers: the male is white marked with black and gray.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Sol.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- sown
-
verb,
a past participle of sow1 .
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- soln
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- wand
-
noun,
a slender stick or rod, especially one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.
- twin
-
noun,
either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth.
- Wain
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
- wail
-
noun,
the act of wailing.
- waes
-
noun,
woe.
- WADS
-
noun,
a small mass, lump, or ball of anything:
- wadi
-
noun,
the channel of a watercourse that is dry except during periods of rainfall.
- Wade
-
noun,
an act or instance of wading:
- twi-
-
- WAIS
-
noun,
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.
See under Wechsler Scales.
- tows
-
noun,
an act or instance of towing.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- tonn
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Owen
-
noun,
Sir Richard, 1804–92, English zoologist and anatomist.
- wame
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. belly.
- wale
-
noun,
a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt.
- Wald
-
noun,
George, 1906–97, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1967.
- Wal.
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- oto-
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- owes
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- owns
-
Idioms,
come into one's own,
to take possession of that which is due or owed one.
to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit:
- owse
-
noun,
ox.
- std.
-
- Wait
-
noun,
an act or instance of waiting or awaiting; delay; halt:
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Sam.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Tewa
-
noun,
a member of a cluster of pueblo-dwelling North American Indian peoples of New Mexico and Arizona.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- 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.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Sem.
-
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tion
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Saml
-
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- 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.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- TODS
-
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sawn
-
noun,
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- SWAN
-
noun,
any of several large, stately aquatic birds of the subfamily Anserinae, having a long, slender neck and usually pure-white plumage in the adult.
Compare mute swan, trumpeter swan, whistling swan, whooper swan.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIME
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lam.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- 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.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lea.
-
- lawn
-
noun,
a stretch of open, grass-covered land, especially one closely mowed, as near a house, on an estate, or in a park.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- AInd
-
- iwis
-
adverb,
certainly.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- inae
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ile-
-
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- idae
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Ind.
-
- AISI
-
- IndE
-
- ins.
-
- itol
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- itis
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iso-
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Iowa
-
noun,
a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Capital: Des Moines.
Abbreviation: IA (approved esp. for use with zip code), Ia., Io.
- int.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ions
-
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 = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- iod-
-
- 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.
- intl
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- 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.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- lond
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- LOOM
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- 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.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- MAEd
-
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- 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.
- 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.
- med.
-
- lwei
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Angola, the 100th part of a kwanza.
- Ltd.
-
- lows
-
noun,
something that is low, as ground or prices:
- lown
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Lowe
-
verb (used without object),
low3 .
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- 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.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- lewd
-
adjective,
inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lin.
-
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- aet.
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- LitD
-
- lit.
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Ewan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Danl
-
- dat.
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Dawn
-
noun,
the first appearance of daylight in the morning:
- daws
-
noun,
jackdaw.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Del.
-
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alow
-
adverb,
below decks.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- dia-
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- dews
-
noun,
moisture condensed from the atmosphere, especially at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.
- Dewi
-
noun,
Saint, David, Saint.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Den.
-
- Dem.
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- alt.
-
- dim.
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ann.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anew
-
adverb,
over again; again; once more:
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ands
-
- amt.
-
- ANSI
-
- AMSW
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- AMLS
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- ano-
-
- ant.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- 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.
- amdt
-
- Dom.
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- awns
-
noun,
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- awes
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- awed
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- 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:
- ASME
-
- 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.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atm.
-
- ASTM
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Ald.
-
- emia
-
- Aldm
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- EDTA
-
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Ens.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- est.
-
- eso-
-
- Esd.
-
- 1080
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- enow
-
adjective, adverb,
enough.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- end-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- DMSO
-
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- dis-
-
- dol.
-
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Dino
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Din.
-
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- Alis
-
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Dows
-
noun,
dhow.
- Down
-
noun,
a downward movement; descent.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- doom
-
noun,
fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune:
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- mal-
-
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- mood
-
noun,
a state or quality of feeling at a particular time:
- mool
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- mowe
-
noun,
a wry or derisive grimace.
- mown
-
noun,
the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
- mows
-
noun,
the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
- MSAE
-
- Adm.
-
- MALD
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MSIE
-
- AWOL
-
noun,
a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- 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.
- 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.
- MNAS
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mis-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- 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.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- mold
-
noun,
a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- mod.
-
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- Mods
-
noun,
a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- mol.
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- 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.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- nom.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- non-
-
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nows
-
noun,
the present time or moment:
- nowt
-
noun,
an ox.
- NTIA
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- NASD
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NDSL
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neo-
-
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- NEWS
-
noun,
a report of a recent event; intelligence; information:
- NEWT
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae, especially those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and northern Asia.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- 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.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- MIDI
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- 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.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- met.
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- mewl
-
verb (used without object),
to cry, as a baby, young child, or the like; whimper.
- MALS
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- mil.
-
- Man.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- midn
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mdse
-
- mdnt
-
- ment
-
- 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.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Mid.
-
- MELD
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- maws
-
noun,
the mouth, throat, or gullet of an animal, especially a carnivorous mammal.
- 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.
- MDES
-
- mild
-
noun,
British. beer that has a blander taste than bitter.
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- 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).
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- min.
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- meow
-
noun,
the characteristic sound a cat makes.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- meas
-
- 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.
- men-
-
- DLS
-
- DLO
-
- wd.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- wad
-
noun,
a small mass, lump, or ball of anything:
- DMA
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- DML
-
- 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.
- 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.
- maw
-
noun,
the mouth, throat, or gullet of an animal, especially a carnivorous mammal.
- SMD
-
- LST
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- LSI
-
- LTA
-
- two
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 1 plus 1.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIA
-
- LSM
-
- New
-
noun,
something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.:
- NES
-
- TWA
-
noun,
a member of a Pygmy people of Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- 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:
- ONI
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- DIL
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- DMS
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- DSA
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- DST
-
- DSW
-
- ALM
-
- DWI
-
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- ETD
-
- DOW
-
noun,
dhow.
- ea.
-
- ead
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- OSO
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- ose
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- DMT
-
- oo-
-
- ons
-
- DNA
-
- TOW
-
noun,
an act or instance of towing.
- Low
-
noun,
something that is low, as ground or prices:
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Doi
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- NEA
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- 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.
- ne-
-
- MDT
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- NDE
-
- oon
-
- 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.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- OOT
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- Md.
-
- LWM
-
- OEO
-
- ASN
-
- wid
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ast
-
- ODT
-
- wet
-
noun,
something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture:
- OEM
-
- ASW
-
- at.
-
- Wes
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Wesley.
- ASM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oid
-
- wen
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- 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.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- awe
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- AWL
-
noun,
a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc.
- awn
-
noun,
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ASI
-
- AME
-
- NWS
-
- OED
-
- OSA
-
- Win
-
noun,
a victory, as in a game or horse race.
- OSD
-
- OAO
-
- AMS
-
- OAS
-
- wot
-
verb,
first and third person singular present of wit2 .
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ase
-
- wos
-
noun,
woe.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- NSA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SLA
-
- now
-
noun,
the present time or moment:
- Wei
-
noun,
any of several dynasties that ruled in North China, especially one ruling a.d. 220–265 and one ruling a.d. 386–534.
- do.
-
- SMA
-
- ad-
-
- daw
-
noun,
jackdaw.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- NNW
-
- NNE
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- NMI
-
- Am.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- WAM
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ae.
-
- Om.
-
- DET
-
- DEW
-
noun,
moisture condensed from the atmosphere, especially at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Woo
-
verb (used with object),
to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage. Synonyms: court, pursue, chase.
- di.
-
- wae
-
noun,
woe.
- Me.
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- DOA
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- DSM
-
- SLE
-
- DSO
-
- dwt
-
- Wat
-
noun,
a Buddhist temple or monastery in Thailand or Cambodia.
- OIt
-
- DAE
-
- was
-
verb,
1st and 3rd person singular pt. indicative of be.
- Ola
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mao
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- 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.
- MSL
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- ed.
-
- TMO
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- woe
-
noun,
grievous distress, affliction, or trouble:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- MOI
-
- Iwo
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- La.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- LDS
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- LSD
-
- Lt.
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- mi.
-
- Sw.
-
- ISA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- 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 = .
- LMT
-
- Ios
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noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- sew
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- Isl
-
- TAL
-
- mew
-
noun,
the tiny, high-pitched sound a cat or kitten makes.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ist
-
- WMO
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- MIE
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- Les
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- MIT
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- LIM
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- SED
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SOW
-
noun,
an adult female swine.
- Lew
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lewis, Llewellyn, or Louis.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- se-
-
- SDI
-
- 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.
- MLD
-
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- MLW
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- MLS
-
- ESA
-
- STM
-
- SDA
-
- STL
-
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- STI
-
- Law
-
noun,
the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Ld.
-
- Won
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of North and South Korea, equal to 100 chon.
- SAW
-
noun,
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- mtn
-
- MTS
-
- OTS
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- 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.
- EMT
-
- en-
-
- owe
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- MTO
-
- MTI
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Mt.
-
- OWI
-
- owl
-
noun,
any of numerous, chiefly nocturnal birds of prey, of the order Strigiformes, having a broad head with large, forward-directed eyes that are usually surrounded by disks of modified feathers: many populations are diminishing owing to loss of habitat.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- MSW
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- MST
-
- own
-
Idioms,
come into one's own,
to take possession of that which is due or owed one.
to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit:
- ESL
-
- MWA
-
- MWT
-
- TID
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDT
-
- NAD
-
- EIS
-
- NWT
-
- NSW
-
- 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.
- tlo
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- al.
-
- ot-
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- OTA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ote
-
- an.
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MSN
-
- TIA
-
- ILO
-
- SAE
-
- MSA
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ILS
-
- ide
-
- mow
-
noun,
the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
- 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.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- taw
-
noun,
a choice or fancy marble used as a shooter.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ine
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- WIT
-
noun,
the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
- MSD
-
- MSE
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LON
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- sd.
-
- ETO
-
- ETS
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- So.
-
- id.
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- MSI
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- SWA
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- 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.
- WM
-
- AO
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- D.
-
- SA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- le
-
- LM
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- SN
-
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MN
-
- SM
-
- SL
-
- S.
-
- L1
-
- OW
-
interjection,
(used especially as an expression of intense or sudden pain.)
- MW
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- ND
-
- NI
-
- NL
-
- NM
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ol
-
- NW
-
- O.
-
- OA
-
- L2
-
- LW
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- we
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- dl
-
- DW
-
- WO
-
noun,
woe.
- WL
-
- WI
-
- w/
-
- DM
-
- DN
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- TN
-
- TM
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TL
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- EW
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
- i.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- IW
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TD
-
- t.
-
- L.
-
- wt
-