Anagrams of well-informed
Word well-informed has
872 anagrams
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- ill-formed
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adjective,
badly formed.
- Willendorf
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noun,
a village in NE Austria, near Krems: site of an Aurignacian settlement where a 4½ inches (11 cm) limestone statuette (Venus of Willendorf) was found.
- ill-omened
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adjective,
having or attended by bad omens; ill-starred.
- fellowmen
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noun,
another member of the human race, especially a kindred human being:
- well-done
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adjective,
performed accurately and diligently; executed with skill and efficiency.
- well-fed
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adjective,
fat; plump.
- Medellin
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noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- freewill
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adjective,
made or done freely or of one's own accord; voluntary:
- informed
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adjective,
having or prepared with information or knowledge; apprised:
- domineer
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verb (used with or without object),
to rule arbitrarily or despotically; tyrannize.
- rondelle
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noun,
a small disk of glass used as an ornament in a stained-glass window.
- do-re-mi
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noun,
money.
- ironweed
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noun,
any of certain North American composite plants of the genus Vernonia, having tubular, chiefly purple or red disk flowers.
- riflemen
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noun,
a soldier armed with a rifle.
- deflower
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verb (used with object),
to deprive (a woman) of virginity.
- flowered
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noun,
the blossom of a plant.
- lie-down
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noun,
a nap.
- old-line
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adjective,
following or supporting conservative or traditional ideas, beliefs, customs, etc.
- wolf-eel
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noun,
a large, eellike fish, Anarrhichthys ocellatus, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America.
- Fillmore
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noun,
Millard [mil-erd] /ˈmɪl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1800–74, 13th president of the United States 1850–53.
- flinder
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noun,
Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
- Freedom
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noun,
the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint:
- Moliere
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noun,
(Jean Baptiste Poquelin) 1622–73, French actor and playwright.
- Wendell
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noun,
a male given name.
- oldwife
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noun,
any of various fishes, as the alewife, the menhaden, or a West Indian fish of the family Balistidae.
- fermion
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noun,
any particle that obeys the exclusion principle and Fermi-Dirac statistics; fermions have spins that are half an odd integer: 1/2, 3/2, 5/2, ….
- Meriden
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noun,
a city in central Connecticut.
- Iredell
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noun,
James, 1751–99, associate justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1790–99.
- Fiedler
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noun,
Arthur, 1894–1979, U.S. symphony conductor.
- Enfield
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- dominee
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noun,
dominie (def 2).
- fielder
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noun,
Baseball, Cricket. a player who fields the ball.
- remodel
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verb (used with object),
to model again.
- redline
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noun,
Automotive.
the maximum rotational speed, or angular velocity, of the engine crankshaft that is considered safe: often measured in rpm.
a red line or boundary of a red area that delineates such a value, as on a tachometer.
- foremen
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noun,
a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- Milford
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noun,
a city in S Connecticut, on Long Island Sound.
- Melodie
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noun,
a female given name.
- firemen
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noun,
a person employed to extinguish or prevent fires; firefighter.
- refined
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adjective,
having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.:
- eelworm
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noun,
any small nematode worm of the family Anguillulidae, including the minute vinegar eel, Anguillula aceti.
- Wilfred
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noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “will” and “peace.”.
- Lorelei
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noun,
a quasilegendary nymph of the Rhine who lured sailors to shipwreck on her rock by singing: a creation of Clemens Brentano in a poem of 1800.
- lowlife
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noun,
a despicable person, especially a degenerate or immoral person.
- deiform
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adjective,
godlike or divine in form or nature.
- wiremen
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noun,
a person who installs and maintains electric wiring.
- moderne
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adjective,
pretentiously modern; striving to appear modern but lacking style or conviction.
- indwell
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verb (used with object),
to inhabit.
- Demerol
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- Winfred
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “peaceful friend.”.
- Delorme
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noun,
Philibert [fee-lee-ber] /fi liˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1515?–70, French architect.
- wolfmen
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noun,
a man who turns into a wolf on certain occasions, as at the time of the full moon; werewolf.
- Wilmer
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noun,
a male given name.
- meloid
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noun,
a beetle of the family Meloidae, comprising the blister beetles.
- flori-
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- Newfie
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noun,
Also called Newf. a term used to refer to a native or inhabitant of Newfoundland; Newfoundlander.
- defier
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noun,
a person who defies.
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- remind
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- Elinor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- infold
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verb (used with object),
enfold.
- refine
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Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- relief
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noun,
alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc.
- defile
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noun,
any narrow passage, especially between mountains.
- florid
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adjective,
reddish; ruddy; rosy:
- mellow
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noun,
Slang. a state, atmosphere, or mood of ease and gentle relaxation.
- foiled
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noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- limner
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noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- meller
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noun,
melodrama (def 1).
- foemen
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noun,
an enemy in war.
- Nereid
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noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- Mellon
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noun,
Andrew William, 1855–1937, U.S. financier: Secretary of the Treasury 1921–32.
- mildew
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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.
- Florin
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noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- Edirne
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noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- milden
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become mild or milder.
- deform
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adjective,
deformed; ugly.
- inform
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adjective,
without form; formless.
- define
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verb (used with object),
to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): .
- Flower
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noun,
the blossom of a plant.
- niello
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noun,
a black metallic substance, consisting of silver, copper, lead, and sulfur, with which an incised design or ground is filled to produce an ornamental effect on metal.
- refill
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noun,
a material, supply, or the like, to replace something that has been used up:
- M-line
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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.
- mid-on
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noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- fender
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noun,
the pressed and formed sheet-metal part mounted over the road wheels of an automobile, bicycle, etc., to reduce the splashing of mud, water, and the like.
- Ermine
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noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- oreide
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noun,
oroide.
- Leonid
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noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- ferine
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adjective,
feral1 .
- Merlin
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- olefin
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noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- Indore
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noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- Lenore
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- oilmen
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noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- feline
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noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- Feller
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noun,
fellow.
- felloe
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noun,
the circular rim, or a part of the rim of a wheel, into which the outer ends of the spokes are inserted.
- Fellow
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noun,
a man or boy:
- Merino
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- erenow
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adverb,
before this time.
- Nimrod
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noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- indef.
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- finder
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noun,
a person or thing that finds.
- inflow
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noun,
something that flows in; influx.
- Mendel
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noun,
Gregor Johann [greg-er yoh-hahn;; German grey-gawr yoh-hahn] /ˈgrɛg ər ˈyoʊ hɑn;; German ˈgreɪ gɔr ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1822–84, Austrian monk and botanist.
- mender
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noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- Leiden
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noun,
a city in W Netherlands.
- Merwin
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noun,
W(illiam) S(tanley) born 1927, U.S. poet, translator, and writer.
- Wonder
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noun,
something strange and surprising; a cause of surprise, astonishment, or admiration:
- merlon
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noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- enfold
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verb (used with object),
to wrap up; envelop:
- redfin
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noun,
any of various small freshwater minnows with red fins, especially a shiner, Notropis umbratilis, of streams in central North America.
- Filler
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noun,
a person or thing that fills:
- enroll
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verb (used with object),
to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list; register:
- Orwell
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noun,
George (Eric Arthur Blair) 1903–50, English novelist and essayist.
- indole
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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.
- Melder
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noun,
the quantity of meal ground at one time; the yield of meal from a crop or specific amount of grain.
- rewind
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noun,
an act or instance of rewinding.
- Nemrod
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noun,
Nimrod (def 1).
- L-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- milord
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noun,
an English nobleman or gentleman (usually used as a term of address).
- Mollie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary or Milicent.
- denier
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noun,
a person who denies.
- domine
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noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- dolmen
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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.
- Wiener
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noun,
frankfurter.
- wedeln
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noun,
a skiing technique first developed in Austria in the 1950s that consists of high-speed turns made in succession with both skis parallel while not noticeably setting the ski edges on a slope.
- Modern
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noun,
a person of modern times.
- Medill
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noun,
Joseph, 1823–99, U.S. journalist.
- Dillon
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noun,
C(larence) Douglas, 1909–1979, U.S. lawyer and government official, born in Switzerland: Secretary of the Treasury 1961–65.
- Friend
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noun,
a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
- Miller
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noun,
a person who owns or operates a mill, especially a mill that grinds grain into flour.
- folder
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noun,
a person or thing that folds.
- weirdo
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noun,
an odd, eccentric, or unconventional person.
- Winder
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noun,
a person or thing that winds.
- Weller
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noun,
Thomas Huckle [huhk-uh l] /ˈhʌk əl/ (Show IPA), 1915–2008, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize in medicine 1954.
- monied
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adjective,
moneyed.
- minder
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noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- wellie
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noun,
Usually, wellies. Wellington boot.
- Milner
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noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- Werfel
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noun,
Franz [German frahnts] /German frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1890–1945, Austrian novelist, poet, and dramatist, born in Austria-Hungary: in the U.S. after 1939.
- Moreen
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noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- rondel
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noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- windle
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noun,
a measure of corn, wheat, or other commodities equal to approximately three bushels, but varying in different regions.
- Doreen
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noun,
a female given name.
- formee
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adjective,
paty.
- dermo-
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- willed
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noun,
the faculty of conscious and especially of deliberate action; the power of control the mind has over its own actions:
- Nellie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- fondle
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verb (used with object),
to handle or touch lovingly, affectionately, or tenderly; caress:
- Ilford
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noun,
a former borough in SE England, now part of Redbridge, Greater London.
- rodmen
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noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- denom.
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- deworm
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verb (used with object),
worm (def 19).
- downer
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noun,
Informal.
a depressant or sedative drug, especially a barbiturate.
a depressing experience, person, or situation.
- molder
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noun,
a person or thing that molds.
- Moline
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noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- Wilder
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noun,
Billy (Samuel Wilder) 1906–2002, U.S. film director, producer, and writer; born in Austria.
- dinero
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noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- Fowler
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noun,
a hunter of birds.
- milled
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noun,
a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
- Lionel
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leon.
- dormie
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adjective,
(of a player or side in match play) being in the lead by as many holes as are still to be played.
- dormin
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noun,
abscisic acid.
- Nowel
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noun,
Noel (def 2).
- olden
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adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- Field
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noun,
an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.
- oiled
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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.
- ideo-
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- OFlem
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- Fermi
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noun,
a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
- Indre
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noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- frond
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noun,
an often large, finely divided leaf, especially as applied to the ferns and certain palms.
- fewer
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) a small number or amount:
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Loren
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- monde
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noun,
the world; people; society.
- Minor
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noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Norw.
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- frown
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noun,
a frowning look; scowl.
- moire
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Fidel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nolde
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noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- Indo-
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- forme
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noun,
form (def 30).
- Milne
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noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Newel
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noun,
newel post.
- flor.
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- ileo-
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- nerol
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noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- flown
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noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- Forli
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noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
- flier
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noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- idler
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noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- forel
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noun,
a slipcase for a book.
- fore-
-
- Older
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- foll.
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- folie
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noun,
madness; insanity.
- miler
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noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- mower
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noun,
lawn mower.
- flied
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noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- Fiend
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noun,
Satan; the devil.
- frill
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noun,
a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; ruffle.
- mero-
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- Meroe
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noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- Lemon
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noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- Morel
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noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Friml
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noun,
Rudolf, 1881–1972, U.S. composer and pianist, born in Austria-Hungary.
- modif
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- Fried
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noun,
Alfred Hermann [al-frid hur-muh n;; German ahl-freyt her-mahn] /ˈæl frɪd ˈhɜr mən;; German ˈɑl freɪt ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1921, Austrian writer and journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- Flem.
-
- Finer
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noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Noemi
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noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- fiord
-
noun,
fjord.
- Freon
-
- Irene
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- model
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noun,
a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- fleer
-
noun,
a fleering look; a jeer or gibe.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- felon
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- weird
-
noun,
fate; destiny.
- Weill
-
noun,
Kurt [kurt;; German koo rt] /kɜrt;; German kʊərt/ (Show IPA), 1900–50, German composer, in the U.S. after 1935.
- Medon
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noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- wedel
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verb (used without object),
to engage in wedeln.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- Rowen
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noun,
Chiefly Northern U.S. the second crop of grass or hay in a season; aftermath.
- rowel
-
noun,
a small wheel with radiating points, forming the extremity of a spur.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- dowel
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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.
- dower
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noun,
Law. the portion of a deceased husband's real property allowed to his widow for her lifetime.
- dowie
-
adjective,
dull; melancholy; dismal.
- Mdlle
-
plural,
Mademoiselle.
- Rolfe
-
noun,
John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).
- 2,4-d
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noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- drill
-
noun,
Machinery, Building Trades.
a shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, especially by rotation.
a tool, especially a hand tool, for holding and operating such a tool.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- droll
-
noun,
a droll person; jester; wag.
- drome
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
- oldie
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noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- drown
-
Verb phrases,
drown in,
to be overwhelmed by:
to be covered with or enveloped in:
- dwell
-
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.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- rifle
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- 30-30
-
- world
-
noun,
the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- women
-
noun,
plural of woman.
- Wolfe
-
noun,
Charles, 1791–1823, Irish poet.
- Lower
-
noun,
a denture for the lower jaw.
- Woden
-
noun,
the chief god of the pagan Anglo-Saxons, identified with the Scandinavian Odin.
- defer
-
verb (used with object),
to put off (action, consideration, etc.) to a future time:
- Defoe
-
noun,
Daniel, 1659?–1731, English novelist and political journalist.
- wired
-
noun,
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- demi-
-
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- demo-
-
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- Wilno
-
noun,
Polish name of Vilnius.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- derm-
-
- 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.
- Loewe
-
noun,
Frederick, 1904–88, U.S. composer, born in Austria.
- 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.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- wield
-
verb (used with object),
to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating.
- widen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become wide or wider; broaden; expand.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- rewin
-
verb (used with object),
to win back or again.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- Edwin
-
noun,
Also, Eadwine. a.d. 585?–633, king of Northumbria 617–633.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- endo-
-
- endow
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a permanent fund or source of income:
- meno-
-
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- owner
-
noun,
a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- merde
-
noun,
excrement.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- emend
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- Erwin
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “boar” and “friend.”.
- ordn.
-
- Ewell
-
noun,
Richard Stoddert [stod-ert] /ˈstɒd ərt/ (Show IPA), 1817–72, Confederate lieutenant general in the U.S. Civil War.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- omni-
-
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- Olwen
-
noun,
a princess, the daughter of Ysbaddaden Chief-giant.
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- 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.
- Fedin
-
noun,
Konstantin Aleksandrovich [kuh n-stuhn-tyeen uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /kən stʌnˈtyin ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1977, Russian novelist and short-story writer.
- felid
-
noun,
any animal of the family Felidae, comprising the cats.
- Mende
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- Eifel
-
noun,
a hilly region in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate states in W Germany.
- refel
-
verb (used with object),
to refute or disprove.
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- elem.
-
- refl.
-
- Elder
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- Ellen
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in S Utah. 11,522 feet (3514 meters).
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- Elwin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lifer
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- Emden
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Germany.
- renew
-
verb (used with object),
to begin or take up again, as an acquaintance, a conversation, etc.; resume.
- reni-
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- MELD
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- Mell
-
noun,
a heavy hammer; mallet.
- 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).
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Mill
-
noun,
a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
- lown
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Lowe
-
verb (used without object),
low3 .
- Mid.
-
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- mil.
-
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- mfd.
-
- Mede
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Media.
- midn
-
- mewl
-
verb (used without object),
to cry, as a baby, young child, or the like; whimper.
- meed
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- lwei
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Angola, the 100th part of a kwanza.
- 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.
- med.
-
- MILR
-
- min.
-
- mild
-
noun,
British. beer that has a blander taste than bitter.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- meow
-
noun,
the characteristic sound a cat makes.
- men-
-
- 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.
- 1080
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rolf
-
noun,
Also called Rolf the Ganger [gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/ (Show IPA). Rollo (def 1).
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rom.
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- rel.
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- ref.
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Reef
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- roll
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Will
-
noun,
the faculty of conscious and especially of deliberate action; the power of control the mind has over its own actions:
- worn
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- WORM
-
noun,
Zoology. any of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids.
- wore
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- Word
-
noun,
a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- Wolf
-
noun,
any of several large carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, of the dog family Canidae, especially C. lupus, usually hunting in packs, formerly common throughout the Northern Hemisphere but now chiefly restricted to the more unpopulated parts of its range.
- wold
-
noun,
an elevated tract of open country.
- wire
-
noun,
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- wino
-
noun,
a person who is addicted to wine, especially a derelict.
- 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.
- Wind
-
noun,
air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface:
- wile
-
noun,
a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
- Rowe
-
noun,
Nicholas, 1674–1718, British poet and dramatist, poet laureate 1715–18.
- wild
-
noun,
Often, wilds. an uncultivated, uninhabited, or desolate region or tract; waste; wilderness; desert:
- wife
-
noun,
a married woman, especially when considered in relation to her partner in marriage.
- Wien
-
noun,
Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1864–1928, German physicist: Nobel prize 1911.
- wide
-
noun,
Cricket. a bowled ball that goes wide of the wicket, and counts as a run for the side batting.
- Wend
-
noun,
a member of a Slavic people of E Germany; Sorb.
- Weld
-
noun,
a welded junction or joint.
- Weir
-
noun,
a small dam in a river or stream.
- Weil
-
noun,
André, 1906–98, U.S. mathematician, born in France: brother of Simone Weil.
- ween
-
verb (used with or without object),
to think; suppose.
- Weed
-
noun,
a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Owen
-
noun,
Sir Richard, 1804–92, English zoologist and anatomist.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- neo-
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neem
-
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- mown
-
noun,
the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
- mowe
-
noun,
a wry or derisive grimace.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Mon.
-
- Moll
-
noun,
gun moll.
- 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.
- mold
-
noun,
a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- mol.
-
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- mod.
-
- Mlle
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- ord.
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ole-
-
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Nor.
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- nom.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- 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.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Feme
-
noun,
a woman or wife.
- find
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- Fin.
-
- film
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- fill
-
noun,
a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire:
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- FIDO
-
noun,
a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- fend
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- fem.
-
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- fell
-
noun,
Lumbering. the amount of timber cut down in one season.
- feel
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- feed
-
noun,
food, especially for farm animals, as cattle, horses or chickens.
- fedn
-
- Fed.
-
- Ewer
-
noun,
a pitcher with a wide spout.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- enow
-
adjective, adverb,
enough.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- firm
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- FORD
-
noun,
a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- Ind.
-
- fwd.
-
- frow
-
noun,
a cleaving tool having a wedge-shaped blade, with a handle set at right angles to it.
- from
-
preposition,
(used to specify a starting point in spatial movement):
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- Fri.
-
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- free
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- FRED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Frederick.
- fowl
-
noun,
the domestic or barnyard hen or rooster; chicken.
Compare domestic fowl.
- for.
-
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- fond
-
noun,
a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- fold
-
noun,
a part that is folded; pleat; layer:
- fol.
-
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- flow
-
noun,
an act of flowing.
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- flew
-
noun,
flue3 .
- flee
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- fled
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of flee.
- fld.
-
- enl.
-
- end-
-
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Din.
-
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- dim.
-
- Dill
-
noun,
a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.
- dif-
-
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Dewi
-
noun,
Saint, David, Saint.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- der.
-
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Dino
-
- Den.
-
- deme
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- Dem.
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Del.
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- def.
-
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- deem
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- Dom.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- dowf
-
adjective,
dull; stupid.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- ELLE
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Drew
-
noun,
Charles Richard, 1904–50, U.S. physician: developer of blood-bank technique.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Down
-
noun,
a downward movement; descent.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- 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.
- Doll
-
noun,
a small figure representing a baby or other human being, especially for use as a child's toy.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- dol.
-
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- dlr.
-
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dir.
-
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Wren
-
noun,
any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, especially Troglodytes troglodytes, of the Northern Hemisphere, having dark-brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail.
Compare house wren, marsh wren, rock wren, winter wren.
- 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.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- 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.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lin.
-
- IndE
-
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Inf.
-
- infl
-
- 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.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- iod-
-
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lewd
-
adjective,
inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- 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:
- Ire.
-
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- 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.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Ill.
-
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- 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.
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- lond
-
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ile-
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- ed.
-
- RFD
-
- RLD
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Re.
-
- 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.
- eo-
-
- RFE
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- RFI
-
- 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:
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- EOM
-
- Rd.
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- Lew
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lewis, Llewellyn, or Louis.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- EMR
-
- EMF
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- 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.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- en-
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- RDF
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- rnd
-
- ene
-
- mew
-
noun,
the tiny, high-pitched sound a cat or kitten makes.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- eir
-
- efl
-
- ef-
-
- EEO
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- MOI
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- Win
-
noun,
a victory, as in a game or horse race.
- LLD
-
- LLM
-
- DIL
-
- 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.
- di.
-
- DFM
-
- DEW
-
noun,
moisture condensed from the atmosphere, especially at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.
- 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.
- Mo.
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Me.
-
- wid
-
- Md.
-
- LWM
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- WMO
-
- LON
-
- woe
-
noun,
grievous distress, affliction, or trouble:
- Low
-
noun,
something that is low, as ground or prices:
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- de-
-
- Won
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of North and South Korea, equal to 100 chon.
- do.
-
- ll.
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- DWI
-
- ROW
-
noun,
a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line:
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- DRE
-
- Dr.
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- DOW
-
noun,
dhow.
- owe
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- wen
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- Lif
-
- wd.
-
- LIM
-
- wee
-
adjective,
little; very small.
- Doi
-
- 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.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DNR
-
- DML
-
- DLO
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- OWI
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- NMR
-
- ILO
-
- EOE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- ior
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- FIO
-
- Ir.
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- Iwo
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- MRE
-
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- MLR
-
- MLW
-
- mow
-
noun,
the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
- now
-
noun,
the present time or moment:
- fid
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- nr.
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Frl
-
- NMI
-
- NLF
-
- MNE
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- IMF
-
- MLF
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- MLD
-
- ml.
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- in.
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ine
-
- ne-
-
- MRI
-
- NDE
-
- fm.
-
- New
-
noun,
something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.:
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- NFD
-
- NFL
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- IOF
-
- Fl.
-
- 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.
- 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 = .
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- MOR
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- LDL
-
- MIE
-
- mi.
-
- 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.
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- OED
-
- FDR
-
noun,
(Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
- Ld.
-
- Ewe
-
noun,
a female sheep, especially when fully mature.
- ONR
-
- fo.
-
- Om.
-
- ONI
-
- ier
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- ONF
-
- ide
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- MFR
-
- OFM
-
- EOF
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- few
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) a small number or amount:
- il-
-
- OEM
-
- io-
-
- of-
-
- id.
-
- OFr
-
- oid
-
- 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.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- OIr
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- D.
-
- DF
-
- LM
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- dl
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- NI
-
- NF
-
- ND
-
- N.
-
- MW
-
- DW
-
- i.
-
- M.
-
- FW
-
- WM
-
- LR
-
- MN
-
- OW
-
interjection,
(used especially as an expression of intense or sudden pain.)
- DM
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LF
-
- LW
-
- L1
-
- RF
-
- L2
-
- ol
-
- le
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- FE
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- FD
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- RN
-
- EW
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
- R.
-
- MF
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- fn
-
- NL
-
- DN
-
- we
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- WO
-
noun,
woe.
- WL
-
- WI
-
- WF
-
- w/
-
- RW
-
- NM
-
- O.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- IW
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- L.
-
- RO
-
- ee
-
- NW
-
- EI
-
- RI
-