Anagrams of administer
Word administer has
1169 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of administer.
- meridians
-
noun,
Geography.
a great circle of the earth passing through the poles and any given point on the earth's surface.
the half of such a circle included between the poles.
- martinis
-
noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- semiarid
-
adjective,
characterized by very little annual rainfall, usually from 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 cm):
- mediants
-
noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- detrains
-
verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- minarets
-
noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- inertias
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- mind-set
-
noun,
an attitude, disposition, or mood.
- diamines
-
noun,
a compound containing two amino groups.
- maitrise
-
noun,
mastery; skill.
- distrain
-
verb (used with object),
to constrain by seizing and holding goods, etc., in pledge for rent, damages, etc., or in order to obtain satisfaction of a claim.
- strained
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- amidines
-
noun,
any of a group of compounds containing the CN 2 H 3 group, some of which have marked pharmacological action.
- minister
-
noun,
a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- disinter
-
verb (used with object),
to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth.
- airtimes
-
noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- raiments
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- amerinds
-
noun,
Indian (def 1).
- adenitis
-
noun,
lymphadenitis.
- Aristide
-
noun,
Jean-Bertrand, born 1953, Haitian priest and political leader: first democratically elected president, 1991, 1994–96, 2001–04.
- interims
-
noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- diriment
-
adjective,
causing to become wholly void; nullifying.
- trade-in
-
noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- Meridian
-
noun,
Geography.
a great circle of the earth passing through the poles and any given point on the earth's surface.
the half of such a circle included between the poles.
- nitrides
-
noun,
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
- dainties
-
noun,
something delicious to the taste; a delicacy.
- seriatim
-
adverb, adjective,
in a series; one after another.
- detains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- minders
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- minaret
-
noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- ARTEMIS
-
noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- amidins
-
noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- AmerInd
-
noun,
Indian (def 1).
- destain
-
verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- detrain
-
verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- amidine
-
noun,
any of a group of compounds containing the CN 2 H 3 group, some of which have marked pharmacological action.
- reminds
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- mediant
-
noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- Maidens
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- midairs
-
noun,
any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface:
- tandems
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- diastem
-
noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- tinders
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- nitride
-
noun,
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
- diaster
-
noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- sidearm
-
adverb,
with a swinging motion of the arm moving to the side of the body at shoulder level or below and nearly parallel to the ground:
- smarten
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- dirties
-
Idioms,
do (someone) dirty, Slang. to treat unfairly or reprehensibly, as by cheating or slandering.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- sideman
-
noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- disrate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- amities
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- distain
-
verb (used with object),
to discolor; stain; sully.
- diarist
-
noun,
a person who keeps a diary.
- diaries
-
noun,
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- Ditmars
-
noun,
Raymond Lee, 1876–1942, U.S. zoologist and author.
- medinas
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- diamine
-
noun,
a compound containing two amino groups.
- Mideast
-
noun,
Middle East.
- sainted
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- martins
-
noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- remands
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- remains
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- misdate
-
noun,
a wrong date.
- simitar
-
noun,
scimitar.
- insider
-
noun,
a person who is a member of a group, organization, society, etc.
- astride
-
preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- estamin
-
noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- raiment
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- mantids
-
noun,
mantis.
- dairies
-
noun,
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- stamin-
-
- instead
-
Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- misread
-
verb (used with or without object),
to read wrongly.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- inedita
-
plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- tineids
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- indites
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- admires
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- tirades
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- sardine
-
noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- termini
-
noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- dermat-
-
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- Martini
-
noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- Minster
-
noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- miniate
-
verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- Martens
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Interim
-
noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- airtime
-
noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- imarets
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- sedarim
-
noun,
a plural of Seder.
- seminar
-
noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- marines
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- Marini
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- Smriti
-
noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- denti-
-
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- dermas
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- desman
-
noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- denims
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- tineid
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- maiden
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- demits
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- mantid
-
noun,
mantis.
- 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.
- dermis
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis, composed of connective tissue, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and an elaborate sensory nerve network.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- madres
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Indris
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- instr.
-
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- inside
-
noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- 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.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- 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.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- indite
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- Indies
-
noun,
the. (used with a plural verb) West Indies (def 1).
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- 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.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- imides
-
noun,
a compound derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by acidic groups, characterized by the =NH group.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- intime
-
adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- intra-
-
- dimers
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- Dnestr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- disarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- distr.
-
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tandem
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- 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.
- remand
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Dreams
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- dreamt
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- irides
-
noun,
a plural of iris.
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- remind
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- tidies
-
noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Merida
-
noun,
suntan (def 2).
- aidmen
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- menads
-
noun,
maenad.
- Medit.
-
- adren-
-
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- Medina
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- medias
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- arsen-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- admits
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- Midian
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Keturah. Gen. 25:1–4.
- amides
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- amidin
-
noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- amidst
-
preposition,
amid.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- minder
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- amends
-
noun,
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- midair
-
noun,
any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface:
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trans.
-
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- 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:
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- 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.
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- matri-
-
- daimen
-
adjective,
rare; occasional.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- 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.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- admire
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- nemat-
-
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- imide
-
noun,
a compound derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by acidic groups, characterized by the =NH group.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- mini-
-
- MSEnt
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- ster.
-
- intr.
-
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- 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.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Srta.
-
- init.
-
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- 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:
- 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.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- imit.
-
- 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.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- inst.
-
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Iran.
-
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- 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.
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- nears
-
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- mast-
-
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- 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.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- matr-
-
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- 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.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Midis
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- metr-
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- irids
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the Iridaceae, the iris family.
- irid-
-
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- meta-
-
- 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.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- edit.
-
- IATSE
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- astr.
-
- seti-
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- 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.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Armen
-
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- demi-
-
- derms
-
noun,
a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- derm-
-
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- dent.
-
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- 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).
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- darts
-
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- anti-
-
- diam.
-
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- sanit
-
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- 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.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- aeri-
-
- 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.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- 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.
- semi-
-
- aden-
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- 30-30
-
- 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.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- ante-
-
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anim.
-
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- andr-
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- 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).
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- treas
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- amid-
-
- Amer.
-
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- AMEDS
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- tera-
-
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- reins
-
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.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- term.
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- 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.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- drams
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tears
-
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- 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.
- dist.
-
- dimin
-
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- reni-
-
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- retd.
-
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- timid
-
adjective,
lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- 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.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- reds
-
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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- rit.
-
- Sat.
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Sem.
-
- Rida
-
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- 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.
- NIRA
-
- MSIE
-
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- 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.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- SRAM
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- RADM
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- RNAS
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- rad.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- std.
-
- 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):
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sam.
-
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- 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.
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- MSAE
-
- NASD
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Sra.
-
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NTIA
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 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).
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- 1080
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Ste.
-
- dim.
-
- 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.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dis-
-
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dir.
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Din.
-
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- 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.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- 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.
- dia-
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- der.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Den.
-
- Dem.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- 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.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- 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.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- ten.
-
- Ens.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- end-
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emia
-
- EDTA
-
- ter.
-
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- 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.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- 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.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- dat.
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- AInd
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- amdt
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AISI
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- tri-
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- AIME
-
- 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.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- aet.
-
- trid
-
- aer-
-
- Adm.
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tRNA
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- amt.
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- 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.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atm.
-
- ASTM
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASME
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- 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).
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ands
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- men-
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meas
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- mdse
-
- mdnt
-
- MDES
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- ment
-
- Mar.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Man.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- 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.
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- 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.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mRNA
-
- 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.
- MNAS
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mes-
-
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- midn
-
- MIDI
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- Mid.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- str.
-
- met.
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- 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.
- 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.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- idae
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- INRI
-
- inae
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- 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).
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Ire.
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tasm
-
- TDRS
-
- Ind.
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- 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.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Esd.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IndE
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itis
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- med.
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- TSI
-
- 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.
- SMA
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- TSE
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Sta
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- STI
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- St.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- Sr.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TID
-
- TIA
-
- tra
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- tr.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- STM
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- 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.
- SMD
-
- DMT
-
- SED
-
- EDT
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- en-
-
- EMT
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMR
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- ETR
-
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- ead
-
- ea.
-
- ESR
-
- ETS
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- IRS
-
- Me.
-
- Md.
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ISR
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ir.
-
- id.
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ier
-
- 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.
- ide
-
- 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).
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETD
-
- DST
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- 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.
- ARS
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ard
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AMS
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AME
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ASI
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ad-
-
- Am.
-
- ase
-
- ASM
-
- DSR
-
- DET
-
- DSA
-
- DRE
-
- Dr.
-
- DNR
-
- DNA
-
- DMS
-
- DMA
-
- 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.
- 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.
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- ASN
-
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- DAR
-
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- DAE
-
- DSM
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- at.
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ist
-
- 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.
- Re.
-
- REA
-
- RDS
-
- RDA
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Rd.
-
- NSA
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NMR
-
- NMI
-
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- NIA
-
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- NES
-
- rte
-
- se-
-
- SDR
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- SAR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAE
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- sd.
-
- RTS
-
- rt.
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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:
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- mi.
-
- MST
-
- MSN
-
- 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.
- MSI
-
- MSE
-
- MDT
-
- MSD
-
- MSA
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- NEA
-
- MIT
-
- MRI
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MRE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- MIE
-
- Mt.
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MTI
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ne-
-
- NDE
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAD
-
- mtn
-
- MTS
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- t.
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- S.
-
- SM
-
- 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.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- M.
-
- T1
-
- 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.
- TD
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- SA
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- R.
-
- SN
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NM
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NI
-
- ND
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- DN
-
- MN
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- DM
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
-
- 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.
- D.
-
- TM
-
- TN
-
- 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.