Anagrams of Americanist
Word Americanist has
1393 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Americanist.
- insectaria
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noun,
a place in which a collection of living insects is kept, as in a zoo.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- sectarian
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noun,
a member of a sect.
- craniates
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- sacrament
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a visible sign of an inward grace, especially one of the solemn Christian rites considered to have been instituted by Jesus Christ to symbolize or confer grace: the sacraments of the Protestant churches are baptism and the Lord's Supper; the sacraments of the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches are baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, matrimony, penance, holy orders, and extreme unction.
- Cartesian
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noun,
a follower of Cartesian thought.
- cretinism
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noun,
a congenital disease due to absence or deficiency of normal thyroid secretion, characterized by physical deformity, dwarfism, and mental retardation, and often by goiter.
- ascertain
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verb (used with object),
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
- criminate
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verb (used with object),
to charge with a crime.
- marinates
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- ameristic
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adjective,
not divided into parts; having no meristem.
- metrician
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noun,
a metrist.
- Artemisia
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Artemisia, having aromatic foliage and small disk flowers, including the sagebrush, wormwood, and mugwort.
- marcasite
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noun,
Also called white iron pyrites. a common mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , chemically similar to pyrite but crystallizing in the orthorhombic system.
- miscreant
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noun,
a vicious or depraved person; villain.
- armistice
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noun,
a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce:
- martinis
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noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- tamarins
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- Erasmian
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noun,
a follower of Erasmus.
- scimitar
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noun,
a curved, single-edged sword of Asian, especially Eastern origin.
- semantic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:
- airtimes
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- maitrise
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noun,
mastery; skill.
- McIntire
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noun,
Samuel, 1757–1811, U.S. architect and woodcarver.
- seriatim
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adverb, adjective,
in a series; one after another.
- crinites
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- meristic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or divided into segments or somites.
- martians
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noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- Arianism
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noun,
the doctrine, taught by Arius, that Christ the Son was not consubstantial with God the Father.
- animates
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adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- interims
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- intarsia
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noun,
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- amnesiac
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noun,
a person affected by amnesia.
- amirates
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noun,
emirate.
- Maritain
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, French philosopher and diplomat.
- Santarem
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noun,
a city in N Brazil, on the Amazon River.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- marinate
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- sarmenta
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noun,
a slender running stem; runner.
- American
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noun,
a citizen of the United States of America.
- amentias
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noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- Estancia
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- cremains
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plural noun,
the ashes of a cremated corpse.
- matrices
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- acarines
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- Canaries
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- Cinerama
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- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- minister
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noun,
a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- minicars
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- citrines
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- actinias
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noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- caterans
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- actinism
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noun,
the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.
- carmines
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- ceramist
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- cerimans
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- minarets
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- arnicas
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Saracen
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- centri-
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- tanrecs
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noun,
tenrec.
- smarten
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Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- Icarian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Icaria.
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- iatrics
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- Armenia
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- stearin
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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.
- incites
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- Antares
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noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- Interim
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- tarmacs
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noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- Smetana
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noun,
Bedřich [Czech be-drzhikh] /Czech ˈbɛ drʒɪx/ (Show IPA), 1824–84, Czech composer.
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Eastman
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noun,
George, 1854–1932, U.S. philanthropist and inventor in the field of photography.
- seminar
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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.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- Semitic
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noun,
a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician.
- caimans
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noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- Asiatic
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noun,
an Asian person.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- simitar
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noun,
scimitar.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- Cremini
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noun,
a cultivated, meaty, tan or brown mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- cimaise
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noun,
cymaise.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- stamin-
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- tamarin
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- stamina
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noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- tamaris
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noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- animate
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adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- Mai-Tai
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noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- amentia
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noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- airtime
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- martins
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noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- Martini
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noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- Martina
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noun,
a female given name.
- Martian
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noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- Martens
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Maritsa
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noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing from S Bulgaria along the boundary between Greece and European Turkey and into the Aegean. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- Amen-Ra
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noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- America
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noun,
United States.
- termini
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noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- marinas
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- aminase
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noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.
- aminate
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verb (used with object),
to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- Marcian
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noun,
a.d. 392?–457, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 450–457.
- amirate
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noun,
emirate.
- recants
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Mercast
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noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- amnesia
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noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- namaste
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noun,
a conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting, used by the speaker usually while holding the palms together vertically in front of the bosom.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- neritic
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adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- acnemia
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noun,
a condition characterized by atrophy of the muscles of the calf of the leg.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- miscite
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verb (used with or without object),
to misquote.
- acrasin
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- Minster
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noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- minicar
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- miniate
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verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- Actinia
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noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- ramenta
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noun,
a scraping, shaving, or particle.
- amities
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noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Mansart
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noun,
Jules Hardouin [zhyl ar-dwan] /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jules Hardouin) 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
- anemias
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noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- anaemic
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adjective,
anemic.
- Manteca
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noun,
a town in central California.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- amritas
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noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- mantras
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noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- amtracs
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noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- citrin
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- ratans
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noun,
rattan.
- Manati
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noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- miters
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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.
- metric
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noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- Mister
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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.).
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- riatas
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noun,
a lariat.
- ricins
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- raisin
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- maniac
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noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- Manisa
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noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Itasca
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noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- mitres
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Isaian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- miners
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- ramets
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- ramate
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adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- manias
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- creams
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noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- nemat-
-
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Smriti
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noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- 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.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- remans
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- macers
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noun,
macebearer.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- Mersin
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noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- racism
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noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cerat-
-
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
-
- centi-
-
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- 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.
- instr.
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- 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.
- mantra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Icaria
-
noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- marais
-
noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- 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.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Marcan
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of St. Mark or of the second Gospel.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Samain
-
noun,
Samhain.
- Marcia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- 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.
- inter.
-
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- intime
-
adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- intra-
-
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- matri-
-
- 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:
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- mantas
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- recti-
-
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- 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.
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- Matane
-
noun,
a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Seaman
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- 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.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- Tarmac
-
noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- 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.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- arsen-
-
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- asemia
-
noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- caiman
-
noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- camera
-
noun,
a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trans.
-
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- actin-
-
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- amtrac
-
noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- 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.
- Anemia
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- Carman
-
noun,
one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- 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.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- tears
-
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- 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.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- anim.
-
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- tera-
-
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- anat.
-
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- cent.
-
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- istic
-
- 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).
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Srta.
-
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- 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.
- 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.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- reni-
-
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- 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.
- 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.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- anis-
-
- 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).
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- misc.
-
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- amin-
-
- 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)
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- 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.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- 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.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Recit
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- aemia
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- metr-
-
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- 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.
- meta-
-
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- mini-
-
- 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.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- Amer.
-
- term.
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- 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.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- 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.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- matr-
-
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- 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.
- 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.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- rect.
-
- cata-
-
- mast-
-
- masc.
-
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- 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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ante-
-
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- semi-
-
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- 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.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Seric
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sect.
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- ASEAN
-
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- 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.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- 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.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- seti-
-
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- astr.
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- nears
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- crit.
-
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- 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.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- crim.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- cine-
-
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- 30-30
-
- ster.
-
- scat-
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- init.
-
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- incr.
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- imit.
-
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Iran.
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- intr.
-
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- acet-
-
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- treas
-
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- ician
-
- 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.
- sarc-
-
- nitr-
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- cert.
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- MSEnt
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- 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.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- IATSE
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Armen
-
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- sanit
-
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Sra.
-
- 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.
- NTIA
-
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIRA
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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):
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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).
- NCAA
-
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- tRNA
-
- tri-
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- NCTE
-
- 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.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- scr.
-
- sci.
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- str.
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- 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.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Sem.
-
- sec.
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- SRAM
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- ter.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- 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.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- 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.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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)
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Sam.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- RNAS
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Tasm
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIIA
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- 1080
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- crat
-
- Cres
-
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- 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.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ect-
-
- emia
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- cit.
-
- cis-
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cat.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cen.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cir.
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Ens.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- INRI
-
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Inc.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- 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.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itis
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- inae
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- est.
-
- etc.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- IAEA
-
- iana
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- IATA
-
- Ice.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- 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.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- AISI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amt.
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- Anas
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- acea
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acr-
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aer-
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ance
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- atm.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ASME
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- asc-
-
- ANSI
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ARIS
-
- Arm.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- 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.
- enc.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MSIE
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSAE
-
- 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:
- MSCE
-
- msec
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- 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.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- 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.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- mRNA
-
- men-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- 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.
- mis-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- 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.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- min.
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- ment
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MNAS
-
- met.
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mes-
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Man.
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- 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.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Mac-
-
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- NACA
-
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- ASI
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ne-
-
- MNE
-
- at.
-
- MNS
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- ast
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ASR
-
- ASM
-
- ASN
-
- RMA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- ATA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RCS
-
- ase
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Re.
-
- NES
-
- MNA
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- Am.
-
- ac-
-
- AIA
-
- MIT
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- AAE
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- AAM
-
- STM
-
- CAI
-
- CAA
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- Aar
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- STI
-
- NEA
-
- ATC
-
- ARS
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- MRA
-
- MTS
-
- AMS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- MSN
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- 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.
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- AME
-
- AIC
-
- AMC
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- MSI
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- NAA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- TIA
-
- NIA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- NEC
-
- AEC
-
- NSC
-
- MSA
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NMR
-
- 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.
- NMI
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- MRE
-
- ACS
-
- MRI
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TCA
-
- MSE
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- ae.
-
- TCS
-
- 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.
- tra
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- tr.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- AEA
-
- Sta
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ANC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- MAA
-
- St.
-
- ETR
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- in.
-
- ier
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- SAR
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- ETS
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- IRC
-
- MCR
-
- EMT
-
- en-
-
- SCM
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- 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.
- MCI
-
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ESR
-
- sc.
-
- Ir.
-
- SAE
-
- se-
-
- 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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ite
-
- Mc-
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSC
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- ISR
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- RSE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- IRS
-
- SAA
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSA
-
- ise
-
- Rs.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- RNA
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- ISA
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- EMR
-
- CSA
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- 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.
- CNS
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- CNM
-
- CMA
-
- mi.
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- CIM
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- MIE
-
- SMA
-
- CEA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Sr.
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- cte
-
- CSR
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- RCA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- RCN
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ean
-
- ECM
-
- RCT
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- REA
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- 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.
- 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.
- EAM
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- 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).
- T1
-
- N.
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- M.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- NM
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SN
-
- TC
-
- 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.
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- CM
-
- SM
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SA
-
- S.
-
- t.
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TM
-
- TN
-
- CE
-
- NI
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RC
-
- NC
-
- MN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- R.
-