Anagrams of amniocentesis
Word amniocentesis has
1649 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of amniocentesis.
- Saint-Simon
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noun,
Comte de, 1760–1825, French philosopher and social scientist.
- inseminates
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verb (used with object),
to inject semen into (the female reproductive tract); impregnate.
- antimonies
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noun,
a brittle, lustrous, white metallic element occurring in nature free or combined, used chiefly in alloys and in compounds in medicine. Symbol: Sb; atomic number: 51; atomic weight: 121.75.
- antinomies
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noun,
opposition between one law, principle, rule, etc., and another.
- Cismontane
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adjective,
on this (the speaker's or writer's) side of the mountains, especially the Alps.
- omniscient
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noun,
an omniscient being.
- instancies
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noun,
quality of being instant; urgency; pressing nature.
- insomniacs
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noun,
a person who suffers from insomnia, the inability, especially when chronic, to obtain sufficient sleep, through difficulty in falling or staying asleep:
- insistence
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noun,
the act or fact of insisting.
- inseminate
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verb (used with object),
to inject semen into (the female reproductive tract); impregnate.
- semeiotics
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noun,
semiotics.
- semination
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noun,
a sowing or impregnating; dissemination.
- centesimos
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noun,
a monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a lira.
- caen-stone
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noun,
a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
- enantiosis
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noun,
a figure of speech in which what is meant is the opposite of what is said; irony.
- Cantonese
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noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Canton, the surrounding area of southern China, and Hong Kong.
- instances
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- amnesties
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noun,
a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
- societies
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noun,
an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
- iotacisms
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noun,
the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- Ascension
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noun,
the act of ascending; ascent.
- Isenstein
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noun,
(in the Nibelungenlied) the home of Brunhild in Isenland.
- monacetin
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noun,
acetin.
- sensation
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noun,
the operation or function of the senses; perception or awareness of stimuli through the senses.
- amenities
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noun,
an agreeable way or manner; courtesy; civility:
- nicotines
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noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- semitones
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noun,
a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
- semiotics
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noun,
the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior; the analysis of systems of communication, as language, gestures, or clothing.
- insomnias
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noun,
inability to obtain sufficient sleep, especially when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.
- nominates
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adjective,
having a particular name.
- insomniac
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noun,
a person who suffers from insomnia, the inability, especially when chronic, to obtain sufficient sleep, through difficulty in falling or staying asleep:
- estonians
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noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- monastics
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noun,
a member of a monastic community or order, especially a monk.
- tenancies
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noun,
a holding, as of lands, by any kind of title; occupancy of land, a house, or the like, under a lease or on payment of rent; tenure.
- encomiast
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noun,
a person who utters or writes an encomium; eulogist.
- canonists
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- aniconism
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noun,
opposition to the use of idols or images.
- scientism
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noun,
the style, assumptions, techniques, practices, etc., typifying or regarded as typifying scientists.
- Minnesota
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noun,
a state in the N central United States. 84,068 sq. mi. (217,735 sq. km). Capital: St. Paul.
Abbreviation: MN (for use with zip code), Minn.
- inactions
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- mosaicist
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noun,
a person who works in mosaic.
- Simeonite
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noun,
a member of the Israelite tribe of Simeon.
- simoniacs
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noun,
a person who practices simony.
- antimonic
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adjective,
of or containing antimony, especially in the pentavalent state.
- antinoise
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adjective,
designed to reduce or ban excessively loud sound, as of jet engines or traffic:
- incessant
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adjective,
continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending:
- insensate
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adjective,
not endowed with sensation; inanimate:
- notecases
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noun,
billfold.
- Toscanini
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noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- cineastes
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- sanctions
-
noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- actinisms
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noun,
the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.
- centesimo
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noun,
a monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a lira.
- semantics
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noun,
Linguistics.
the study of meaning.
the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form.
- cessation
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noun,
a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance:
- semeiotic
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adjective,
semiotic.
- moistens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- simonies
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noun,
the making of profit out of sacred things.
- centimes
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noun,
a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
- antinome
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noun,
something that is contradictory or opposite to another; a logical contradiction.
- massicot
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noun,
monoxide of lead, PbO, in the form of a yellow powder, used as a pigment and drier.
- montanes
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noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- acetones
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- miscites
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verb (used with or without object),
to misquote.
- contessa
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noun,
countess.
- contemns
-
verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- Massenet
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noun,
Jules Émile Frédéric [zhyl ey-meel frey-dey-reek] /ʒül eɪˈmil freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1842–1912, French composer.
- Estonian
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noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- simoniac
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noun,
a person who practices simony.
- consents
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noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- niceties
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noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- Masonite
-
- tensions
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noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- Scotsman
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noun,
a person, especially a man, who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland; Scot.
- centimos
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- inaction
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- moieties
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noun,
a half.
- coniines
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- incenses
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noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- etamines
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- stasimon
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noun,
(in ancient Greek drama) a choral ode, especially in tragedy, divided into strophe and antistrophe: usually alternating with the epeisodion and, in the final ode, preceding the exodos.
- Socinian
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noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- Einstein
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noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1879–1955, German physicist, U.S. citizen from 1940: formulator of the theory of relativity; Nobel Prize 1921.
- emiction
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noun,
urination.
- scanties
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- emission
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noun,
an act or instance of emitting:
- meionite
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noun,
a member of the scapolite group, rich in calcium and containing no sodium.
- nicotine
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noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- Ossianic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Ossian, the poetry attributed to him, or the rhythmic prose published by James Macpherson in 1762–63, purporting to be a translation from the Scottish Gaelic.
- enations
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- monastic
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noun,
a member of a monastic community or order, especially a monk.
- sections
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- nineties
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten times nine.
- centesis
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noun,
a puncture or perforation.
- teniasis
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noun,
taeniasis.
- meanness
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noun,
the state or quality of being mean.
- seicento
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noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- enmities
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noun,
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
- Monessen
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noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela River.
- aseismic
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adjective,
free from earthquakes.
- matinees
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- neonates
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noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- incienso
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noun,
a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- essonite
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noun,
Mineralogy. a variety of grossularite garnet.
- scansion
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noun,
the metrical analysis of verse. The usual marks for scansion are ˘ for a short or unaccented syllable, ¯ or · for a long or accented syllable, ^ for a rest, | for a foot division, and ‖ for a caesura or pause.
- Ossetian
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noun,
an Osset.
- mentions
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noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- onanisms
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noun,
withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- actinons
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- instance
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- mannites
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noun,
mannitol.
- stonemen
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noun,
a stonecutter or stoneworker.
- Stoneman
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noun,
a stonecutter or stoneworker.
- amitosis
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noun,
the direct method of cell division, characterized by simple cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of chromosomes.
- Comtesse
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noun,
countess.
- coesites
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- canteens
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- iotacism
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noun,
the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- sanities
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noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- Messenia
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noun,
a division of ancient Greece, in the SW Peloponnesus: an important center of Mycenaean culture.
- amniotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- semantic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:
- ameiosis
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noun,
aberrant meiosis in which only an equational division occurs, as in parthenogenesis.
- Stoicism
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noun,
a systematic philosophy, dating from around 300 b.c., that held the principles of logical thought to reflect a cosmic reason instantiated in nature.
- cineaste
-
noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- semitone
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noun,
a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
- Semitics
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noun,
the study of Semitic languages, literature, etc.
- Casement
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noun,
a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
- Messiaen
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noun,
Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles [aw-lee-vyey œ-zhen praw-sper sharl] /ɔ liˈvyeɪ œˈʒɛn prɔˈspɛr ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1908–92, French composer and organist.
- semiotic
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noun,
semiotics.
- one-time
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adjective,
having been as specified at one time; former:
- notecase
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noun,
billfold.
- amniotes
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- Scotsmen
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noun,
a person, especially a man, who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland; Scot.
- nominees
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noun,
a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.
- actinism
-
noun,
the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.
- canonist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- anemones
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
- anemosis
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noun,
wind shake (def 1).
- canoness
-
noun,
a member of a Christian community of women living under a rule but not under a vow.
- ancients
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- sonances
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- Steinman
-
noun,
David Barnard, 1886–1960, U.S. civil engineer: specialist in bridge design and construction.
- nominate
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adjective,
having a particular name.
- comities
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noun,
mutual courtesy; civility.
- insomnia
-
noun,
inability to obtain sufficient sleep, especially when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.
- mannoses
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noun,
a hexose, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained from the hydrolysis of the ivory nut and yielding mannitol upon reduction.
- coniine
-
noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- stimies
-
noun,
stymie.
- cession
-
noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- Stimson
-
noun,
Henry L(ewis) 1867–1950, U.S. statesman: secretary of war 1911–13, 1940–45; secretary of state 1929–33.
- Stinnes
-
noun,
Hugo [hoo-gaw;; English hyoo-goh] /ˈhu gɔ;; English ˈhyu goʊ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1924, German industrialist.
- santims
-
noun,
a former coin of Latvia, the 100th part of a lat.
- easiest
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- cenotes
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Comtian
-
noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- connate
-
adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- sonnies
-
noun,
little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
- Comines
-
noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- moisten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- comitia
-
noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- nanisms
-
noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- cimaise
-
noun,
cymaise.
- centimo
-
noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- stannic
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adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- contemn
-
verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- montane
-
noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- cosines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- centime
-
noun,
a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- consist
-
noun,
Railroads.
the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
a record made of this rolling stock.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- comates
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- stemson
-
noun,
a curved timber in a wooden bow, scarfed at its lower end to the keelson.
- stances
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- sateens
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- stamnos
-
noun,
a storage jar having an oval body tapering at the base and two horizontal handles set on the shoulder.
- stamin-
-
- coesite
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- nancies
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- Staines
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- Meissen
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany, on the Elbe River: famous for fine porcelain.
- monesia
-
noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- cetanes
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- coatees
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- sonants
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- octanes
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- isation
-
- Semitic
-
noun,
a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician.
- senecas
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- metisse
-
noun,
a woman of mixed ancestry.
- sennets
-
noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- sennits
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- sensate
-
adjective,
perceiving or perceived through the senses.
- seances
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- isatins
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Messina
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Sicily.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- sestina
-
noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- intones
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- intines
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- intense
-
adjective,
existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
- intens.
-
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- inseams
-
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.
- semites
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- sematic
-
adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- miniate
-
verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- Masonic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- meinies
-
noun,
Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- menaces
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- Matisse
-
noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- matinee
-
noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- mastics
-
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.
- Massine
-
noun,
Léonide [ley-aw-need] /leɪ ɔˈnid/ (Show IPA), 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.
- mention
-
noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- mascots
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- semaise
-
noun,
cymaise.
- mascons
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- mansion
-
noun,
a very large, impressive, or stately residence.
- secants
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- seismic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or caused by an earthquake or vibration of the earth, whether due to natural or artificial causes.
- mannose
-
noun,
a hexose, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained from the hydrolysis of the ivory nut and yielding mannitol upon reduction.
- mannite
-
noun,
mannitol.
- maniocs
-
noun,
cassava.
- seismo-
-
- Siamese
-
noun,
a native of Siam.
- minions
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- somites
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- mitosis
-
noun,
the usual method of cell division, characterized typically by the resolving of the chromatin of the nucleus into a threadlike form, which condenses into chromosomes, each of which separates longitudinally into two parts, one part of each chromosome being retained in each of two new cells resulting from the original cell.
- Sistine
-
adjective,
of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.
- sitcoms
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- mission
-
noun,
a group or committee of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, establish relations, provide scientific and technical assistance, or the like.
- Smeaton
-
noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- eonisms
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- Mitanni
-
noun,
the Hurrian kingdom in NW Mesopotamia in the 15th and 14th centuries b.c.
- entices
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- entasis
-
noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- encomia
-
noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- estamin
-
noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- encinas
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- encases
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- Sno-Cat
-
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- eminent
-
adjective,
high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished:
- emetics
-
noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- somatic
-
adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- Moissan
-
noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1852–1907, French chemist: Nobel prize 1906.
- Essonne
-
noun,
a department in N France. 699 sq. mi. (1810 sq. km). Capital: Évry.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- incomes
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- Miocene
-
noun,
the Miocene Epoch or Series.
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- incises
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- incests
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incense
-
noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- incases
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Siemens
-
noun,
Electricity. the standard unit of electrical conductance in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the reciprocal of the ohm and replacing the equivalent MKS unit (mho) Abbreviation: S.
- siennas
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- Scotism
-
noun,
the set of doctrines of Duns Scotus.
- simians
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- misease
-
noun,
Archaic. discomfort; distress; suffering.
- miotics
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- Etonian
-
noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- scotias
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- miscast
-
verb (used with object),
to assign an unsuitable role to (an actor):
- miscite
-
verb (used with or without object),
to misquote.
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- cements
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- etamine
-
noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- nascent
-
adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- consent
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- meiosis
-
noun,
Cell Biology. part of the process of gamete formation, consisting of chromosome conjugation and two cell divisions, in the course of which the diploid chromosome number becomes reduced to the haploid.
Compare mitosis.
- Nemesis
-
noun,
something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc.:
- amosite
-
noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- nominee
-
noun,
a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.
- amniote
-
noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- amnions
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- amities
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- Oscines
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- camions
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Camoens
-
noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- tansies
-
noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- canines
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- neonate
-
noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- nemato-
-
- nematic
-
adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- canteen
-
noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- tisanes
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tocsins
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- oneness
-
noun,
the quality of being one; singleness.
- one-man
-
adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- to-name
-
noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- neatens
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- caisson
-
noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- caseins
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- asinine
-
adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- Ossetic
-
noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- ascites
-
noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- ascents
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- tenaces
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Ossetia
-
noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- tension
-
noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- anomite
-
noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- anoesis
-
noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- atomics
-
noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- atomies
-
noun,
an atom; mote.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- osmatic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- niacins
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- anemone
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
- onanism
-
noun,
withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- camises
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- acetone
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- nasions
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- Cassini
-
noun,
Oleg [oh-leg] /ˈoʊ lɛg/ (Show IPA), (Oleg Cassini-Loiewski) 1913–2006, U.S. fashion designer and businessman, born in France.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Samoset
-
noun,
died 1653? North American Indian leader: aided Pilgrims during early years in New England.
- Cassino
-
noun,
casino (def 3).
- Cassite
-
noun,
Kassite.
- tonemes
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- nasties
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- samites
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- actino-
-
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- cassone
-
noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- samisen
-
noun,
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- casinos
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- Minnis
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- Minoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- Minnie
-
noun,
mother; mom.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- icemen
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- menses
-
noun,
the periodic flow of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus; menstrual flow.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- masto-
-
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- 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.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- aceto-
-
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- aniso-
-
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- 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.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- mecate
-
noun,
Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- Nissan
-
noun,
Nisan.
- escent
-
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- scones
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- niseis
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- ascots
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- menace
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- Simons
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- minion
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- miosis
-
noun,
excessive constriction of the pupil of the eye, as a result of drugs, disease, or the like.
- mensas
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- miotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- nocti-
-
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- osmics
-
noun,
the science dealing with the sense of smell.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- tinmen
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- sennas
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- tinman
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- sennet
-
noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- actin-
-
- manses
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Mannie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- Mannes
-
noun,
Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
- mesons
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- toneme
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- maists
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- messan
-
noun,
a lap dog; small pet dog.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- messin
-
noun,
messan.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- semens
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Inness
-
noun,
George, 1825–94, and his son George, 1854–1926, U.S. painters.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- amnion
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- amnios
-
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- insist
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain firmly:
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- 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.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- anemo-
-
- manini
-
adjective,
small; insignificant.
- 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.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- intime
-
adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- 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.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- sesame
-
noun,
a tropical, herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, whose small oval seeds are edible and yield an oil.
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- setons
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- seisin
-
noun,
seizin.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- Menton
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- setose
-
adjective,
covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
- amino-
-
- smites
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- cement
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- netman
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- cteno-
-
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- stomas
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- stimes
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Stones
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- netmen
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- steams
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- neaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- Sansom
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samson.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- Monnet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- contin
-
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- cosets
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Santos
-
noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- cestas
-
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.
- Nicene
-
adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- ecesis
-
noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- coasts
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- 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.
- assoc.
-
- 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.
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- MSCons
-
- steno-
-
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- centi-
-
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- nemat-
-
- scents
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- censes
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- ceases
-
noun,
cessation:
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- scions
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Samson
-
noun,
a judge of Israel famous for his great strength. Judges 13–16.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- somni-
-
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- nanism
-
noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- somat-
-
- castes
-
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.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- stenos
-
noun,
a stenographer.
- emesis
-
noun,
vomitus.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- emetic
-
noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- scato-
-
- emotes
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- satins
-
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.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- Niemen
-
noun,
a river in the W Soviet Union in Europe, flowing into the Baltic: called Memel in its lower course. 565 miles (910 km) long.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- 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.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- seats
-
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.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- meta-
-
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- sect.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- meno-
-
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- naso-
-
- octa-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- nano-
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- mesas
-
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.
- meso-
-
- omni-
-
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- Sans.
-
- sanit
-
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- 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.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- SAMOS
-
noun,
a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- MSEnt
-
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- misc.
-
- noct-
-
- oste-
-
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- scat-
-
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- simas
-
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.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- nests
-
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.
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- 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.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Mists
-
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.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- Scot.
-
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- Miss.
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- miso-
-
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- 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.
- mosts
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- 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.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- sates
-
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.
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- 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.
- scams
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Minn.
-
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- mini-
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Mont.
-
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- nona-
-
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Moses
-
noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- cent.
-
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- 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.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- 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: ¢.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cant.
-
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Conn.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- 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.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- 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.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- stome
-
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- atmo-
-
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- 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.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- 30-30
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- acet-
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonia
-
- 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.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- 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.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- actos
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- ation
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- teno-
-
- Tenn.
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- assn.
-
- asst.
-
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- asco-
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- anim.
-
- anon.
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- annot
-
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- IATSE
-
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- 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.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- 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.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- sines
-
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.
- Sino-
-
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- ician
-
- icons
-
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- seti-
-
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- istic
-
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- init.
-
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- ition
-
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- imit.
-
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- semi-
-
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- masc.
-
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- somas
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- sito-
-
- ecto-
-
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- econ.
-
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- seems
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- 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.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- mast-
-
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Sem.
-
- sec.
-
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- 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.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- OEEC
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tion
-
- tonn
-
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- osis
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Ont.
-
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Ste.
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SMSA
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- sci.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- SASE
-
- Mic.
-
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- Soni
-
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- sics
-
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).
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Sam.
-
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- 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.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- 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.
- Tasm
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- 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.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Oct.
-
- est.
-
- 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.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Com.
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- met.
-
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- 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-
-
- ment
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- men-
-
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meas
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- etc.
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- min.
-
- 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.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- ASTM
-
- Con.
-
- atm.
-
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- MNAS
-
- atic
-
- 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.
- eso-
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- ESIS
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cet-
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Ceto
-
- Cmon
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ins.
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- 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.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- IMCO
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- cit.
-
- cene
-
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Man.
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- 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.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mac-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- itis
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cen.
-
- ISSN
-
- iso-
-
- Mon.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- cts.
-
- EEOC
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AISI
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- 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):
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- 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.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- EMet
-
- emia
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- nom.
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- NTIA
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- 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.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- AIME
-
- aet.
-
- eco-
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- ect-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- non-
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- amt.
-
- ASME
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- 1080
-
- Ens.
-
- asis
-
- MSTS
-
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- MSSc
-
- MSIE
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- MSEE
-
- msec
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- MSCE
-
- MSAE
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- ano-
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ann.
-
- ence
-
- 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.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- neo-
-
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neem
-
- ance
-
- enc.
-
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- 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.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CNO
-
- STI
-
- SSE
-
- CST
-
- CMA
-
- SSC
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- STM
-
- SSI
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Sta
-
- CNS
-
- CSO
-
- SSM
-
- SSN
-
- SST
-
- CTA
-
- St.
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CSA
-
- cte
-
- CNM
-
- CNN
-
- Co.
-
- CIM
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- AMS
-
- 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.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AME
-
- AMC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- TMO
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- AIC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- an.
-
- ac-
-
- Am.
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- CIE
-
- TCS
-
- CIA
-
- CEO
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- 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.
- CAI
-
- ct.
-
- TCA
-
- 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.
- ase
-
- at.
-
- ASI
-
- ASM
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ast
-
- ATC
-
- cs.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- io-
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Mt.
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- sc.
-
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- MTI
-
- MOI
-
- mtn
-
- MTO
-
- MTS
-
- NCO
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- ne-
-
- MIE
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- se-
-
- SCS
-
- MIT
-
- SCM
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NEA
-
- MCI
-
- OTC
-
- NSA
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- NSC
-
- Oc.
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- OSA
-
- OAS
-
- ons
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- OIt
-
- OCS
-
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ONI
-
- ose
-
- NEC
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NES
-
- SAE
-
- 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:
- NIA
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- So.
-
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- 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.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NMI
-
- NNE
-
- OSS
-
- NOC
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- 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.
- ETO
-
- SMA
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ETS
-
- EOE
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ics
-
- OEM
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- SMS
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ECM
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ene
-
- EEC
-
- EEO
-
- EIS
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
-
- en-
-
- in.
-
- TSS
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ite
-
- Me.
-
- ist
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Mc-
-
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- ITC
-
- MSC
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Mao
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ine
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- 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).
- 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.
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ITA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- NC
-
- CM
-
- OA
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AO
-
- 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.
- 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.
- O.
-
- TN
-
- CE
-
- SM
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- i.
-
- t.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SA
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- S.
-
- 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.
- TM
-
- NM
-
- NI
-
- SN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- MN
-
- M.
-
- ic
-