Anagrams of animalcules
Word animalcules has
1005 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of animalcules.
- animalcule
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noun,
a minute or microscopic animal, nearly or quite invisible to the naked eye, as an infusorian or rotifer.
- canailles
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noun,
riffraff; rabble.
- Masculine
-
noun,
the masculine gender.
- camellias
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noun,
any of several shrubs of the genus Camellia, especially C. japonica, native to Asia, having glossy evergreen leaves and white, pink, red, or variegated roselike flowers.
- calumnies
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noun,
a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something:
- calamines
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noun,
a pink, water-insoluble powder consisting of zinc oxide and about 0.5 percent ferric oxide, used in ointments, lotions, or the like, for the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the skin.
- calamine
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noun,
a pink, water-insoluble powder consisting of zinc oxide and about 0.5 percent ferric oxide, used in ointments, lotions, or the like, for the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the skin.
- canaille
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noun,
riffraff; rabble.
- aesculin
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noun,
esculin.
- Camellia
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noun,
any of several shrubs of the genus Camellia, especially C. japonica, native to Asia, having glossy evergreen leaves and white, pink, red, or variegated roselike flowers.
- ancillas
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noun,
an accessory; auxiliary or adjunct.
- sacellum
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noun,
a small chapel, as a monument within a church.
- canellas
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noun,
the cinnamonlike bark of a West Indian tree, Canella winterana, used as a condiment and in medicine.
- manillas
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noun,
Manila hemp.
- manilles
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noun,
the second highest trump in certain card games, as the seven of trumps in omber or nine of trumps in klaberjass.
- musicale
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noun,
a music program forming the main part of a social occasion.
- aluminas
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noun,
the natural or synthetic oxide of aluminum, Al 2 O 3 , occurring in nature in a pure crystal form as corundum.
- mulleins
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Verbascum, of the figwort family, native to the Old World, especially V. thapsus, a tall plant with woolly leaves and a dense spike of yellow flowers.
- amnesiac
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noun,
a person affected by amnesia.
- Alliance
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noun,
the act of allying or state of being allied.
- manacles
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noun,
a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- lunacies
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noun,
insanity; mental disorder.
- alliums
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noun,
any bulbous plant belonging to the genus Allium, of the amaryllis family, having an onion odor and flowers in a round cluster, including the onion, leek, shallot, garlic, and chive.
- esculin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
- almuces
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noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- Lucania
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noun,
an ancient region in S Italy, NW of the Gulf of Taranto.
- manille
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noun,
the second highest trump in certain card games, as the seven of trumps in omber or nine of trumps in klaberjass.
- uncials
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- Manilla
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noun,
Manila hemp.
- manilas
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- maculas
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noun,
a spot or blotch, especially on one's skin; macule.
- alumina
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noun,
the natural or synthetic oxide of aluminum, Al 2 O 3 , occurring in nature in a pure crystal form as corundum.
- caesium
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noun,
cesium.
- laminas
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noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- laminal
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noun,
a laminal speech sound.
- caimans
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noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- ancilla
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noun,
an accessory; auxiliary or adjunct.
- manacle
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noun,
a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Caelian
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noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- unlaces
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- Alcaeus
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noun,
flourished c600 b.c, Greek poet of Mytilene.
- aminase
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noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.
- Ancaeus
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noun,
a son of Poseidon who joined the Argonauts and became helmsman of the Argo.
- anemias
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noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- cullies
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noun,
Archaic. a dupe.
- anaemic
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adjective,
anemic.
- Cullman
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noun,
a city in N Alabama.
- amnesia
-
noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- miscall
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verb (used with object),
to call by a wrong name.
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- musical
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noun,
Also called musical comedy. a play or motion picture in which the story line is interspersed with or developed by songs, dances, and the like.
- anlaces
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noun,
anelace.
- Mencius
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noun,
c380–289 b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- Ameslan
-
noun,
American Sign Language.
- mullein
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Verbascum, of the figwort family, native to the Old World, especially V. thapsus, a tall plant with woolly leaves and a dense spike of yellow flowers.
- Luminal
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- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- McAllen
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noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- calamus
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noun,
the sweet flag, Acorus calamus.
- launces
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noun,
sand lance.
- malaise
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noun,
a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
- Scullin
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noun,
James Henry, 1876–1953, Australian statesman: prime minister 1929–31.
- acumens
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noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- camails
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noun,
aventail (def 1).
- Camilla
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noun,
Roman Legend. a woman warrior who fought on the side of Turnus against Aeneas.
- canella
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noun,
the cinnamonlike bark of a West Indian tree, Canella winterana, used as a condiment and in medicine.
- lacunal
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adjective,
of or relating to a lacuna.
- lacunas
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noun,
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- malices
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- ill-use
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noun,
Also, ill-usage. bad, unjust, or cruel treatment.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- acnemia
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noun,
a condition characterized by atrophy of the muscles of the calf of the leg.
- illumes
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verb (used with object),
to illuminate.
- malleus
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noun,
the outermost of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of mammals.
Also called hammer.
Compare incus (def 1), stapes.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- macules
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noun,
mackle.
- incluse
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noun,
recluse (def 2).
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- Alamein
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noun,
El Alamein.
- inulase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- canulas
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noun,
cannula.
- cnemis
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noun,
the tibia or shin.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- macula
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noun,
a spot or blotch, especially on one's skin; macule.
- anlace
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noun,
anelace.
- mailes
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- lianas
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noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- llamas
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noun,
a woolly-haired South American ruminant of the genus Lama, believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco: often used as a beast of burden.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Anselm
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noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- animal
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noun,
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- animus
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noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- Anemia
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noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- canula
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noun,
cannula.
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- mescal
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noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- mensal
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adjective,
monthly.
- animes
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Lucias
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- melan-
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- lumens
-
noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- Animas
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noun,
soul; life.
- L-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- Leucas
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noun,
Levkas.
- maills
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noun,
mail3 .
- callus
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noun,
Pathology, Physiology.
a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity.
a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
- claims
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noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- causal
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adjective,
of, constituting, or implying a cause.
- macule
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noun,
mackle.
- maniac
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noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- caiman
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noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Manaus
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noun,
Manáos.
- lineal
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adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- camail
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noun,
aventail (def 1).
- Calais
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noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- calesa
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noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- clause
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noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- Callas
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noun,
Maria Meneghini [men-i-gee-nee] /ˌmɛn ɪˈgi ni/ (Show IPA), 1923–77, U.S. soprano.
- Calles
-
noun,
Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- calli-
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- Caelum
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noun,
the Sculptor's Tool, or Chisel, a small southern constellation between Columba and Eridanus.
- manias
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- asemia
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noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- casual
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noun,
a worker employed only irregularly.
- maslin
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noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- camise
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- lumine
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verb (used with object),
to illumine.
- mascle
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noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- Mallia
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noun,
a town in E Crete: site of an excavated Minoan palace.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- limens
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- cleans
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- Manuel
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noun,
a male given name.
- manual
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noun,
a small book, especially one giving information or instructions:
- Manisa
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noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- linums
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- macles
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noun,
chiastolite.
- malice
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- Manila
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- lunies
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noun,
a lunatic.
- minces
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- salami
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noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- lacuna
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noun,
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- Laelia
-
noun,
any of several epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Laelia, having fleshy leaves and showy flowers.
- Samuel
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noun,
a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1–3; 8–15.
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- Samain
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noun,
Samhain.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- Salian
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noun,
a Salian Frank.
- Aleman
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noun,
Mateo [mah-te-aw] /mɑˈtɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1547?–1610, Spanish novelist.
- Seaman
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noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- Lamesa
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noun,
a city in NW Texas.
- Alesia
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noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- numis.
-
- lamias
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- nuclei
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noun,
plural of nucleus.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- lamina
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- Allies
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noun,
plural of ally.
- all-in
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adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Scilla
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noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- Nicaea
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noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- acinus
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noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- usance
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noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- unsell
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verb (used with object),
to dissuade from a belief in the desirability, value, wisdom, or truth of something:
- unseam
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verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- unseal
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verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- unlace
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- uncial
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- uncase
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verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- illume
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verb (used with object),
to illuminate.
- sullen
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adjective,
showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- sluice
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noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- incuse
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noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- acumen
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- inseam
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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.
- Aeacus
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noun,
a judge in Hades, a son of Zeus and grandfather of Achilles.
- insula
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noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- Insull
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noun,
Samuel, 1859–1938, U.S. public utilities magnate, born in England.
- aecium
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noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- Allium
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noun,
any bulbous plant belonging to the genus Allium, of the amaryllis family, having an onion odor and flowers in a round cluster, including the onion, leek, shallot, garlic, and chive.
- Lucian
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noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- nausea
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noun,
sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
- Amelia
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noun,
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- Musial
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noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- Amiens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- muscle
-
noun,
a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- cesium
-
noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- cullis
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noun,
a gutter, as at the eaves of a roof.
- Cumana
-
noun,
a seaport in N Venezuela.
- Muncie
-
noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amusia
-
noun,
the inability to produce or comprehend music or musical sounds.
- lauans
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noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- miscue
-
noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- muesli
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noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- mucins
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noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- amices
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- cumins
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noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- amicus
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noun,
a philanthropist.
- alumni
-
noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- alumna
-
noun,
a woman who is a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- alumin
-
- Milles
-
noun,
Carl (Carl Wilhelm Emil Anderson) 1875–1955, U.S. sculptor, born in Sweden.
- cuneal
-
adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- Cullen
-
noun,
Countee [koun-tey,, -tee] /kaʊnˈteɪ,, -ˈti/ (Show IPA), 1903–46, U.S. poet.
- muslin
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noun,
a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
- almuce
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noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- lemans
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Alsace
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noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- Lucia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- incus
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noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- incl.
-
- Imena
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- 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.
- Leman
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- leuc-
-
- leans
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- illus
-
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- ileum
-
noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- 30-30
-
- lalia
-
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Lamus
-
noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- LLAMA
-
noun,
a woolly-haired South American ruminant of the genus Lama, believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco: often used as a beast of burden.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- lauan
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Lilac
-
noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Linum
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Lulea
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- salal
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Gaultheria shallon, of the heath family, native to the western coast of North America, having leathery, oblong leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers and purplish-black fruit.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scall
-
noun,
dandruff.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- nulls
-
noun,
Electronics. a point of minimum signal reception, as on a radio direction finder or other electronic meter.
- nuci-
-
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- 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.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- scull
-
noun,
an oar mounted on a fulcrum at the stern of a small boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- ulama
-
plural noun,
the doctors of Muslim religion and law.
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- Sulla
-
noun,
(Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix) 138–78 b.c, Roman general and statesman: dictator 82–79.
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- semi-
-
- smell
-
noun,
the sense of smell; faculty of smelling.
- Small
-
noun,
something that is small:
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- music
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- Lumen
-
noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- male-
-
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- malls
-
noun,
Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building.
Compare shopping center.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- Malan
-
noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- mauls
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- 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.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- maill
-
noun,
mail3 .
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Macau
-
noun,
Macao.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- masc.
-
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- munic
-
- mulls
-
noun,
a soft, thin muslin.
- mucin
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- Mlles
-
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- misc.
-
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Mills
-
noun,
C(harles) Wright, 1916–62, U.S. sociologist.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- 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.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Melun
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- mells
-
noun,
a heavy hammer; mallet.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- Melia
-
- Icel.
-
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- alum.
-
- Alas.
-
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anim.
-
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- cine-
-
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- culls
-
noun,
act of culling.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- anal.
-
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- alums
-
noun,
Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- alula
-
noun,
Also called bastard wing, spurious wing. the group of three to six small, rather stiff feathers growing on the first digit, pollex, or thumb of a bird's wing.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- culms
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- clase
-
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- Allan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ecua.
-
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- anis-
-
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- aemia
-
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- caus.
-
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- emuls
-
- 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.
- encl.
-
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- ASEAN
-
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- MALS
-
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Man.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Cal.
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Mell
-
noun,
a heavy hammer; mallet.
- Mall
-
noun,
Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building.
Compare shopping center.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- amus
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mis-
-
- AMLS
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- meas
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Mlle
-
- asc-
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- ance
-
- Anas
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- MSAE
-
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Aus.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ANSI
-
- Mic.
-
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- 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.
- men-
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- mil.
-
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Mill
-
noun,
a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
- ASME
-
- MNAS
-
- Ens.
-
- MSCE
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Sem.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- sec.
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- 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.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- acea
-
- USNA
-
- USMC
-
- USMA
-
- USIA
-
- USCA
-
- uni-
-
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- 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.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLS
-
- ACLU
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- SLIC
-
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Ala.
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- msec
-
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- 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.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- NACA
-
- Amal
-
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- mus.
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- mun.
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Mull
-
noun,
a soft, thin muslin.
- mule
-
noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- muc-
-
- MSIE
-
- NCAA
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Saml
-
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sam.
-
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- null
-
noun,
Electronics. a point of minimum signal reception, as on a radio direction finder or other electronic meter.
- Alis
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- 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.
- all-
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- cule
-
- Cull
-
noun,
act of culling.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lin.
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- cml.
-
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- ile-
-
- emia
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Ill.
-
- enc.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Inc.
-
- enl.
-
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- iana
-
- IAEA
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- inae
-
- 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.
- Lam.
-
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- ELAS
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Elul
-
noun,
the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- ins.
-
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Cels
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- 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.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Mac-
-
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- 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.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cen.
-
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- mal-
-
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- cis-
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- AUA
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- cl.
-
- CAA
-
- ASU
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ASN
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- CAI
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- AIC
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- in.
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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).
- ALC
-
- LCL
-
- MAA
-
- IUS
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- sc.
-
- 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.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ium
-
- ILS
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- SCM
-
- ca.
-
- La.
-
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- ine
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- cs.
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ll.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Une
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- AAM
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- AAE
-
- unc
-
- AUC
-
- an.
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- al.
-
- AAU
-
- AIA
-
- uns
-
- ac-
-
- Am.
-
- USC
-
- eu-
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ESU
-
- USM
-
- ESL
-
- Esc
-
- USN
-
- ics
-
- UAM
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- il-
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- AEC
-
- AEA
-
- SLA
-
- en-
-
- SLE
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ACS
-
- SMA
-
- UAE
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- SNU
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ial
-
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ia.
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- USA
-
- ae.
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- SAE
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- MSE
-
- CSA
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Les
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- AMI
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noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- cue
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noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ANU
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noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- Cui
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noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- Len
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- AME
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- MSA
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- AMC
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- ESA
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- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Mel
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noun,
honey.
- MEC
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noun,
a pimp; mack.
- ase
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- CEA
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- ASM
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- NAA
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- LCM
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- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LCI
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- ALS
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noun,
Indian mulberry.
- CNS
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- MNS
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- NAM
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noun,
Vietnam.
- CLU
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- ANI
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noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MIE
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- lis
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- mi.
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- LLM
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- ane
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adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- cle
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- ANC
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- LSC
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- LSI
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- CLI
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- LSM
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- CIM
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- MNE
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- LIM
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- AMU
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- CMA
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- AMS
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- CIE
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- ans
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noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- CIA
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- ml.
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- MLA
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- Lie
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- MLS
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- MNA
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- CNM
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- LCA
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- ALU
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- cum
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noun,
come (def 24).
- NMU
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- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- ean
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- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ec-
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- ECA
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- NIM
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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.
- ECM
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- ECU
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noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ASI
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- NMI
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- NSA
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- EAM
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- NSC
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- NSU
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- EIS
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- MSL
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- NUL
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- MSC
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- NUM
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- M-1
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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.
- NUS
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- SAA
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- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- ea.
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- CAM
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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.
- Mc-
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- Me.
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- ne-
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- Las
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noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- MCI
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- NEC
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- NEA
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- ALM
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- EAA
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- NES
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- MEA
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noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- NIA
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- NI
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- L2
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- NC
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SM
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- SA
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- AI
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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.
- ln
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- A.
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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.
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- LM
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- SL
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- S.
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- NL
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- SN
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- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- CU
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- SU
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- CE
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- CM
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- EI
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- M.
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- UC
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- MN
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- LC
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- UI
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- UL
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- NM
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- le
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- ic
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- i.
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- L.
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- N.
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- U.
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