Anagrams of anthelmintic
Word anthelmintic has
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- hematinic
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noun,
a medicine, as a compound of iron, that tends to increase the amount of hematin or hemoglobin in the blood.
- anticline
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noun,
an anticlinal rock structure.
- limnetic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in the open water of a freshwater pond or lake.
- chainmen
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noun,
a person who holds and positions a chain in taking measurements.
- thiamine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound of the vitamin-B complex, containing a thiazole and a pyrimidine group, C 12 H 17 ClN 4 OS, essential for normal functioning of the nervous system, a deficiency of which results chiefly in beriberi and other nerve disorders: occurring in many natural sources, as green peas, liver, and especially the seed coats of cereal grains, the commercial product of which is chiefly synthesized in the form of its chloride (thiamine chloride or thiamine hydrochloride) for therapeutic administration, or in nitrate form (thiamine mononitrate) for enriching flour mixes.
- thematic
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adjective,
of or relating to a theme.
- Elamitic
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noun,
Elamite (def 2).
- lithemia
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noun,
the presence of an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood.
- Chinamen
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noun,
Older Use: Offensive. a term used to refer to a Chinese person or a person of Chinese descent.
- Eichmann
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noun,
Adolf, 1906–62, German Nazi official: executed for war crimes.
- lichenin
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noun,
a white, gelatinous, polysaccharide starch, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , obtained from various lichens.
- teach-in
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noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- lecithin
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of phospholipids, occurring in animal and plant tissues and egg yolk, composed of units of choline, phosphoric acid, fatty acids, and glycerol.
- intimate
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noun,
an intimate friend or associate, especially a confidant.
- athletic
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adjective,
physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports:
- mainline
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adjective,
having a principal, established, or widely accepted position; major; mainstream:
- Catiline
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noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- inchmeal
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adverb,
by inches; inch by inch; little by little.
- militant
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noun,
a militant person.
- liniment
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noun,
a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating.
- limacine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.
- militate
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verb (used without object),
to have a substantial effect; weigh heavily:
- Milicent
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noun,
a female given name.
- ethnical
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adjective,
ethnic.
- climate
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noun,
the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
- ancient
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- Lehmann
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noun,
Lilli [lil-ee] /ˈlɪl i/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, German operatic soprano.
- Antheil
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noun,
George, 1900–59, U.S. composer.
- mantlet
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noun,
mantelet (def 2).
- machine
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noun,
an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work:
- Lachine
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noun,
a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Quebec, on the St. Lawrence.
- Hamitic
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noun,
(especially formerly) the non-Semitic branches of the Afroasiatic language family.
- manchet
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noun,
a kind of white bread made from the finest flour.
- latchet
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noun,
a strap or lace used to fasten a shoe.
- Melitta
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noun,
a female given name.
- tactile
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
- melanin
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noun,
any of a class of insoluble pigments, found in all forms of animal life, that account for the dark color of skin, hair, fur, scales, feathers, etc.
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- mechan-
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- climant
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adjective,
rampant, as a goat:
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- chattel
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noun,
Law.. Often, chattels. a movable article of personal property.
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- titmice
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noun,
any of numerous, widely distributed, small songbirds of the family Paridae, especially of the genus Parus, having soft, thick plumage and a short, stout, conical bill.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- nitchie
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a North-American Indian.
- lattice
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noun,
a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- aniline
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noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- Meilhac
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1831–97, French dramatist: collaborator with Ludovic Halévy.
- Latinic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- Mechlin
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noun,
French Malines. Flemish Mechelen [mekh-uh-luh n] /ˈmɛx ə lən/ (Show IPA). a city in N Belgium.
- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- hematin
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noun,
Biochemistry. heme.
- incline
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noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- ichnite
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noun,
a fossil footprint.
- mannite
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noun,
mannitol.
- etchant
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noun,
a chemical used to etch designs into metal, glass, or other material.
- Ethanim
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noun,
a month equivalent to Tishri in the modern Jewish calendar. I Kings 8:2.
- catmint
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noun,
catnip.
- Michael
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noun,
a militant archangel. Dan. 10:13.
- imitate
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verb (used with object),
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:
- enchant
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verb (used with object),
to subject to magical influence; bewitch:
- enchain
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verb (used with object),
to bind in or as in chain or chains; fetter; restrain:
- metical
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noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- Letitia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- miniate
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verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- ethical
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adjective,
pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- ciliate
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- cimelia
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plural noun,
treasures, especially church treasures, as art objects or jeweled vestments.
- Channel
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noun,
the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- lenitic
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adjective,
lentic.
- Mitanni
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noun,
the Hurrian kingdom in NW Mesopotamia in the 15th and 14th centuries b.c.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- in-line
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adjective,
(of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- hematic
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noun,
hematinic (def 1).
- Titanic
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noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- intitle
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verb (used with object),
entitle.
- lineman
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noun,
Also, linesman. a person who installs or repairs telephone, telegraph, or other wires.
- Chianti
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noun,
a dry, red, Italian table wine, originally put up in straw-covered bottles.
- incite
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- centi-
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- innate
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adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- inhale
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verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- intima
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noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Chelan
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noun,
Lake, a lake in N central Washington, in the Cascade Range: one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the U.S. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- inline
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noun,
an ornamented type with a line of white or of a contrasting color running just inside the edge and following the contour of each letter.
- intact
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adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- Chanel
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noun,
Gabrielle [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), ("Coco") 1882–1971, French fashion designer.
- Tahiti
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noun,
the principal island of the Society Islands, in the S Pacific. 402 sq. mi. (1041 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
- chalet
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noun,
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- chaine
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- mantic
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adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- tahini
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noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- netman
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noun,
a tennis player.
- Chinan
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noun,
Jinan.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- elicit
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- metal.
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- Minnie
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noun,
mother; mom.
- helic-
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- Encina
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Hattic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Hatti.
- Hamlin
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noun,
Hannibal, 1809–91, U.S. political leader: vice president of the U.S. 1861–65.
- he-man
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noun,
a strong, tough, virile man.
- Hamlet
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noun,
a small village.
- Hamite
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noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- Hameln
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noun,
a city in N central Germany, on the Weser River: scene of the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
- ethnic
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noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- Michal
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noun,
a daughter of Saul, who became the wife of David. I Sam. 14:49; 18:27.
- milit.
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- halite
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noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- Minthe
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noun,
a nymph who was changed into a mint plant by Persephone to protect her from Hades.
- hemat-
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- chital
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noun,
axis deer.
- niacin
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- chitin
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noun,
a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- Iletin
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- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- client
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noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- melan-
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- nemat-
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- mithan
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noun,
gayal.
- Neilah
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noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- hiemal
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adjective,
of or relating to winter; wintry.
- Hetman
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noun,
the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- mitten
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noun,
a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- intent
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noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- talent
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noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- thecia
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noun,
hymenium.
- Lithia
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noun,
Chemistry. lithium oxide.
- Lehman
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noun,
Herbert H(enry) 1878–1963, U.S. banker and statesman.
- lectin
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- lithic
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noun,
Archaeology. a stone artifact.
- litten
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adjective,
lighted1 .
- Thanet
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noun,
Octave [ok-tiv,, -teyv] /ˈɒk tɪv,, -teɪv/ (Show IPA) pen name of Alice French.
- intime
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adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- 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.
- thamin
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noun,
a small deer, Cervus eldi, of southeastern Asia, having long, curved antlers: now reduced in numbers throughout its range.
- latten
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noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- Machel
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noun,
Samora Moisés [suh-mawr-uh moi-zes] /səˈmɔr ə mɔɪˈzɛs/ (Show IPA), 1933–86, Mozambique political leader: president 1975–86.
- latent
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adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- anthem
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noun,
a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism:
- Machen
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noun,
Arthur, 1863–1947, Welsh novelist and essayist.
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Thelma
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noun,
a female given name.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- actin-
-
- titmen
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noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- titman
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noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- Titian
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noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- tinmen
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- acmite
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noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- tinman
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- tinct.
-
- alchem
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- tincal
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- lichen
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noun,
any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
- Linnet
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noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- Linnhe
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noun,
Loch, Loch Linnhe.
- Lettic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Letts or their language.
- tie-in
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noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- litchi
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noun,
the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed.
- thetic
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adjective,
positive; dogmatic.
- tenant
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noun,
a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- cattle
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noun,
bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- Manche
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noun,
a conventional representation of a sleeve with a flaring end, used as a charge.
- camlet
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noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- manini
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adjective,
small; insignificant.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- tannic
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adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- Mannie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- tenaim
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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.
- mantel
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noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- Lamech
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noun,
the son of Enoch, and the father of Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain. Gen. 4:18.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- intine
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noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- inlet
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noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- meth-
-
- hema-
-
- hemal
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adjective,
Also, hematal. of or relating to the blood or blood vessels.
- manic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Lenin
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noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- Lith.
-
- heli-
-
- Lenca
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- limit
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noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Leman
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Letch
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- linen
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noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- intel
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noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- licit
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adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- Licht
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noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- Liman
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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.
- Ital.
-
- Mich.
-
- Hatti
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noun,
an ancient people who lived in central Anatolia before its conquest by the Hittites.
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- init.
-
- limen
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- milch
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adjective,
(of a domestic animal) yielding milk; kept or suitable for milk production.
- manit
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noun,
man-minute.
- hect-
-
- Heian
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adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- licet
-
- matte
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noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- Leith
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noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- ician
-
- lathi
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noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- Lathe
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noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- maile
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Icel.
-
- matin
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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.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- mech.
-
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Meath
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noun,
a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 902 sq. mi. (2335 sq. km). County seat: Trim.
- Mehta
-
noun,
Zubin [zoo-bin] /ˈzu bɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1936, Indian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. since 1961.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- latch
-
noun,
a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- Matt.
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- imit.
-
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- math.
-
- hemi-
-
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- hemia
-
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- hemin
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noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- meta-
-
- henna
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noun,
an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- malic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- lect.
-
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- match
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- mache
-
noun,
corn salad.
- male-
-
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- Melia
-
- lact-
-
- LittM
-
- incl.
-
- Leach
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- mach.
-
- 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.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Haiti
-
noun,
Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
- tech.
-
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Cath.
-
- Cant.
-
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cent.
-
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- 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.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Chin.
-
- chime
-
noun,
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- chili
-
noun,
Also called chili pepper. the pungent pod of any of several species of Capsicum, especially C. annuum longum: used in cooking for its pungent flavor.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- chem.
-
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- Tenn.
-
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- 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.
- Theta
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- tilth
-
noun,
the act or operation of tilling land; tillage.
- alti-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- acet-
-
- tithe
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- 30-30
-
- Thema
-
noun,
theme (def 7).
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- tenth
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- anim.
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- anth-
-
- ante-
-
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- theat
-
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Thant
-
noun,
U, U Thant.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Neth.
-
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- natl.
-
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Minn.
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Minch
-
noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- mini-
-
- encl.
-
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- ninth
-
noun,
a ninth part, especially of one (1/9).
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- cine-
-
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- haem-
-
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- that
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- 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.
- 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.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- Mac-
-
- the-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- mil.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Tit.
-
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- lit.
-
- min.
-
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- teth
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- tanh
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Neh.
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 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).
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- men-
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- NIMH
-
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- 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.
- NTIA
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- 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.
- mal-
-
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Nah.
-
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- thi-
-
- 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.
- met.
-
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- 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.
- ment
-
- NCTE
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Man.
-
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- 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.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 1080
-
- lin.
-
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- halm
-
noun,
haulm.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- hal-
-
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Can.
-
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- Eth.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- etc.
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Cal.
-
- enl.
-
- atm.
-
- ical
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ann.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ant.
-
- att.
-
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- atic
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- attn
-
- hem-
-
- Helm
-
noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- enc.
-
- ance
-
- chmn
-
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- chm.
-
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- cml.
-
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- cat.
-
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emia
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Chal
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- ect-
-
- cen.
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Ice.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- amt.
-
- ACTH
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- AIME
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lam.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- lea.
-
- aet.
-
- 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.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- 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.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- 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.
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- 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.
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- 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.
- Lani
-
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- ile-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- alt.
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- 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.
- th-
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- THC
-
- 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.
- ac-
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Am.
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- CIM
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TNT
-
- CLI
-
- NIH
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- 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.
- cle
-
- NNE
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- TLC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- CAI
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- NMI
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- TCA
-
- AHL
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- AMC
-
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ANC
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AME
-
- ct.
-
- ca.
-
- ALM
-
- ch.
-
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- 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.
- at.
-
- cl.
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- TAL
-
- ALC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ATC
-
- AHE
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ae.
-
- CEA
-
- AEC
-
- ThM
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ECA
-
- CMA
-
- ht.
-
- MCI
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- in.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- ine
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- NIA
-
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- MHA
-
- MHE
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- 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.
- LIM
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LMT
-
- LTA
-
- LTh
-
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- LCT
-
- INH
-
- LCM
-
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- 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).
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- HCM
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- NEA
-
- mtn
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ECM
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- ec-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- ne-
-
- ea.
-
- MTh
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- NEC
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CNN
-
- 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:
- CNM
-
- NHA
-
- NHI
-
- NHL
-
- MTI
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Mt.
-
- ml.
-
- MIE
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- en-
-
- MNE
-
- 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.
- MIT
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EMT
-
- MLA
-
- MNA
-
- i.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- MH
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- CM
-
- TC
-
- ln
-
- h.
-
- LM
-
- 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.
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- EI
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- NH
-
- MN
-
- TL
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- TM
-
- 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.
- TN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- le
-
- NL
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- HL
-
- 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.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L.
-
- NI
-
- LC
-
- LH
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ic
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- T1
-
- NC
-
- t.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- CE
-
- NM
-
- TT
-