Anagrams of antimissile
Word antimissile has
840 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of antimissile.
- alienists
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- alienisms
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noun,
alienage.
- laminitis
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noun,
inflammation of sensitive laminae in the hoof of a horse, caused by stressful events, as trauma, infection, or parturition.
- Stalinism
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noun,
the principles of communism associated with Joseph Stalin, characterized especially by the extreme suppression of dissident political or ideological views, the concentration of power in one person, and an aggressive international policy.
- lienitis
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noun,
inflammation of the spleen; splenitis.
- alienism
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noun,
alienage.
- sanities
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noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- elastins
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- aliments
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- Islamite
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noun,
a Muslim.
- saltines
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- Latinism
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noun,
a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- Milesian
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noun,
any of the people from Spain who invaded Ireland and defeated the Tuatha Dé Danann, and who were the ancestors of the present Irish people.
- teniasis
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noun,
taeniasis.
- militias
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noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- Milstein
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noun,
Cesar, 1927–2002, Argentinian immunologist: Nobel prize 1984.
- initials
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- salients
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- elitisms
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noun,
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- samisen
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noun,
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- samites
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- inseams
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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.
- amities
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noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- samlets
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noun,
a young salmon.
- salines
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- santims
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noun,
a former coin of Latvia, the 100th part of a lat.
- instals
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verb (used with object),
install.
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- Silesia
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noun,
a lightweight, smoothly finished, twilled fabric of acetate, rayon, or cotton, for garment linings.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- laments
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- simians
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- similes
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noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- listens
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- isatins
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- stimies
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noun,
stymie.
- Sistine
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adjective,
of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.
- liaises
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- limites
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noun,
plural of limes.
- instils
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- silents
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- initial
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- stamin-
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- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- aimless
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adjective,
without aim; purposeless.
- Messina
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noun,
a seaport in NE Sicily.
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- 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.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- militia
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noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- tinsels
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- miniate
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verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- enlists
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- missile
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noun,
an object or weapon for throwing, hurling, or shooting, as a stone, bullet, or arrow.
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- silanes
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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.
- Melissa
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the sister of Amalthea who nourished the infant Zeus with honey.
- elitism
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noun,
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- Matisse
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- Massine
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noun,
Léonide [ley-aw-need] /leɪ ɔˈnid/ (Show IPA), 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.
- Ileitis
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noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- simile
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noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- istles
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- simian
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Iletin
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- 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.
- slants
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noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- imines
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noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- insets
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- sliest
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adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- slates
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noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- instil
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- insist
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verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain firmly:
- smites
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Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- slimes
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noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- intime
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adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- smiles
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noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- intima
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noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- smalts
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noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- smelts
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noun,
any of various small, silvery food fishes of the family Osmeridae, of cold northern waters, as the North American rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- melan-
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- maists
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- saints
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- manses
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noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- 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.
- mantis
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noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- maslin
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noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- matins
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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.
- niseis
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noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- mensal
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adjective,
monthly.
- 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.
- mensas
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noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- nemat-
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- messan
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noun,
a lap dog; small pet dog.
- messin
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noun,
messan.
- metal.
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- milit.
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- missal
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Church. the book containing the prayers and rites used by the priest in celebrating Mass over the course of the entire year.
- Maisie
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noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- silane
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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.
- seisin
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noun,
seizin.
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Lassie
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noun,
a young girl; lass.
- seniti
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noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- latins
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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.
- leasts
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lemans
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Lemass
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noun,
Seán Francis [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1899–1971, prime minister of Ireland 1959–66.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- salmis
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noun,
salmi.
- satins
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- limens
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- limits
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noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- listen
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- samlet
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noun,
a young salmon.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- 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.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- Tassie
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noun,
tass.
- Amiens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- stimes
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noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- stanes
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- elints
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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.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- assent
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noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- teslas
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noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- aments
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noun,
catkin.
- steins
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- amines
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Tessin
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noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- tie-in
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noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- steams
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noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- aisles
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- steals
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Elissa
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noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- tinsel
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- 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.
- stamen
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noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- anises
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- tensas
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noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- stales
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- tmesis
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noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- Anselm
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noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- animes
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- 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.
- Tamils
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- mails
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noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- maist
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- malts
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noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- mains
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noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- alti-
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- Maine
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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.
- temin
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noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Salem
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noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- salmi
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noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- ament
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noun,
catkin.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- tenia
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noun,
taenia.
- male-
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- amens
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noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- stain
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- amin-
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- satem
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adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- satis
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noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- anis-
-
- satin
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- 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.
- limas
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- limen
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- anime
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- anils
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noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- limns
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verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- salts
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noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- sasin
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noun,
blackbuck.
- anile
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adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- lints
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noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Sans.
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- sanit
-
- teals
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noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- lists
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noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- teams
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noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- amiss
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Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- amine
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- sanes
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noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- masts
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noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- Saint
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- milts
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noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- natl.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Milan
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noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- 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.
- 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.
- meta-
-
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mini-
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- MSEnt
-
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Miss.
-
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- 30-30
-
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- 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.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- mast-
-
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- sails
-
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.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Melia
-
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- mesas
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- tiles
-
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.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- anim.
-
- simas
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- imit.
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Ital.
-
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- asst.
-
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- assn.
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- 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.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- IATSE
-
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- inst.
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- slams
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- init.
-
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- 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.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- anti-
-
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- semi-
-
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- ante-
-
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- seti-
-
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- 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.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- slims
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- 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.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- MNAS
-
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- SMSA
-
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 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.
- 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.
- MSAE
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- MSIE
-
- MSTS
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sam.
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Saml
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- SASE
-
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sem.
-
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Tasm
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- tel-
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- 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.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NTIA
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 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.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- ten.
-
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- ates
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- 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.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- 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.
- lin.
-
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- asis
-
- ASME
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- atm.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lit.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- 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:
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- int.
-
- isls
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- enl.
-
- intl
-
- ins.
-
- emia
-
- inae
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ile-
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Ens.
-
- ESIS
-
- est.
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lam.
-
- 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:
- ISSN
-
- ELAS
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- itis
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- 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.
- ant.
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mil.
-
- mes-
-
- ment
-
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- men-
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- 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).
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- aet.
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- mis-
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AISI
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- min.
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- met.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- MALS
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Man.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mal-
-
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- ANSI
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- amt.
-
- AMLS
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- 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.
- meas
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- EMT
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- en-
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ase
-
- TSI
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Sta
-
- 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.
- SMS
-
- ASI
-
- SSA
-
- ESL
-
- St.
-
- TSE
-
- SST
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- SSN
-
- SSM
-
- ESA
-
- Am.
-
- SSI
-
- al.
-
- ae.
-
- an.
-
- ss.
-
- SSE
-
- ASM
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ean
-
- 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.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AMS
-
- STI
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- EAM
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- STL
-
- AME
-
- STM
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ALM
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ASN
-
- 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.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TIA
-
- 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.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- at.
-
- TAL
-
- EIS
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ast
-
- ite
-
- TSS
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NMI
-
- NSA
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- SAE
-
- 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.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- 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.
- 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:
- MSL
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Me.
-
- LTA
-
- ETS
-
- LSS
-
- LSM
-
- LSI
-
- LMT
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- NIA
-
- NES
-
- LIM
-
- MST
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MIT
-
- MLS
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- Mt.
-
- mi.
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- MTS
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MIE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LST
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Lt.
-
- se-
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Isl
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ise
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ISA
-
- SLA
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ILS
-
- SLE
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- SMA
-
- Ia.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- La.
-
- Les
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ln
-
- S.
-
- LM
-
- MN
-
- SN
-
- 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.
- TL
-
- TM
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- 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
-
- i.
-
- EI
-
- N.
-
- M.
-
- SM
-
- SA
-
- NM
-
- NL
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- SL
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- le
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.