Anagrams of artillerymen
Word artillerymen has
970 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of artillerymen.
- tillermen
-
noun,
a person who steers a boat or has charge of a tiller.
- real-time
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noun,
Computers. the actual time elapsed in the performance of a computation by a computer, the result of the computation being required for the continuation of a physical process.
- minelayer
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noun,
a naval ship equipped for placing mines in the water.
- metalline
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adjective,
metallic.
- artillery
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noun,
mounted projectile-firing guns or missile launchers, mobile or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms.
- tillerman
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noun,
a person who steers a boat or has charge of a tiller.
- interlay
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verb (used with object),
to lay between; interpose.
- lientery
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noun,
a form of diarrhea in which the food is discharged undigested or only partly digested.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- terminal
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noun,
a terminal part of a structure; end or extremity.
- melanite
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noun,
a deep black variety of andradite garnet.
- Lemaitre
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noun,
Francois Élie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
- raillery
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noun,
good-humored ridicule; banter.
- laetrile
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noun,
a controversial drug, purported to cure cancer, prepared from the pits of apricots or peaches and containing about 6 percent cyanide by weight: banned by the FDA.
- tyramine
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noun,
an amine, C 8 H 11 NO, abundant in ripe cheese as a breakdown product of tyrosine by removal of the carboxyl group (COOH).
- materiel
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noun,
the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
- tramline
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noun,
a streetcar system.
- all-time
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adjective,
never surpassed or greater:
- Merrilyn
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noun,
a female given name.
- retainer
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- antimere
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- literary
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature:
- mentally
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adverb,
in or with the mind or intellect; intellectually.
- Mytilene
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noun,
Also called Lesbos. a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 836 sq. mi. (2165 sq. km).
- tallymen
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noun,
a person who tallies or keeps account of something.
- mineral.
-
- entirely
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adverb,
wholly or fully; completely or unreservedly:
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- terrine
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- miterer
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noun,
a machine or tool for making miters.
- terrane
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noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- anytime
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adverb,
at any time; regardless of hour, date, etc.; whenever.
- arteri-
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- literal
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noun,
a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
- Terrell
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noun,
a city in NE Texas.
- metayer
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noun,
a person who works the land using tools, seed, etc., furnished by the landlord and who receives a share of the harvest in compensation.
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- rentier
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noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- emirate
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- Eritrea
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noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- Emerita
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noun,
a woman with such status.
- etamine
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- retiary
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adjective,
using a net or any entangling device.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- learner
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noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- Elamite
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Elam.
- reentry
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noun,
an act of reentering.
- re-ally
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verb (used with or without object),
to ally again or anew.
- reality
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noun,
the state or quality of being real.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Latimer
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noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- ternary
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noun,
a group of three.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- ralline
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Rallidae, comprising the rails and allied species.
- amylene
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noun,
any of five unsaturated isomeric hydrocarbons having the formula C 5 H 10 .
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- mellita
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noun,
mellite.
- trailer
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noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- martele
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adjective,
martellato.
- mellite
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noun,
a pharmaceutical containing honey.
- Marlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- matinee
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- triaryl
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adjective,
containing three aryl groups.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- meletin
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noun,
quercetin.
- Mariner
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noun,
a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
- Melanie
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noun,
a female given name.
- Marilyn
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- trinary
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adjective,
consisting of three parts, or proceeding by three; ternary.
- trireme
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noun,
a galley with three rows or tiers of oars on each side, one above another, used chiefly as a warship.
- Merrill
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noun,
James (Ingram) 1926–95, U.S. poet.
- manille
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noun,
the second highest trump in certain card games, as the seven of trumps in omber or nine of trumps in klaberjass.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- 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.
- Trainer
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- Merrily
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noun,
a female given name, form of Merry.
- Meitner
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noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- amenity
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noun,
an agreeable way or manner; courtesy; civility:
- laymen
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noun,
a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- relent
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- Meliae
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plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- intra-
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- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- melan-
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- re-lay
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verb (used with object),
to lay again.
- Reiner
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noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- irreal
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adjective,
unreal.
- reamer
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noun,
any of various rotary tools, with helical or straight flutes, for finishing or enlarging holes drilled in metal.
- inter.
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- Melena
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noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- realty
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noun,
real property or real estate.
- metier
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- really
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adverb,
in reality; actually:
- Milner
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noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- renter
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noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- meller
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noun,
melodrama (def 1).
- retral
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adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- enter-
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- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- Merlin
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- merely
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adverb,
only as specified and nothing more; simply:
- Ermine
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noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- metal.
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- errant
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adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- metall
-
- taille
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noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- rillet
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noun,
a little rill; streamlet.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- retire
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- Yentai
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Yantai.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- melter
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noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- retell
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verb (used with object),
to tell (a story, tale, etc.) over again or in a new way:
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- rarely
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adverb,
on rare occasions; infrequently; seldom:
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- relier
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noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- rarity
-
noun,
something rare, unusual, or uncommon:
- lately
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adverb,
of late; recently; not long since:
- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- L-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- enmity
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noun,
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
- lintel
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noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- namely
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adverb,
that is to say; explicitly; specifically; to wit:
- Marley
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noun,
Robert Nesta ("Bob") 1945–81, Jamaican reggae singer, guitarist, and songwriter: popularizer of Rastafarianism.
- Millay
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noun,
Edna St. Vincent (Mrs. Eugen Jan Boissevain) 1892–1950, U.S. poet.
- lyrate
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adjective,
Botany. (of a pinnate leaf) divided transversely into several lobes, the smallest at the base.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- litany
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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.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- 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.
- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- mitral
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adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- lineal
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adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- Miller
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noun,
a person who owns or operates a mill, especially a mill that grinds grain into flour.
- Millet
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noun,
a cereal grass, Setaria italica, extensively cultivated in the East and in southern Europe for its small seed, or grain, used as food for humans and fowls, but in the U.S. grown chiefly for fodder.
- Myrtle
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noun,
any plant of the genus Myrtus, especially M. communis, a shrub of southern Europe having evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and aromatic berries: anciently held sacred to Venus and used as an emblem of love.
Compare myrtle family.
- myria-
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- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- Mailer
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- mainly
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adverb,
chiefly; principally; for the most part; in the main; to the greatest extent:
- mayten
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noun,
a tree, Maytenus boaria, native to Chile, having narrow leaves and drooping branches, planted as a street tree in Florida and southern California.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- mallee
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noun,
any of various dwarf Australian eucalyptuses, as Eucalyptus dumosa and E. oleosa, that sometimes form large tracts of brushwood.
- Mallet
-
noun,
a hammerlike tool with a head commonly of wood but occasionally of rawhide, plastic, etc., used for driving any tool with a wooden handle, as a chisel, or for striking a surface.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- nearly
-
adverb,
all but; almost:
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Martyr
-
noun,
a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- ramtil
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noun,
Niger seed.
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- milter
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- meetly
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adverb,
suitably; fittingly; properly; in a seemly manner.
- myelin
-
noun,
a soft, white, fatty material in the membrane of Schwann cells and certain neuroglial cells: the substance of the myelin sheath.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- meanly
-
adverb,
in a poor, lowly, or humble manner.
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- mealie
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noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- matri-
-
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Marten
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- Martel
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noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- nytril
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noun,
a synthetic, long-chain polymer fiber that produces a soft, elastic fabric.
- lenity
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noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- lentil
-
noun,
a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
- Lerner
-
noun,
Alan Jay, 1918–86, U.S. lyricist and librettist.
- nitery
-
noun,
a nightclub.
- Niamey
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Niger, in the SW part, on the Niger River.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- nemat-
-
- Lilyan
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nellie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- mantel
-
noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- enamel
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noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- eatery
-
noun,
a restaurant or other commercial establishment serving food.
- tilery
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noun,
a factory or kiln for making tiles.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tiller
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noun,
a person who tills; farmer.
- eyalet
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noun,
vilayet.
- 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.
- 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.
- Antrim
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noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- tellin
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noun,
any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Allier
-
noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- Ellery
-
noun,
a male given name.
- all-in
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adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Tyrian
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adjective,
of or relating to ancient Tyre or its people.
- almery
-
noun,
ambry.
- elytra
-
noun,
plural of elytron.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- Elyria
-
noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- timely
-
adverb,
seasonably; opportunely.
- Teller
-
noun,
a person or thing that tells, relates, or communicates; narrator:
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- Emelia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- termer
-
noun,
a person who is serving a term, especially in prison (usually used in combination):
- trimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- artery
-
noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- armill
-
noun,
a garment resembling a stole, worn by a British king at his coronation.
- minty
-
adjective,
having the flavor or aroma of mint.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- LeMay
-
noun,
Curtis (Emerson) 1906–90, U.S. Air Force officer: chief of the Strategic Air Command 1948–61; Chief of Staff of the Air Force 1961–65.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Tilly
-
noun,
Count Johan Tserclaes von [yoh-hahn tser-klahs fuh n] /ˈyoʊ hɑn tsɛrˈklɑs fən/ (Show IPA), 1559–1632, German general in the Thirty Years' War.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Leyte
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines: focal point of the U.S. invasion of the Philippines 1944. 3085 sq. mi. (7990 sq. km).
- maill
-
noun,
mail3 .
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- anim.
-
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- lt-yr
-
- Mayer
-
noun,
Julius Robert von [jool-yuh s rob-ert von;; German yoo-lee-oo s roh-bert fuh n] /ˈdʒul yəs ˈrɒb ərt vɒn;; German ˈyu li ʊs ˈroʊ bɛrt fən/ (Show IPA), 1814–78, German physicist.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Myrna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- Terry
-
noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- anti-
-
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- 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.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Tyler
-
noun,
tiler (def 2).
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Armen
-
- Nelly
-
noun,
inferior or cheap wine.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- Lyman
-
noun,
a male given name.
- limey
-
noun,
a British sailor.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- natl.
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Arnel
-
- linty
-
adjective,
full of or covered with lint:
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- nitr-
-
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- ante-
-
- liney
-
adjective,
liny.
- Amer.
-
- Amity
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- metr-
-
- metry
-
- meiny
-
noun,
Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
- Meyer
-
noun,
Adolf, 1866–1950, U.S. psychiatrist, born in Switzerland.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- myall
-
noun,
any of several Australian acacias, especially Acacia pendula (weeping myall) having gray foliage and drooping branches.
- Melia
-
- myel-
-
- meaty
-
adjective,
of or like meat.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Meany
-
noun,
a small-minded, petty, or malicious person:
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- mealy
-
adjective,
having the qualities of meal; powdery; soft, dry, and crumbly:
- tryma
-
noun,
a nut having an outer shell that becomes tough and dry and eventually splits open, as in the walnut and hickory.
- 30-30
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Merry
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Meryl
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Merle.
- Trill
-
noun,
the act or sound of trilling.
- Ailey
-
noun,
Alvin, Jr. 1931–1989, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- aeri-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- rall.
-
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Manly
-
adverb,
Archaic. in a manly manner.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- alti-
-
- malty
-
adjective,
of, like, or containing malt.
- Tyner
-
noun,
McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- amyl-
-
- amin-
-
- male-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Milly
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Milicent or Mildred.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Mylar
-
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- 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.
- matr-
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- 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.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matey
-
noun,
comrade; chum; buddy.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Alley
-
noun,
a passage, as through a continuous row of houses, permitting access from the street to backyards, garages, etc.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- marry
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of surprise, astonishment, etc.)
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Tyree
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, near Ronne Ice Shelf. About 16,290 feet (4965 meters).
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- leery
-
adjective,
wary; suspicious (usually followed by of):
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- meta-
-
- teeny
-
adjective,
tiny.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- 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.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- reni-
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- tele-
-
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inlay
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- intr.
-
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Relay
-
noun,
a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- eyrir
-
noun,
an aluminum bronze coin of Iceland, the 100th part of a króna.
- eyrie
-
noun,
aerie.
- telly
-
noun,
television.
- Ital.
-
- Italy
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870–1946. 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Capital: Rome.
- rearm
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- Ellen
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in S Utah. 11,522 feet (3514 meters).
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- Tally
-
noun,
an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- enemy
-
noun,
a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another; an adversary or opponent.
- Taney
-
noun,
Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Emlyn
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Emily.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- tarry
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- Emily
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “industrious.”.
- entry
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- yenta
-
noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Emery
-
noun,
a granular mineral substance consisting typically of corundum mixed with magnetite or hematite, used powdered, crushed, or consolidated for grinding and polishing.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Riley
-
noun,
James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- yamen
-
noun,
(in the Chinese Empire) the residence or office of a public official.
- riyal
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- iatry
-
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Yemen
-
noun,
Republic of, a country in S Arabia, formed in 1990 by the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. 207,000 sq. mi. (536,130 sq. km). Capital: Aden.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- elem.
-
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- laity
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- tera-
-
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- term.
-
- Larry
-
noun,
a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
- Early
-
noun,
a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- 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.
- latry
-
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terr.
-
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- rally
-
noun,
a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.
- Leary
-
adjective,
leery1 .
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- lairy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- layer
-
noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Tell
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 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.
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- rimy
-
adjective,
covered with rime.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mil.
-
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- 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.
- NIRA
-
- Ryle
-
noun,
Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Mlle
-
- 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.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- ten.
-
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- tyee
-
noun,
chinook salmon.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- 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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- NTIA
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- tri-
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- 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.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- MILR
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- neem
-
- Tiny
-
adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Myra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Asia Minor, in Lycia.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Myna
-
noun,
any of several Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae, especially those of the genera Acridotheres and Gracula, certain species of which have the ability to mimic speech and are kept as pets.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rely
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- ter.
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ryal
-
noun,
rose noble.
- 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).
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Tyrr
-
noun,
Tyr.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Mill
-
noun,
a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- tel-
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- mRNA
-
- rel.
-
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- miry
-
adjective,
of the nature of mire; swampy:
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- 1080
-
- met.
-
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Ymir
-
noun,
the earliest being and the progenitor of the giants, killed by Odin and his brothers. From his flesh the earth was made, from his blood the waters, and from his skull the heavens.
- illy
-
adverb,
ill.
- Ill.
-
- ylem
-
noun,
the initial substance of the universe from which all matter is said to be derived.
- ile-
-
- yirr
-
noun,
a growl or snarl, as of a dog.
- yill
-
noun,
ale.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- yell
-
noun,
a cry uttered by yelling.
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- Yami
-
noun,
a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.
- Yale
-
noun,
Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etym
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- inae
-
- int.
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Lat.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Lely
-
noun,
Sir Peter [pee-ter;; Dutch pey-tuh r] /ˈpi tər;; Dutch ˈpeɪ tər/ (Show IPA), (Pieter van der Faes) 1618–80, Dutch painter in England.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- lea.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- intl
-
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lam.
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ire.
-
- enl.
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- ant.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- amt.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- alt.
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- ally
-
noun,
a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose:
- all-
-
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Aire
-
- Ayme
-
noun,
Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1902–67, French novelist and short-story writer.
- AIME
-
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- aet.
-
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- aer-
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arm.
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- emia
-
- EMet
-
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- ELLE
-
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Eyre
-
noun,
a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- eyne
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- army
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- eyen
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- eery
-
adjective,
eerie.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- 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.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atm.
-
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- art.
-
- arr.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- tRNA
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- liny
-
adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- Mary
-
noun,
Also called Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- lin.
-
- 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.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- 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.
- 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.
- Mar.
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- 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.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mal-
-
- lit.
-
- lyre
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- 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.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Mall
-
noun,
Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building.
Compare shopping center.
- 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.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limy
-
adjective,
consisting of, containing, or like lime.
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Lily
-
noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- Llyr
-
noun,
the father of Manawydan: corresponds to the Irish Ler.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Mell
-
noun,
a heavy hammer; mallet.
- 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.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- men-
-
- lyte
-
- ment
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Lyle
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- LLM
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- TAL
-
- ll.
-
- eir
-
- ety
-
- eye
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ERT
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ery
-
- MIT
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- LTA
-
- LMT
-
- 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.
- EMR
-
- 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.
- EMT
-
- LTL
-
- ltr
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- en-
-
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- ene
-
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- May
-
noun,
a maiden.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- tra
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- my-
-
- mi.
-
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- MIE
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- Am.
-
- tr.
-
- tlr
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- at.
-
- TIA
-
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- ALM
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- 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.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- 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.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Amy
-
noun,
a vial of amyl nitrate.
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AME
-
- MLR
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- 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.
- REA
-
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- ity
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- ite
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- ITA
-
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- IRL
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Ir.
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- in.
-
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- il-
-
- NRA
-
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- NYA
-
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- nr.
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LIM
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- RMA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- NIA
-
- 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:
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ine
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ial
-
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- MRE
-
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- MRA
-
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- MNE
-
- Yam
-
noun,
the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.
- MNA
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- MRI
-
- Ia.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETR
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RNA
-
- RNR
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ier
-
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- mtn
-
- Mt.
-
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- yer
-
- MTI
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- NL
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- Y.
-
- i.
-
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- NM
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- RI
-
- NI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- t.
-
- T1
-
- ly
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
- N.
-
- 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.
- NY
-
- RN
-
- YT
-
- le
-
- L2
-
- M.
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- L.
-
- yr
-
- 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.
- yl
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- LR
-
- ln
-
- ty
-
- L1
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TL
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TM
-
- LM
-
- TN
-
- MN
-
- ry
-
- ey
-
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.