Anagrams of assimilation
Word assimilation has
851 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of assimilation.
- on-limits
-
adjective,
open or not prohibited to certain persons, as military personnel:
- talismans
-
noun,
a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.
- Ismailian
-
noun,
a member of the Ismaʿiliya sect.
- sitomania
-
noun,
abnormal craving for food.
- animalist
-
noun,
a person driven by animal appetites; sensualist.
- mainsails
-
noun,
the lowermost sail on a mainmast.
- Stalinism
-
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.
- laminitis
-
noun,
inflammation of sensitive laminae in the hoof of a horse, caused by stressful events, as trauma, infection, or parturition.
- altissimo
-
noun,
in altissimo, in the second octave above the treble staff.
- atonalism
-
noun,
atonality.
- isanomal
-
noun,
a line on a map or chart connecting points having an equal anomaly of a meteorological quantity.
- Satanism
-
noun,
the worship of Satan or the powers of evil.
- malisons
-
noun,
a curse.
- laotians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- Miltonia
-
noun,
any of various epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Miltonia, having sprays of showy, flat, variously colored flowers.
- militias
-
noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- Osmanlis
-
noun,
an Ottoman.
- amitosis
-
noun,
the direct method of cell division, characterized by simple cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of chromosomes.
- talisman
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noun,
a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.
- staminal
-
adjective,
of or relating to stamens.
- Talassio
-
noun,
a god invoked at ancient Roman weddings, especially in epithalamions.
- staminas
-
noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- loaiasis
-
noun,
loiasis.
- anosmias
-
noun,
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- stasimon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greek drama) a choral ode, especially in tragedy, divided into strophe and antistrophe: usually alternating with the epeisodion and, in the final ode, preceding the exodos.
- initials
-
noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- mantissa
-
noun,
Mathematics. the decimal part of a common logarithm.
Compare characteristic (def 3a).
- Latinism
-
noun,
a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- Ismailia
-
noun,
a city and seaport at the midpoint of the Suez Canal, in NE Egypt.
- mainsail
-
noun,
the lowermost sail on a mainmast.
- Moissan
-
noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1852–1907, French chemist: Nobel prize 1906.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Osmanli
-
noun,
an Ottoman.
- Monilia
-
noun,
a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- salmons
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noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- Salamis
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noun,
an island off the SE coast of Greece, W of Athens, in the Gulf of Aegina: Greeks defeated Persians in a naval battle 480 b.c. 39 sq. mi. (101 sq. km).
- stamin-
-
- militia
-
noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- smaltos
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Italian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- stamina
-
noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- stamnos
-
noun,
a storage jar having an oval body tapering at the base and two horizontal handles set on the shoulder.
- santims
-
noun,
a former coin of Latvia, the 100th part of a lat.
- liaison
-
noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- isation
-
- manilas
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- animato
-
adjective,
animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.
- tonsils
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Santali
-
noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- isatins
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- anosmia
-
noun,
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- Stimson
-
noun,
Henry L(ewis) 1867–1950, U.S. statesman: secretary of war 1911–13, 1940–45; secretary of state 1929–33.
- loiasis
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noun,
infestation with the parasitic eye worm, Loa loa, of the subcutaneous tissues and orbit: endemic in West Africa.
- laminas
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- amatols
-
noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- Sinaloa
-
noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- initial
-
noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- samoans
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- sonatas
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noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- solatia
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noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- mission
-
noun,
a group or committee of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, establish relations, provide scientific and technical assistance, or the like.
- Salinas
-
noun,
a city in W California.
- malison
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noun,
a curse.
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- alinota
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noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- instals
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verb (used with object),
install.
- Somalia
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noun,
an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- instils
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- mitosis
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noun,
the usual method of cell division, characterized typically by the resolving of the chromatin of the nucleus into a threadlike form, which condenses into chromosomes, each of which separates longitudinally into two parts, one part of each chromosome being retained in each of two new cells resulting from the original cell.
- Mai-Tai
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noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- simians
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- aslant
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adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- maists
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- 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.
- mantas
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noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- asians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Sansom
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noun,
a male given name, form of Samson.
- solans
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noun,
a gannet.
- assoil
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verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- Manila
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- salami
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noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- Isaian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- smolts
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noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- inmost
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adjective,
situated farthest within:
- Manisa
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noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- assail
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verb (used with object),
to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- Asosan
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noun,
a volcano in SW Japan, in central Kyushu. 5225 feet (1593 meters); crater 12 miles (19 km) across.
- stolas
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noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Siloam
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noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- Samoan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- samosa
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noun,
an Indian fried turnover filled with minced meat or vegetables and spices:
- Samson
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noun,
a judge of Israel famous for his great strength. Judges 13–16.
- stains
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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.
- intima
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noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- salmis
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noun,
salmi.
- sonata
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noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- somni-
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- atonal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- somat-
-
- 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.
- Salmon
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noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- Samain
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noun,
Samhain.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- insist
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain firmly:
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- Salina
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noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- Somali
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noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- maloti
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noun,
plural of loti.
- instil
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- smalto
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noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- 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.
- Samian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- manias
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noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- 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.
- alamos
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noun,
a poplar.
- lanais
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noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- stomas
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noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- miosis
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noun,
excessive constriction of the pupil of the eye, as a result of drugs, disease, or the like.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- aloins
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Taoism
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noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- 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.
- missal
-
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.
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- Alissa
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noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Alison
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Simons
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- oilman
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noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Lamont
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noun,
a male given name.
- latins
-
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.
- lianas
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noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- nasals
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- limits
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- aaliis
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- Altman
-
noun,
Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- aniso-
-
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- masto-
-
- Anatol
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noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- Anomia
-
noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- Santal
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noun,
sandalwood.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- masais
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- slants
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- Santos
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noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- animal
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- amnios
-
- lamina
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- Milton
-
noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- amatol
-
noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- lamias
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- talons
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noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- amino-
-
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- milit.
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Sans.
-
- sanit
-
- limas
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Satan
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noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- SAMOS
-
noun,
a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Samoa
-
noun,
a group of islands in the S Pacific, the islands W of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- 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.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Samas
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- omni-
-
- 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.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- Miss.
-
- miso-
-
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- mini-
-
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- naso-
-
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- natl.
-
- mosts
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Mont.
-
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- Salas
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- Malan
-
noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- salsa
-
noun,
a lively, vigorous type of contemporary Latin American popular music, blending predominantly Cuban rhythms with elements of jazz, rock, and soul music.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- salts
-
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.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- 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.
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- mast-
-
- Massa
-
noun,
marse.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- 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.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- assn.
-
- anti-
-
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- Assam
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 30,285 sq. mi. (78,438 sq. km). Capital: Dispur.
- asst.
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- somas
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- atmo-
-
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- ation
-
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- init.
-
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Alta.
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alas.
-
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- amass
-
verb (used with object),
to gather for oneself; collect as one's own:
- anis-
-
- anat.
-
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- Alamo
-
noun,
a poplar.
- anim.
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- anal.
-
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- amin-
-
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- imit.
-
- ilio-
-
- insol
-
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- slims
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Ital.
-
- ition
-
- slams
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- sito-
-
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Sino-
-
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- 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.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- 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.
- tonia
-
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- Lassa
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Lhasa.
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- 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.
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- inst.
-
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- 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.
- 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.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- 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.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nom.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- NTIA
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- 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):
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- nos-
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tion
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- NOAA
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- not-
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sam.
-
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- SMSA
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Saml
-
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- 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.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Sat.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- 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.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- 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.
- 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.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tasm
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Ont.
-
- osis
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Sol.
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Soni
-
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- soln
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- 1080
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- 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.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- atm.
-
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- 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.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- 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:
- asis
-
- 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.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Man.
-
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- 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.
- MALS
-
- 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.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- iana
-
- itol
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- itis
-
- IATA
-
- ISSN
-
- iso-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- isls
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- 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.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lam.
-
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lat.
-
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lani
-
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- ANSI
-
- mal-
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- MNAS
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Amal
-
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- mol.
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- MSTS
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- AISI
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ala.
-
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- min.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- mis-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- ano-
-
- amt.
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- mil.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- Anas
-
- 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.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- AMLS
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- TMO
-
- TSI
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Am.
-
- AIA
-
- al.
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- in.
-
- IAS
-
- an.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- AAM
-
- ILS
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- io-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- TAL
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- il-
-
- ast
-
- 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.
- ATA
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ASM
-
- STM
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- STL
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- STI
-
- at.
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ALM
-
- Sta
-
- ss.
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- tlo
-
- AOA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- SSA
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- SSI
-
- SSM
-
- AMS
-
- SSN
-
- SST
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- TIA
-
- St.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- 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.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ONI
-
- MNA
-
- Ola
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- MLS
-
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- MIT
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ons
-
- MNS
-
- OSS
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- OTS
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- So.
-
- SAA
-
- 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.
- mi.
-
- OIt
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MSA
-
- NAA
-
- MTS
-
- MTO
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- Mt.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MST
-
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- NIA
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- 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.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NMI
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- NSA
-
- MOI
-
- OSA
-
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- TSS
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SLA
-
- LIM
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Mao
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- LMT
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- SMA
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Isl
-
- SMS
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IOT
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- 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.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MAA
-
- Mo.
-
- LON
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- LTA
-
- LSI
-
- LSM
-
- LSS
-
- LST
-
- ln
-
- AO
-
- 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.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- N.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SN
-
- T1
-
- L.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- 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.
- NI
-
- 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.
- t.
-
- SM
-
- SA
-
- TN
-
- M.
-
- LM
-
- i.
-
- MN
-
- ol
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OA
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- O.
-
- L2
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- L1
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- S.
-
- NM
-
- NL
-
- TL
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- TM
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SL
-