Anagrams of climbingfishes
Word climbingfishes has
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that can be made by using the letters of climbingfishes.
- clingfishes
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noun,
any fish of the family Gobiesocidae, having a sucking disk on the abdomen for clinging to stones, debris, etc.
- lignifies
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verb (used with object),
to convert into wood; cause to become woody.
- Schmeling
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noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1905–2005, German boxer: world heavyweight champion 1930–32.
- besmiling
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- shielings
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noun,
a pasture or grazing ground.
- clingfish
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noun,
any fish of the family Gobiesocidae, having a sucking disk on the abdomen for clinging to stones, debris, etc.
- nihilisms
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noun,
total rejection of established laws and institutions.
- mischiefs
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noun,
conduct or activity that playfully causes petty annoyance.
- fleshings
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noun,
flesh-colored tights.
- fishlines
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noun,
a line attached to a fishhook used in fishing.
- filibegs
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noun,
the kilt or pleated skirt worn by Scottish Highlanders.
- scheming
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adjective,
given to making plans, especially sly and underhand ones; crafty.
- Nihilism
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noun,
total rejection of established laws and institutions.
- minishes
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verb (used with or without object),
to diminish or lessen.
- fishline
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noun,
a line attached to a fishhook used in fishing.
- fleishig
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adjective,
(in the dietary laws) consisting of, made from, or used only for meat or meat products:
- signifie
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noun,
(in linguistics) the signified.
- finishes
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noun,
the end or conclusion; the final part or last stage.
- minifies
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verb (used with object),
to make less.
- fishings
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noun,
the act of catching fish.
- mischief
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noun,
conduct or activity that playfully causes petty annoyance.
- shieling
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noun,
a pasture or grazing ground.
- Niflheim
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noun,
a place of eternal cold, darkness, and fog, ruled over by Hel: abode of those who die of illness or old age.
- Sinicism
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noun,
something characteristic of or peculiar to the Chinese; a Chinese method, custom, or usage.
- flimsies
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noun,
a thin kind of paper, especially for use in making several copies at a time of an article, telegraphic dispatch, or the like, as in newspaper work.
- flinches
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noun,
an act of flinching.
- Blessing
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noun,
the act or words of a person who blesses.
- Ibsenism
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noun,
a manner or style of dramatic structure or content characteristic of Ibsen.
- Fleming
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noun,
a native of Flanders.
- mingles
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noun,
mingles, two or more single, unrelated adults who live together.
- similes
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noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- silici-
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- singles
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noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- Flemish
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noun,
the people of Flanders collectively; the Flemings.
- selfish
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adjective,
devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
- fishing
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noun,
the act of catching fish.
- filches
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verb (used with object),
to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer:
- seismic
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adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or caused by an earthquake or vibration of the earth, whether due to natural or artificial causes.
- misfile
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verb (used with object),
to file (papers, documents, records, etc.) incorrectly; file in the wrong place.
- missile
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noun,
an object or weapon for throwing, hurling, or shooting, as a stone, bullet, or arrow.
- seising
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noun,
seizing.
- Lessing
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noun,
Doris (May) 1919–2013, British novelist in Africa; born in Persia; Nobel Prize in Literature 2007.
- missing
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noun,
a failure to hit something.
- English
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noun,
the people of England collectively, especially as distinguished from the Scots, Welsh, and Irish.
- chisels
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noun,
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- filibeg
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noun,
the kilt or pleated skirt worn by Scottish Highlanders.
- ceiling
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noun,
the overhead interior surface of a room.
- filings
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plural noun,
particles removed by a file.
- incises
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- filming
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noun,
the act or period of photographing, especially of a motion picture.
- shingle
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noun,
a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos, or the like, usually oblong, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings.
- bingies
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noun,
belly.
- sibling
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noun,
a brother or sister.
- fimbles
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noun,
the male or staminate plant of hemp, which is harvested before the female or pistillate plant.
- finches
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noun,
any of numerous small passerine birds of the family Fringillidae, including the buntings, sparrows, crossbills, purple finches, and grosbeaks, most of which have a short, conical bill adapted for eating seeds.
- blemish
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noun,
a mark that detracts from appearance, as a pimple or a scar.
- fissile
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adjective,
capable of being split or divided; cleavable.
- milchig
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adjective,
(in the dietary laws) consisting of, made from, or used only for milk or dairy products.
- hissing
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noun,
the act of emitting a hiss.
- himself
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pronoun,
an emphatic appositive of him or he1 :
- ghiblis
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noun,
a hot dust-bearing wind of the North African desert.
- Mechlin
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noun,
French Malines. Flemish Mechelen [mekh-uh-luh n] /ˈmɛx ə lən/ (Show IPA). a city in N Belgium.
- sleighs
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noun,
a light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice.
- hisself
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pronoun,
himself.
- bigness
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noun,
the fact or condition of being large in size, extent, amount, etc.
- niseis
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noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- lignes
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noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- chines
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noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- begins
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verb (used with object),
to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of (some action):
- Chiles
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noun,
chili.
- chiefs
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noun,
the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority:
- hinges
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noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- beings
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noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- Mensch
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noun,
a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.
- filmic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of motion pictures:
- ligni-
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- shines
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noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- binges
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noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- slices
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noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- fimble
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noun,
the male or staminate plant of hemp, which is harvested before the female or pistillate plant.
- limbic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a limbus or border; marginal.
- inches
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noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- gimels
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noun,
the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- chisel
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noun,
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- slimes
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noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- finish
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noun,
the end or conclusion; the final part or last stage.
- niches
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noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- elfish
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adjective,
elflike; elfin; small and mischievous.
- helic-
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- seisin
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noun,
seizin.
- hemins
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noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- messin
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noun,
messan.
- 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.
- Shensi
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noun,
Older Spelling. Shaanxi.
- cnemis
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noun,
the tibia or shin.
- clings
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noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- smiles
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noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- sci-fi
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noun,
science fiction.
- climbs
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noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- slings
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- feigns
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verb (used with object),
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
- lichen
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noun,
any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
- liches
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noun,
the body; the trunk.
- gneiss
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noun,
a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica.
- felsic
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adjective,
(of rocks) consisting chiefly of feldspars, feldspathoids, quartz, and other light-colored minerals.
- shiels
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noun,
shieling.
- Liebig
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noun,
Justus [yoo s-too s] /ˈyʊs tʊs/ (Show IPA), Baron von [fuh n] /fən/ (Show IPA), 1803–73, German chemist.
- inmesh
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verb (used with object),
enmesh.
- Ingles
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noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- limens
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Belgic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Belgae.
- schism
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noun,
division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.
- neighs
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noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- Nebiim
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noun,
Neviim.
- singes
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noun,
a superficial burn.
- icings
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noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- Gimbel
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noun,
Jacob, 1850–1922, U.S. retail merchant.
- flinch
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noun,
an act of flinching.
- minces
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- blinis
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plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- mingle
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noun,
mingles, two or more single, unrelated adults who live together.
- Gemini
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plural noun,
Astronomy. the Twins, a zodiacal constellation between Taurus and Cancer containing the bright stars Castor and Pollux.
- blench
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verb (used without object),
to shrink; flinch; quail:
- nimble
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adjective,
quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid:
- minish
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verb (used with or without object),
to diminish or lessen.
- elfins
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noun,
an elf.
- fissi-
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- ghibli
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noun,
a hot dust-bearing wind of the North African desert.
- sleigh
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noun,
a light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice.
- sigils
-
noun,
a seal or signet.
- binghi
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noun,
an Aborigine.
- imines
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noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Fishes
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noun,
any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
- simile
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noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- single
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noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- bingle
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noun,
base hit.
- Iblis
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noun,
an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.
- encl.
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- FSLIC
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- Ibsen
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noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- feign
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verb (used with object),
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
- sebi-
-
- Elgin
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Leigh
-
noun,
Vivien (Vivian Mary Hartley) 1913–67, English actress.
- Nisei
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noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- heli-
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- Issei
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noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- icing
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noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- 30-30
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- Iceni
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noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- Icel.
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- Legis
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- seifs
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noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- genic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- hemic
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adjective,
hematic.
- hi-fi
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noun,
high fidelity.
- seism
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noun,
an earthquake.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- hemin
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noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- MSChE
-
- gimel
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noun,
the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- genii
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noun,
a plural of genius.
- incl.
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- finis
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noun,
end; conclusion.
- fines
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noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- fiscs
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noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- finch
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noun,
any of numerous small passerine birds of the family Fringillidae, including the buntings, sparrows, crossbills, purple finches, and grosbeaks, most of which have a short, conical bill adapted for eating seeds.
- imine
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noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- hsien
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noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- films
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noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- Niles
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- gibes
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noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- neigh
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noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- Flem.
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- hinge
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- glims
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noun,
a light or lamp.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- filch
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verb (used with object),
to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer:
- nighs
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adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- flesh
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noun,
the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
- flics
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noun,
a police officer; cop.
- fiche
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noun,
microfiche.
- flies
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noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- FHLMC
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- Ingle
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noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Nimes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- in-lb
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- femic
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adjective,
of or relating to a group of rock-forming minerals in which iron and magnesium are essential components.
- fling
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noun,
an act of flinging.
- Hines
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noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- Felis
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noun,
a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
- Genl.
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- mises
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noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- minis
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noun,
miniskirt.
- Bliss
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noun,
supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment:
- sings
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noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Singh
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- singe
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noun,
a superficial burn.
- sing.
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- MINCE
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- BSChE
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- sines
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Minch
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noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- Mines
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noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mini-
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- self-
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- Bligh
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noun,
William, 1754–1817, British naval officer: captain of H.M.S. Bounty, the crew of which mutinied 1789.
- signs
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- sigil
-
noun,
a seal or signet.
- sighs
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- ling.
-
- limns
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verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- ceils
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verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- limen
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- limbs
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- misc.
-
- shins
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noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- blini
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plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- bless
-
verb (used with object),
to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy.
- chess
-
noun,
a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.
- bench
-
noun,
a long seat for several persons:
- Mich.
-
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- snibs
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- mesic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- slims
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Begin
-
noun,
Menachem [muh-nah-khuh m] /məˈnɑ xəm/ (Show IPA), 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- being
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- belch
-
noun,
an instance of belching; eructation.
- Belg.
-
- Beng.
-
- sinhs
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Meigs
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Meigs.
- Bhili
-
noun,
an Indic language of west central India, the language of the Bhil.
- mech.
-
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- milch
-
adjective,
(of a domestic animal) yielding milk; kept or suitable for milk production.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bilge
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noun,
Nautical.
either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull.
Also, bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at each side of the floors, where seepage collects.
Also called bilge well. a well into which seepage drains to be pumped away.
Also called bilge water. seepage accumulated in bilges.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- binge
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- chem.
-
- hemi-
-
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- semi-
-
- semih
-
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- cine-
-
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- clefs
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- climb
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- Helms
-
noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- shelf
-
noun,
a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects.
- chief
-
noun,
the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority:
- cling
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- shims
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- Miss.
-
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- lign-
-
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- chili
-
noun,
Also called chili pepper. the pungent pod of any of several species of Capsicum, especially C. annuum longum: used in cooking for its pungent flavor.
- Chin.
-
- selfs
-
noun,
a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality:
- chime
-
noun,
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Lib.
-
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- migs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- mil.
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Neh.
-
- MSBC
-
- MSCE
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- 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).
- ibis
-
noun,
any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill.
Compare sacred ibis.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Meng
-
- men-
-
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mes-
-
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- msec
-
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Mic.
-
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- leg.
-
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- ICBM
-
- ISSN
-
- infl
-
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- MSIE
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- 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.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- ins.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lin.
-
- Inf.
-
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Inc.
-
- MSSc
-
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- 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.
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- Ming
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 1368–1644, marked by the restoration of traditional institutions and the development of the arts, especially in porcelain, textiles, and painting.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- ible
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- 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.
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- 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.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- isls
-
- Ice.
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ile-
-
- 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.
- min.
-
- ICSH
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- MSHE
-
- ign.
-
- ISBN
-
- mis-
-
- 1080
-
- hem-
-
- chmn
-
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- CLEF
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- cis-
-
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- chs.
-
- chm.
-
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- chg.
-
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- chef
-
noun,
the chief cook, especially in a restaurant or hotel, usually responsible for planning menus, ordering foodstuffs, overseeing food preparation, and supervising the kitchen staff.
- sibs
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cml.
-
- SGML
-
- Cels
-
- enc.
-
- sech
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- ESIS
-
- Ens.
-
- enl.
-
- Helm
-
noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- Eng.
-
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Sem.
-
- EGmc
-
- cen.
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- SEbS
-
- SLIC
-
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bin-
-
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- SLBM
-
- Bhil
-
noun,
a people inhabiting the hills of west central India.
- Bess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- begs
-
noun,
bey.
- bchs
-
plural,
bunch.
- BChE
-
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Sig.
-
- BSIE
-
- sigh
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- CBEL
-
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- BSSE
-
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- BSME
-
- BSLS
-
- BSLM
-
- BSHE
-
- BSCE
-
- BSGE
-
- BSFS
-
- BSFM
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- BSES
-
- BSEM
-
- BSEc
-
- BSCh
-
- sec.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- ScBE
-
- FMCS
-
- Gen.
-
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- Fish
-
noun,
any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- flic
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- sch.
-
- glim
-
noun,
a light or lamp.
- scfm
-
- scfh
-
- glib
-
adjective,
readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so:
- fils
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- Gish
-
noun,
Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- SBLI
-
- 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.
- SBIC
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- gibs
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- 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):
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- 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.
- Fin.
-
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- film
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- scil
-
- Feb.
-
- fec.
-
- fem.
-
- fems
-
noun,
a woman.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- fess
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal band across the middle of an escutcheon.
- Heb.
-
- NIMH
-
- fibs
-
noun,
a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
- sci.
-
- fig.
-
- NHI
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NHG
-
- SSM
-
- SSI
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- 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.
- NGC
-
- SSE
-
- NFS
-
- SSC
-
- SSB
-
- NFL
-
- NIH
-
- MIE
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NES
-
- ss.
-
- NHL
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- Mig
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- SMB
-
- NFC
-
- SLE
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- NHS
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SMS
-
- MSG
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 8 NNaO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used to intensify the flavor of foods.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- MLF
-
- Sfc
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- MSN
-
- SCM
-
- SCS
-
- ml.
-
- MLG
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- MLS
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- MSI
-
- MSE
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- MSH
-
- MSF
-
- sfm
-
- SHF
-
- NLF
-
- SCF
-
- NMI
-
- NSC
-
- sb.
-
- SBE
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- sc.
-
- SCB
-
- se-
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- NSF
-
- NEC
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- ne-
-
- NBS
-
- NbE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- NBC
-
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- SSN
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- GBE
-
- BSF
-
- gi.
-
- bsh
-
- BSM
-
- mi.
-
- BSN
-
- GCM
-
- GCF
-
- GCB
-
- CBE
-
- BSL
-
- FSH
-
- FMC
-
- FMB
-
- fm.
-
- FLB
-
- Fl.
-
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- fic
-
- FIB
-
noun,
a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
- BSE
-
- BNS
-
- cf.
-
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- HMS
-
- BME
-
- HCF
-
- BMI
-
- GSC
-
- BMS
-
- GMC
-
- glb
-
- gl.
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- GCE
-
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- GIF
-
noun,
a set of standards and file format for storage of digital color images and short animations.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- Bn.
-
- Ges
-
- GEM
-
noun,
a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- Geb
-
noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- GCI
-
- fgn
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- BLS
-
- CNM
-
- EBS
-
- EbN
-
- CFI
-
- CFL
-
- cfm
-
- Eg.
-
- cfs
-
- CSF
-
- CNS
-
- CLI
-
- ec-
-
- cle
-
- CIM
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CIF
-
- CIE
-
- CIB
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- ChB
-
- CGS
-
- cfh
-
- ECF
-
- ch.
-
- EMF
-
- FCS
-
- FBI
-
- CMG
-
- cs.
-
- cl.
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESL
-
- Esc
-
- en-
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ECG
-
- 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.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- CBS
-
- EIS
-
- EHF
-
- CEF
-
- efl
-
- ef-
-
- ECM
-
- CGM
-
- HSM
-
- HBM
-
- lg.
-
- LSC
-
- LNG
-
- be-
-
- BEF
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LIM
-
- Lif
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lhb
-
- BEM
-
- LSM
-
- Les
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LCM
-
- LCI
-
- LCF
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- lbf
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LSI
-
- LSS
-
- BSS
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MHG
-
- MHE
-
- MGB
-
- MFS
-
- MFH
-
- MFG
-
- BCE
-
- Mel
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noun,
honey.
- Meg
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noun,
a megabyte.
- MCI
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- BCh
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plural,
bunch.
- mcg
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- Mcf
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- M-1
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noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MSC
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- MSL
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- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- Me.
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- Mc-
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- MBE
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- BCL
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- HCM
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- bl.
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- BSC
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- BIE
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- BHC
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- Ife
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IFC
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- ich
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noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- IBN
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- ib.
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- IFS
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ics
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- BHL
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- bi-
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- HIS
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- il-
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- hin
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noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- HIM
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noun,
Informal. a male:
- hie
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verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIC
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interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- big
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noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- ble
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- hf.
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- Hen
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noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- Hel
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noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- BLM
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- IGM
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- IHS
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- ILS
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- ing
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- BCS
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- bec
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- ism
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noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Isl
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- ish
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- ise
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- INH
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- CGI
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- beg
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noun,
bey.
- IMF
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- in.
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- Bel
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noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Ben
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noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- BFS
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- ine
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- CB
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- BF
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- B-
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- CM
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- BC
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- BH
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- BG
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- SN
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- BM
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- CE
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- SL
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- LH
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- HL
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- i.
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- ic
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- IG
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- NI
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- NG
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- NF
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- NC
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- NB
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- N.
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- L.
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- LC
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NH
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- L1
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- L2
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- MN
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- le
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- LF
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- LM
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- ln
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- M.
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- MB
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- MF
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- MG
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- MH
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- HG
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- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- fn
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- EI
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- sh
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interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- Eb
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- SF
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- eh
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interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- FC
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- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- FB
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- FE
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- fg
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- G.
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- HB
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- GB
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- SM
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- SG
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- S.
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- GM
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- NM
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- GC
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- NL
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- GH
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- GN
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- h.
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- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility: