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- Parmenides
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noun,
flourished c450 b.c, Greek Eleatic philosopher.
- spermidine
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noun,
a biogenic polyamine, H 2 N(CH 2) 4 NH(CH 2) 3 NH 2 , formed from putrescine, occurring widely in nature and first identified in semen.
- epidermis
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noun,
Anatomy. the outer, nonvascular, nonsensitive layer of the skin, covering the true skin or corium.
- meridians
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noun,
Geography.
a great circle of the earth passing through the poles and any given point on the earth's surface.
the half of such a circle included between the poles.
- semainier
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noun,
a chest of the 18th century having seven long drawers: originally meant to hold a week's supply of clothing.
- arsenide
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noun,
a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.
- Meridian
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noun,
Geography.
a great circle of the earth passing through the poles and any given point on the earth's surface.
the half of such a circle included between the poles.
- primines
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noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- Serendip
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noun,
Arabic name of Sri Lanka.
- spearmen
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noun,
a person who is armed with or uses a spear.
- naperies
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noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- Pierides
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plural noun,
the Muses.
- airspeed
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noun,
the forward speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it moves.
- pineries
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noun,
a place in which pineapples are grown.
- inspired
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adjective,
aroused, animated, or imbued with the spirit to do something, by or as if by supernatural or divine influence:
- Piranesi
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
- amerinds
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noun,
Indian (def 1).
- presidia
-
noun,
(in the Soviet Union and other Communist countries) an administrative committee, usually permanent and governmental, acting when its parent body is in recess but exercising full powers:
- amidines
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noun,
any of a group of compounds containing the CN 2 H 3 group, some of which have marked pharmacological action.
- prenames
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noun,
given name.
- spermine
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noun,
a polyamine, H 2 N(CH 2) 3 NH(CH 2) 4 NH(CH 2) 3 NH 2 , formed from spermidine and occurring in all cells, especially prevalent in semen, sputum, pancreatic tissue, and certain yeasts.
- diamines
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noun,
a compound containing two amino groups.
- meanders
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noun,
Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
- impaired
-
noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- demireps
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noun,
a demimondaine.
- semiarid
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adjective,
characterized by very little annual rainfall, usually from 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 cm):
- Pierian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- aperies
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noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- midairs
-
noun,
any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface:
- pinders
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noun,
peanut.
- Maidens
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noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- demirep
-
noun,
a demimondaine.
- minders
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noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- pianism
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noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- Dnieper
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noun,
a river rising in the W Russian Federation flowing S through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Ukraine to the Black Sea. 1400 miles (2250 km) long.
- dearies
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noun,
darling.
- meinies
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noun,
Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
- sidemen
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noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- pismire
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noun,
an ant.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- aniseed
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noun,
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- misread
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verb (used with or without object),
to read wrongly.
- premeds
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noun,
a program of premedical study or training.
- premise
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noun,
Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
- demeans
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noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- prename
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noun,
given name.
- sedarim
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noun,
a plural of Seder.
- repines
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- amperes
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noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- pinards
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noun,
wine.
- perinde
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) in the same manner as before.
- sideman
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noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- aspirin
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noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- dampens
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verb (used with object),
to make damp; moisten:
- dereism
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noun,
autism.
- Perseid
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noun,
any of a shower of meteors appearing in August and radiating from a point in the constellation Perseus.
- dairies
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noun,
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- dampers
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noun,
a person or thing that damps or depresses:
- Dampier
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noun,
William, 1652–1715, English navigator, explorer, buccaneer, and writer.
- Meriden
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noun,
a city in central Connecticut.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- meander
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noun,
Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
- despair
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noun,
loss of hope; hopelessness.
- sidearm
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adverb,
with a swinging motion of the arm moving to the side of the body at shoulder level or below and nearly parallel to the ground:
- diamine
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noun,
a compound containing two amino groups.
- remiped
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noun,
a remiped animal.
- deniers
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noun,
a person who denies.
- seriema
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noun,
either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly.
- diapirs
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noun,
a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below.
Compare plume (def 10), salt dome.
- Permian
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noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- diaries
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noun,
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- sardine
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noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- menders
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noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- deperms
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verb (used with object),
to reduce the permanent magnetism of (a vessel) by wrapping an electric cable around it vertically athwartships and energizing the cable.
- emprise
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noun,
an adventurous enterprise.
- medinas
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noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- endears
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verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- Imperia
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noun,
a seaport in NW Italy.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- AmerInd
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noun,
Indian (def 1).
- impedes
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verb (used with object),
to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- Spender
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noun,
a person who spends, especially one who habitually spends excessively or lavishly; spendthrift.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- paid-in
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adjective,
having paid the dues, initiation fees, etc., required by an organization or association.
- impends
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verb (used without object),
to be imminent; be about to happen.
- insider
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noun,
a person who is a member of a group, organization, society, etc.
- admires
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Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- pandies
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noun,
a stroke on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap given as a punishment in school.
- preside
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verb (used without object),
to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
- panders
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noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- impers.
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- reedman
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noun,
a musician who plays a reed instrument.
- epimers
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noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- readies
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noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- impresa
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noun,
a device or emblem.
- Empirin
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- primsie
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adjective,
prim1 (def 1).
- primine
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noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- inspire
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verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- spireme
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noun,
the threadlike chromatin of a cell nucleus, present during early meiosis or mitosis.
- impairs
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noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- Nereids
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noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- reminds
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- remands
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noun,
the act of remanding.
- amidins
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noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- randies
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- amidine
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noun,
any of a group of compounds containing the CN 2 H 3 group, some of which have marked pharmacological action.
- dermis
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis, composed of connective tissue, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and an elaborate sensory nerve network.
- imides
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noun,
a compound derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by acidic groups, characterized by the =NH group.
- epimer
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noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- dermas
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- Sander
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noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- Sandie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- Derain
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- demean
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noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- seamen
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noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- desire
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noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- Enders
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noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- desman
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noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- raisin
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- ranees
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- denier
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noun,
a person who denies.
- demies
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noun,
a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- impede
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verb (used with object),
to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- denies
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Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- impair
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noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- ranids
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noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- impend
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verb (used without object),
to be imminent; be about to happen.
- rapids
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noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- meanie
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noun,
Informal. meany.
- Pieria
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noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- imines
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noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- demise
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noun,
death or decease.
- denims
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noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- Denise
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- deperm
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verb (used with object),
to reduce the permanent magnetism of (a vessel) by wrapping an electric cable around it vertically athwartships and energizing the cable.
- imper.
-
- pierid
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noun,
Also called pieridine [pahy-er-i-dahyn, -din] /paɪˈɛr ɪˌdaɪn, -dɪn/ (Show IPA). any member of the butterfly family Pieridae.
- Ermine
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noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Empire
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noun,
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
- diaper
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noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- remand
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noun,
the act of remanding.
- madres
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noun,
mother1 .
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- drains
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noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Ismene
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noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- drapes
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- Dreams
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- Median
-
noun,
Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
- premed
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noun,
a program of premedical study or training.
- edemas
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noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- prides
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noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- reside
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noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- resend
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verb (used with object),
to send again.
- Reseda
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noun,
a grayish green.
- remans
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- repand
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adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- irides
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noun,
a plural of iris.
- remind
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- Remsen
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noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- maiden
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- endear
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verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- pinard
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noun,
wine.
- diapir
-
noun,
a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below.
Compare plume (def 10), salt dome.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Indies
-
noun,
the. (used with a plural verb) West Indies (def 1).
- remise
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verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- Marini
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- Indris
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- primes
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noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- dienes
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noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- emends
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verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- disarm
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- inside
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noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- dimers
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- Pindar
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noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- pinder
-
noun,
peanut.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- eiders
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noun,
eider duck.
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- medias
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- pained
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- minder
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- perdie
-
adverb, interjection,
pardi.
- aidmen
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- Midian
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Keturah. Gen. 25:1–4.
- sperm-
-
- Ampere
-
noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- midair
-
noun,
any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface:
- arsen-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- spider
-
noun,
any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Pamiri
-
noun,
a member of a Caucasian people inhabiting the Pamirs.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- adren-
-
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- Parsee
-
noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- amidin
-
noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- amides
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- peasen
-
noun,
a plural of pease.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- AmerSp
-
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Medina
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- amends
-
noun,
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- ameers
-
noun,
emir.
- pander
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- Pamirs
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- sparid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- neaped
-
adjective,
grounded until the next cycle of spring tides.
- admire
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- sempre
-
adverb,
throughout.
- dampen
-
verb (used with object),
to make damp; moisten:
- damper
-
noun,
a person or thing that damps or depresses:
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- spired
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Mendes
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- merdes
-
noun,
excrement.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- mender
-
noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- spread
-
noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- pesade
-
noun,
a maneuver in which the horse is made to rear, keeping its hind legs stationary and its forelegs drawn in.
- menads
-
noun,
maenad.
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- Damien
-
noun,
Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- adeems
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- padres
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- Merida
-
noun,
suntan (def 2).
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- Sender
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- daimen
-
adjective,
rare; occasional.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- pari-
-
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- nears
-
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- insp.
-
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- pards
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- imide
-
noun,
a compound derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by acidic groups, characterized by the =NH group.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- prim.
-
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- insep
-
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- peri-
-
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- Midis
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- Medea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a sorceress, daughter of Aeëtes and wife of Jason, whom she assisted in obtaining the Golden Fleece: when Jason deserted her, she killed their children.
- meeds
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Mende
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- Meade
-
noun,
George Gordon, 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War.
- merde
-
noun,
excrement.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Iran.
-
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prem.
-
- PEDir
-
- pedi-
-
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- MPers
-
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- irids
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the Iridaceae, the iris family.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- irid-
-
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Pres.
-
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- pene-
-
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- pends
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pred.
-
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- prae-
-
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- prand
-
- mini-
-
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- derm-
-
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- diam.
-
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- derms
-
noun,
a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- dimin
-
- andr-
-
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Amer.
-
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- amid-
-
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- spade
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- demi-
-
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- dames
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- sipid
-
adjective,
having a pleasing taste or flavor.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- damps
-
noun,
moisture; humidity; moist air:
- 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.
- Armen
-
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- demes
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- deism
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- deeps
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Deems
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- semi-
-
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- anim.
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- anis-
-
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- span-
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- aeri-
-
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- emend
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Emden
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Germany.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- spend
-
verb (used with object),
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- adeem
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- aden-
-
- Epis.
-
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- 30-30
-
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- resp.
-
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- drams
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- AMEDS
-
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- edema
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- speed
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- reni-
-
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- 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.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- 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):
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- SRAM
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- NIRA
-
- Sra.
-
- Pen.
-
- ped.
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Pan.
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- par.
-
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pam.
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- pede
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- peds
-
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Rep.
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rida
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- pre-
-
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- pnea
-
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- RADM
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- rad.
-
- psid
-
- psia
-
- prs.
-
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- prin
-
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Sem.
-
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- sepn
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Pers
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- per.
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RNAS
-
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Sam.
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- 1080
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- ins.
-
- INRI
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- IndE
-
- inae
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- damp
-
noun,
moisture; humidity; moist air:
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- Imp.
-
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deem
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- deep
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Dem.
-
- deme
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MDAP
-
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mar.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Man.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- MAEd
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- med.
-
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- idae
-
- mdse
-
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- end-
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Emp.
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emia
-
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- Din.
-
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- dir.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- dis-
-
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Ens.
-
- epi-
-
- Den.
-
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- dep.
-
- Ind.
-
- depr
-
- der.
-
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- esp.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- Esd.
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- dia-
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- dim.
-
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- MDES
-
- ASME
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- aer-
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- MSAE
-
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- ands
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- mRNA
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- Adm.
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ANSI
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- mis-
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- MSEE
-
- MSIE
-
- MIPS
-
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- neem
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NASD
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- AISI
-
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- AInd
-
- amp.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- NADP
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- AIME
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- MSPE
-
- Apr.
-
- MNAS
-
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- ARIS
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mes-
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- MEPA
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- men-
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meed
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- Arm.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Mede
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Media.
- meas
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Mid.
-
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- midn
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- MIDI
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ap-
-
- Rs.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- Am.
-
- Sr.
-
- DRE
-
- SAE
-
- ad-
-
- SPR
-
- Dr.
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- DPA
-
- DMA
-
- RSE
-
- DMS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ae.
-
- DNA
-
- RPM
-
- sd.
-
- rnd
-
- RSA
-
- Sp.
-
- DPI
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- DPM
-
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- DPS
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- RNA
-
- DNR
-
- SDA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- DSM
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- DAR
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- APS
-
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- DAE
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- ASR
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASN
-
- ASM
-
- ard
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- se-
-
- 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.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- AME
-
- di.
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SAR
-
- AMS
-
- SDI
-
- SDR
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- de-
-
- SMD
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- SMA
-
- SED
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- DEA
-
- 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.
- REA
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- MEP
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PID
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- mi.
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- MIP
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- MPA
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Md.
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- PRA
-
- 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.
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- MNS
-
- MPE
-
- IPA
-
- NSA
-
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- pm.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pd.
-
- Pa.
-
- NRA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- nr.
-
- NPR
-
- NMR
-
- NMI
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- NIA
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MSD
-
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- MRI
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- MRP
-
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- NEA
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- IPM
-
- ISR
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ine
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- EMR
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- en-
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- ene
-
- Ep.
-
- RDS
-
- EIS
-
- RDA
-
- EPS
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ERP
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- eir
-
- ESA
-
- ean
-
- DSA
-
- DSP
-
- DSR
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ea.
-
- ead
-
- EAM
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- EDP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EPA
-
- ese
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- IDP
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Re.
-
- PSE
-
- PSA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rd.
-
- ier
-
- in.
-
- RMA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- RPS
-
- ide
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ESR
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- IAS
-
- id.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- DN
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- EI
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- ee
-
- 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.
- NM
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- RP
-
- DM
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- i.
-
- MN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RN
-
- SN
-
- SM
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- N.
-
- ND
-
- M.
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- NI
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- NP
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- RI
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- MP
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- D.
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- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- DP
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- IP
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