Anagrams of emendations
Word emendations has
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that can be made by using the letters of emendations.
- denominates
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verb (used with object),
to give a name to; denote; designate.
- denominate
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verb (used with object),
to give a name to; denote; designate.
- emendation
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noun,
a correction or change, as of a text.
- adenosine
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noun,
Biochemistry. a white, crystalline, water-soluble nucleoside, C 10 H 13 N 5 O 4 , of adenine and ribose.
- menadione
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noun,
a synthetic yellow crystalline powder, C 11 H 8 O 2 , insoluble in water, used as a vitamin K supplement.
- dementias
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noun,
severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
- dominants
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noun,
Genetics.
the one of a pair of alternative alleles that masks the effect of the other when both are present in the same cell or organism.
the trait or character determined by such an allele. Compare recessive (defs 4, 5).
- nominates
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adjective,
having a particular name.
- Minnesota
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noun,
a state in the N central United States. 84,068 sq. mi. (217,735 sq. km). Capital: St. Paul.
Abbreviation: MN (for use with zip code), Minn.
- dominates
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verb (used with object),
to rule over; govern; control.
- antinodes
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noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- Maidstone
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noun,
a city in Kent, in SE England.
- nematodes
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noun,
any unsegmented worm of the phylum Nematoda, having an elongated, cylindrical body; a roundworm.
- antinode
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noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- mentions
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noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- mediates
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adjective,
acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
- east-end
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noun,
a section of E London, England.
- dominant
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noun,
Genetics.
the one of a pair of alternative alleles that masks the effect of the other when both are present in the same cell or organism.
the trait or character determined by such an allele. Compare recessive (defs 4, 5).
- antinome
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noun,
something that is contradictory or opposite to another; a logical contradiction.
- demonian
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adjective,
demoniac (def 1).
- mind-set
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noun,
an attitude, disposition, or mood.
- demetons
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noun,
either of two pale-yellow, highly toxic chemicals, C 6 H 15 O 3 PS 2 or C 6 H 15 O 4 PS 2, used as systemic insecticides, lethal to insects feeding on the treated plant or animal.
- mannites
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noun,
mannitol.
- dominate
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verb (used with object),
to rule over; govern; control.
- mediants
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noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- neonates
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noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- nominate
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adjective,
having a particular name.
- dementia
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noun,
severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
- matinees
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- nominees
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noun,
a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.
- one-time
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adjective,
having been as specified at one time; former:
- Masonite
-
- amniotes
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- stonemen
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noun,
a stonecutter or stoneworker.
- Stoneman
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noun,
a stonecutter or stoneworker.
- anemones
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
- andesine
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noun,
a mineral, intermediate in the plagioclase feldspar group, having a play of colors and usually found as crystals in igneous rocks.
- dementis
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noun,
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- andesite
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noun,
a dark-colored volcanic rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar and one or more mafic minerals, as hornblende or biotite.
- montanes
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noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- astonied
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adjective,
dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
- etamines
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- adenines
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noun,
Biochemistry. a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A.
- sediment
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noun,
the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs.
- endnotes
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noun,
a note, as of explanation, emendation, or the like, added at the end of an article, chapter, etc.
- sedation
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noun,
the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- Estonian
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noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- nematode
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noun,
any unsegmented worm of the phylum Nematoda, having an elongated, cylindrical body; a roundworm.
- stand-in
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noun,
a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
- semitone
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noun,
a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
- enations
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- Steinman
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noun,
David Barnard, 1886–1960, U.S. civil engineer: specialist in bridge design and construction.
- iodates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- intones
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- donnees
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noun,
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- Tenedos
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noun,
an island in the Aegean, near the entrance to the Dardanelles, belonging to Turkey.
- 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.
- enneads
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noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- one-man
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adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- oneidas
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- onanism
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noun,
withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- endnote
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noun,
a note, as of explanation, emendation, or the like, added at the end of an article, chapter, etc.
- endmost
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adjective,
farthest; most distant; last:
- Madison
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noun,
Dolly or Dolley [dol-ee] /ˈdɒl i/ (Show IPA), (Dorothea Payne) 1768–1849, wife of James Madison.
- donates
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verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- Maidens
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noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- anemone
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- tandems
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noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- anoints
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- atomies
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noun,
an atom; mote.
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- tendons
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noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- indenes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- sideman
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noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- indents
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noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- sidemen
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noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- Antoine
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- ideates
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noun,
ideatum.
- Na-Dene
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noun,
a group of North American Indian languages, comprising the Athabaskan family, Eyak, Tlingit, and Haida, hypothetically considered to be descendants of a single protolanguage: the genetic relationship of either Tlingit or Haida to Athabaskan and Eyak is now disputed.
- Edomite
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noun,
a descendant of Esau or Edom. Num. 20:14–21.
- sandmen
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noun,
the man who, in fairy tales or folklore, puts sand in the eyes of children to make them sleepy.
- dentins
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noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- Smeaton
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noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- instead
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Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- intends
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- etamine
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- intens.
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- anomite
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noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- intense
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adjective,
existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- sainted
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- side-on
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adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- mediant
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noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- tension
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noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- modiste
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noun,
Older Use. a female maker of or dealer in women's fashionable attire.
- toadies
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noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- Mideast
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noun,
Middle East.
- demotes
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verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote):
- stamin-
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- standee
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noun,
a person who stands, as a passenger in a train, a spectator at a theater, etc., either because all the seats are taken or because standing room is cheaper than a seat.
- neonate
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noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- misdate
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noun,
a wrong date.
- nemato-
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- Dinesen
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noun,
Isak [ee-sahk] /ˈi sɑk/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Baroness Karen Blixen) 1885–1962, Danish author.
- neatens
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verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- steamed
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noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- diatoms
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noun,
any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- Mendota
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noun,
Lake, a lake in S Wisconsin, in N Madison. About 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- diastem
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noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- moisten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- Denison
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noun,
a city in NE Texas.
- monades
-
noun,
plural of monas.
- adenine
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noun,
Biochemistry. a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A.
- monesia
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noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- tonemes
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noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- detains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- denotes
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- montane
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noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- Tonnies
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noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- destine
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verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- destain
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verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- mention
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noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- daimons
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noun,
daemon.
- mantids
-
noun,
mantis.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- amniote
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- mansion
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noun,
a very large, impressive, or stately residence.
- amnions
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- dementi
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noun,
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- mastoid
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noun,
the mastoid process.
- nominee
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noun,
a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.
- mannose
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noun,
a hexose, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained from the hydrolysis of the ivory nut and yielding mannitol upon reduction.
- matinee
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- dements
-
verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- amosite
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noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- demeans
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noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- mediate
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adjective,
acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
- medinas
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noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- domines
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noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- mannite
-
noun,
mannitol.
- demeton
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noun,
either of two pale-yellow, highly toxic chemicals, C 6 H 15 O 3 PS 2 or C 6 H 15 O 4 PS 2, used as systemic insecticides, lethal to insects feeding on the treated plant or animal.
- dominee
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noun,
dominie (def 2).
- eminent
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adjective,
high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished:
- 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.
- Donets
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noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- domine
-
noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- steno-
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- detain
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- Semite
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noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- emends
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verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- Senate
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noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- donnas
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- donees
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noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- Simeon
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noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- donnee
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noun,
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
- stamen
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noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- DOMAIN
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noun,
a field of action, thought, influence, etc.:
- somat-
-
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- somite
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noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- somni-
-
- sonant
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noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- donate
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verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- sindon
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noun,
cloth of fine linen or silk, used especially for shrouds.
- diatom
-
noun,
any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
- edemas
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noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- donsie
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adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- Edison
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noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- sennit
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noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- dienes
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noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- sienna
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noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- sennet
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noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- sonnet
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noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- insane
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adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- emotes
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- Mentes
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noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- nested
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- netman
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noun,
a tennis player.
- netmen
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- mid-on
-
noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- Niemen
-
noun,
a river in the W Soviet Union in Europe, flowing into the Baltic: called Memel in its lower course. 565 miles (910 km) long.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Menton
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
- Mendes
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- Minoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- menads
-
noun,
maenad.
- Menado
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Sulawesi, in NE Indonesia.
- Medit.
-
- Medina
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- medias
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- 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:
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- Minden
-
noun,
a city in NW Louisiana.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- nanism
-
noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- nanoid
-
adjective,
dwarfish.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Monnet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- monied
-
adjective,
moneyed.
- mondes
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- nemat-
-
- monads
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- modest
-
adjective,
having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- Modena
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Bologna.
- neaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- nomads
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- masto-
-
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- indent
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- indene
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- Esmond
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- sedate
-
adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- ennead
-
noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- Ostend
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- oedema
-
noun,
edema.
- mantid
-
noun,
mantis.
- Mannie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- Mannes
-
noun,
Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
- manned
-
noun,
an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- maiden
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- Odense
-
noun,
a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- 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.
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- Ondine
-
noun,
undine.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- intend
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- Denton
-
noun,
a city in N Texas.
- Nadine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dentin
-
noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- daemon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
a god.
a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- aniso-
-
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- tendon
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- daimen
-
adjective,
rare; occasional.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- daimon
-
noun,
daemon.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- 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.
- damson
-
noun,
Also called damson plum. the small, dark-blue or purple fruit of a plum, Prunus insititia, of the rose family, introduced into Europe from Asia Minor.
- tandem
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- Danton
-
noun,
Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Deimos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek personification of terror, a son of Ares and Aphrodite.
- stoned
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- demean
-
noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- anemo-
-
- amnios
-
- demies
-
noun,
a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- toneme
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- adeems
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- adeno-
-
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- Admete
-
noun,
a daughter of Eurystheus for whom Hercules took the golden girdle of Ares from Hippolyte.
- admits
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- aidmen
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- amnion
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- tinned
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- tinmen
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- tinman
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- amends
-
noun,
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- amides
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- amido-
-
- amidst
-
preposition,
amid.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amino-
-
- dement
-
verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- denom.
-
- Dennis
-
noun,
John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
- demote
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote):
- demise
-
noun,
death or decease.
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- denote
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- demits
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- denti-
-
- dentes
-
noun,
plural of dens.
- denims
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- amin-
-
- domes
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- mast-
-
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- nona-
-
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- amid-
-
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- meeds
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Medon
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- AMEDS
-
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Meade
-
noun,
George Gordon, 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 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.
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- nomad
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- oidea
-
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- anim.
-
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- omni-
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- teno-
-
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- annot
-
- dist.
-
- demi-
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- 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).
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- 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.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Mende
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- modes
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- monad
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- miso-
-
- misdo
-
verb (used with object),
to do badly or wrongly; botch.
- naso-
-
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- 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.
- MSEnt
-
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- 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.
- nano-
-
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- 30-30
-
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- aden-
-
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Mont.
-
- tonia
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- adeem
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- dent.
-
- monde
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meso-
-
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- meno-
-
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- meta-
-
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- diam.
-
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Minn.
-
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- edit.
-
- stome
-
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- endo-
-
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- ation
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- sito-
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- seti-
-
- Sino-
-
- atmo-
-
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- edema
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- demo-
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- Emden
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Germany.
- Demos
-
noun,
the common people of an ancient Greek state.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- emend
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- semi-
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- 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.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- ideo-
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- demes
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Indo-
-
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- 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).
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Deems
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- inst.
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- sanit
-
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- anon.
-
- Tenn.
-
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- anti-
-
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- IATSE
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- oste-
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- ante-
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- 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.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- 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.
- neem
-
- neo-
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- 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.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- tonn
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- NASD
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Soni
-
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- nos-
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Sam.
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- not-
-
- ten.
-
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Sat.
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- non-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Ste.
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Ont.
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- std.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- 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.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- NTIA
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Sem.
-
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- 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.
- TODS
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- tion
-
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- nom.
-
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- 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.:
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Tasm
-
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- 1080
-
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- end-
-
- atm.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- med.
-
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Dom.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- 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.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- ASTM
-
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- iso-
-
- MAEd
-
- ann.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- 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.
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- ANSI
-
- 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.
- ant.
-
- 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.
- EMet
-
- emia
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- ASME
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- DMSO
-
- MDES
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- inae
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- dia-
-
- 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.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- 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.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- 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).
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- idae
-
- 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:
- Din.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Dino
-
- Ind.
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- IndE
-
- est.
-
- dat.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Esd.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- deem
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- iod-
-
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- int.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- ins.
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- eso-
-
- Dem.
-
- deme
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- Den.
-
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- ano-
-
- mdnt
-
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- mod.
-
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- AInd
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- AIME
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- MNAS
-
- amdt
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- mdse
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- Mods
-
noun,
a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adm.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- MSIE
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- MSEE
-
- MSAE
-
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- aet.
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- 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.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- dis-
-
- ands
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- 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.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- mes-
-
- amt.
-
- ment
-
- EDTA
-
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- 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).
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- men-
-
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- meed
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- Mede
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Media.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meas
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- met.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- min.
-
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- midn
-
- Mid.
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- eo-
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- DNA
-
- EOM
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- SMA
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- DSA
-
- SMD
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- DST
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- DMS
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- DMA
-
- Doi
-
- DMT
-
- Mt.
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIA
-
- TID
-
- AMS
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AME
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- TMO
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ase
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ae.
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- an.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ad-
-
- Am.
-
- TSE
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ASI
-
- 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.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- di.
-
- STI
-
- DET
-
- STM
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- ASM
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- DAE
-
- DSO
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- DSM
-
- DOA
-
- do.
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ETD
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- EOE
-
- ea.
-
- OED
-
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- OAS
-
- OSD
-
- OSA
-
- NSA
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mao
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MDT
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ise
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- Om.
-
- Me.
-
- ead
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- oid
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEM
-
- ODT
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- Md.
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NNE
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- MOI
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MSA
-
- MSD
-
- MSE
-
- MSI
-
- NDE
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- NAD
-
- MTS
-
- MTO
-
- mtn
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- ne-
-
- NMI
-
- NIA
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- mi.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- MIE
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NEA
-
- NES
-
- MIT
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- MOA
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noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Nee
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adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NED
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noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- ISA
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- OIt
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- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ese
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- ene
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- See
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noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- MTI
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- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- SED
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- EOS
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ESA
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- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- en-
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- se-
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- SDI
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- IOT
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- SDA
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- ETO
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- ETS
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- id.
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- io-
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- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- EMT
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- SID
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- EAM
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- ean
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- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ed.
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- EDA
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noun,
a female given name.
- Ede
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noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EMS
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noun,
the letter M, m.
- EdM
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abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- EDO
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noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EDS
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noun,
education:
- EDT
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- EEO
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- EIS
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- eme
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noun,
friend.
- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Ia.
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- TSI
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- IAS
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- Ios
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noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ONI
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- ons
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- ion
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noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ose
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- INN
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noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ot-
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- OTA
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- ine
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- OTS
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- sd.
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- So.
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- Sad
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noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ote
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- in.
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- Ido
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noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- IDA
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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).
- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ide
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- SAE
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- IDS
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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.
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- EI
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- DT
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noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
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- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- NI
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- A.
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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.
- ND
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- AO
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- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- N.
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- AI
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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.
- i.
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- NM
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- DN
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- SM
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- D.
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- SA
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- MN
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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.
- S.
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- OA
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- DM
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- SN
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- TM
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- O.
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TN
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- M.
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- t.
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- TD
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- T1
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.