Anagrams of Epicureanism
Word Epicureanism has
1542 anagrams
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- epicureans
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noun,
an epicure.
- epicranium
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noun,
Anatomy. the layer of scalp formed by muscle and flattened tendon.
- muscarine
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noun,
a poisonous compound, C 8 H 19 NO 3 , found in certain mushrooms, especially fly agaric, and in decaying fish.
- primacies
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noun,
the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc.
- semainier
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noun,
a chest of the 18th century having seven long drawers: originally meant to hold a week's supply of clothing.
- reminisce
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verb (used without object),
to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.
- manicures
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noun,
a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- supermini
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noun,
the fastest and most powerful type of minicomputer, with capabilities more commonly associated with mainframes.
- precisian
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noun,
a person who adheres punctiliously to the observance of rules or forms, especially in matters of religion.
- imprecise
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adjective,
not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
- mince-pie
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noun,
a pie filled with mincemeat.
- epineuria
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noun,
the dense sheath of connective tissue that surrounds the trunk of a nerve.
- Epicurean
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noun,
an epicure.
- Sumerian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sumer.
- Eminescu
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noun,
Mihail [mee-hah-eel] /ˌmi hɑˈil/ (Show IPA), (Mihail Iminovici) 1850–89, Romanian poet.
- cumarins
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noun,
coumarin.
- Piranesi
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
- epicures
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noun,
a person who cultivates a refined taste, especially in food and wine; connoisseur.
- Serapeum
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noun,
a place, as a burial site, building, or group of buildings, dedicated to Serapis.
- spacemen
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noun,
an astronaut.
- empirics
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noun,
a person who follows an empirical method.
- manicure
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noun,
a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- Superman
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noun,
a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- Arminius
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noun,
(Hermann) 17? b.c.–a.d. 21, Germanic hero who defeated Roman army a.d. 9.
- supermen
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noun,
a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- sinecure
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noun,
an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
- eucaines
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noun,
a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
- piracies
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noun,
practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
- pineries
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noun,
a place in which pineapples are grown.
- sciurine
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adjective,
of or relating to the squirrels and allied rodents of the family Sciuridae.
- Spruance
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noun,
Raymond Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. admiral.
- causerie
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noun,
an informal talk or chat.
- Suriname
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noun,
a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- cremains
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plural noun,
the ashes of a cremated corpse.
- encarpus
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noun,
an ornament having draperies, weapons, etc., arranged in the manner of a festoon.
- casimere
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noun,
cassimere.
- carmines
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- minicars
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- Americus
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noun,
a city in SW central Georgia.
- craniums
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- musician
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noun,
a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
- perineum
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noun,
the area in front of the anus extending to the fourchette of the vulva in the female and to the scrotum in the male.
- Priscian
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noun,
flourished a.d. c500, Latin grammarian.
- scrinium
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- cerimans
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- specimen
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noun,
a part or an individual taken as exemplifying a whole mass or number; a typical animal, plant, mineral, part, etc.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- incisure
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noun,
a notch, as in a bone or other structure.
- cerumens
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noun,
earwax.
- primines
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noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- naperies
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noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- penuries
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noun,
extreme poverty; destitution.
- insecure
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adjective,
subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured:
- prenames
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noun,
given name.
- spermine
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noun,
a polyamine, H 2 N(CH 2) 3 NH(CH 2) 4 NH(CH 2) 3 NH 2 , formed from spermidine and occurring in all cells, especially prevalent in semen, sputum, pancreatic tissue, and certain yeasts.
- resupine
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adjective,
lying on the back; supine.
- Peiraeus
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noun,
Piraeus.
- spearmen
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noun,
a person who is armed with or uses a spear.
- Sirenum
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noun,
Mare, Mare Sirenum.
- minicar
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- auspice
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noun,
Usually, auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship:
- premise
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noun,
Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
- aperies
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noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- epeiric
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adjective,
extending inland from a continental margin:
- epicure
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noun,
a person who cultivates a refined taste, especially in food and wine; connoisseur.
- scamper
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noun,
a scampering; a quick run.
- pierces
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- caprine
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adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- Spencer
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noun,
a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
- Muscari
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- pneumas
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noun,
the vital spirit; the soul.
- Pierian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- aspirin
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noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- encamps
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verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- prename
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noun,
given name.
- menaces
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noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- piscine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.
- Mencius
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noun,
c380–289 b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- meinies
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noun,
Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
- primsie
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adjective,
prim1 (def 1).
- crinums
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noun,
any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.
- scrapie
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noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- spermic
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adjective,
spermatic.
- empiric
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noun,
a person who follows an empirical method.
- spireme
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noun,
the threadlike chromatin of a cell nucleus, present during early meiosis or mitosis.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- Crispin
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noun,
Saint, with his brother (Saint Crispinian) martyred a.d. c285, Roman Christian missionaries in Gaul: patron saints of shoemakers.
- pismire
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noun,
an ant.
- mercies
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noun,
compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:
- Empirin
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- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- Piraeus
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noun,
a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- emprise
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noun,
an adventurous enterprise.
- pincers
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noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- piscina
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noun,
a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
- scauper
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noun,
a graver with a flattened or hollowed blade, used in engraving.
- measure
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noun,
a unit or standard of measurement:
- precise
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adjective,
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
- Cremini
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noun,
a cultivated, meaty, tan or brown mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.
- caesium
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noun,
cesium.
- cuisine
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noun,
a style or quality of cooking; cookery:
- cranium
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- cumarin
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noun,
coumarin.
- impairs
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noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- Imperia
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noun,
a seaport in NW Italy.
- impers.
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- upraise
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- impresa
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noun,
a device or emblem.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- seriema
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noun,
either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly.
- rinceau
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noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- Permian
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noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- primine
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noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- uremias
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- epimers
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noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- acumens
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noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- campers
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noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- inscape
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noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- ceriums
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noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- princes
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- repines
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- inspire
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verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- cerumen
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noun,
earwax.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- cimaise
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noun,
cymaise.
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- censure
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noun,
strong or vehement expression of disapproval:
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- Cenaeum
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noun,
(in ancient geography) a NW promontory of Euboea.
- purines
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noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- seminar
-
noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- Maurice
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noun,
German Moritz. 1521–53, German general: elector of Saxony 1547–53.
- Maureen
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
- episcia
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noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
- Saucier
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noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- murines
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noun,
a murine rodent.
- racemes
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noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- pumices
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noun,
Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- presume
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verb (used with object),
to take for granted, assume, or suppose:
- Mercian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- supreme
-
noun,
suprême (def 3).
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Crispen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- Marcuse
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noun,
Herbert, 1898–1979, U.S. political and social philosopher, born in Germany.
- amperes
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noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- amerces
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verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- Manipur
-
noun,
a state in NE India between Assam and Burma. 8620 sq. mi. (22,326 sq. km). Capital: Imphal.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- eucaine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
- prances
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noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- manures
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noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- Cairene
-
noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- pianism
-
noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- surname
-
noun,
the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- cruise
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- crumps
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noun,
a crunching sound.
- Crispi
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noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- purees
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noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- sempre
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adverb,
throughout.
- minces
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- recipe
-
noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- miners
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- miscue
-
noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- prunes
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- cnemis
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noun,
the tibia or shin.
- serine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- puisne
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noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- misrun
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noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- crapes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- creams
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noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- serape
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noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- creeps
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- pumice
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noun,
Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- cremes
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noun,
cream.
- crepes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- crimps
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- Crinum
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noun,
any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.
- Creuse
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- purine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- Icarus
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noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- recuse
-
verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- icemen
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- rumens
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- Eunice
-
noun,
a city in S central Louisiana.
- manure
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- rupees
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- escape
-
noun,
an act or instance of escaping. Synonyms: flight.
- impair
-
noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- imper.
-
- sacrum
-
noun,
a bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions, in humans being composed usually of five fused vertebrae and forming the posterior wall of the pelvis.
- 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.
- resume
-
noun,
résumé.
- reseau
-
noun,
a network.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- rescue
-
noun,
the act of rescuing.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- impure
-
adjective,
not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature:
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Marcus
-
noun,
Saint. Also, Mark. died a.d. 336, pope 336.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- cuirie
-
noun,
a hardened leather piece for protecting the breast, worn over mail.
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- scrimp
-
verb (used with object),
to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely:
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- racism
-
noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- secure
-
adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- raceme
-
noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- purism
-
noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- cumins
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- cumene
-
noun,
a colorless and toxic liquid, C 9 H 12 , soluble in alcohol: used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and acetone.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- menace
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- Marini
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- epimer
-
noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- Ermine
-
noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- Marius
-
noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Maseru
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- Epirus
-
noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- Mauser
-
noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- Empire
-
noun,
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- enures
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- ensure
-
verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- scampi
-
noun,
a large shrimp or prawn.
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- encamp
-
verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- Primus
-
noun,
Scottish Episcopal Church. a bishop who is elected to represent the church body and to summon and preside at synods but who possesses no metropolitan power.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- Sumner
-
noun,
Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- Pierce
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- pieces
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- apiece
-
adverb,
for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each:
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- piecer
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- apercu
-
noun,
a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- super-
-
- Nueces
-
noun,
a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Superi
-
plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- supine
-
noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- supra-
-
- numis.
-
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- Pamirs
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- Nereus
-
noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- pneuma
-
noun,
the vital spirit; the soul.
- specie
-
noun,
coined money; coin.
- neumes
-
noun,
any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Spence
-
noun,
a pantry.
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- sperm-
-
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Niepce
-
noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- pisci-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- Pamiri
-
noun,
a member of a Caucasian people inhabiting the Pamirs.
- Ampere
-
noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- uremic
-
adjective,
pertaining to uremia.
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- aecium
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- urease
-
noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- uremia
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- acumen
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- peaces
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- unseam
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- peasen
-
noun,
a plural of pease.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- pecans
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- Peneus
-
noun,
ancient name of Salambria.
- Peirce
-
noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- Parsee
-
noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- unrips
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- peruse
-
verb (used with object),
to read through with thoroughness or care:
- AmerSp
-
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- umpire
-
noun,
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
- amicus
-
noun,
a philanthropist.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- amerce
-
verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- unripe
-
adjective,
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
- unarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- ameers
-
noun,
emir.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- uncaps
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- spruce
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- murine
-
noun,
a murine rodent.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Cereus
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- primes
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- mucins
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Muncie
-
noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- Munsee
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Murcia
-
noun,
a city in SE Spain.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- carpus
-
noun,
the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- cesium
-
noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- cerium
-
noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- campus
-
noun,
the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- camper
-
noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- ceruse
-
noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- Reaum
-
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- munic
-
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- pari-
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- resp.
-
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- misc.
-
- 30-30
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- pumas
-
noun,
cougar.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- peri-
-
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Prus.
-
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- reni-
-
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- MPers
-
- MNurs
-
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- prim.
-
- 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.
- recip
-
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- mucin
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- prius
-
noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- neur-
-
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- 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.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Purim
-
noun,
a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- neume
-
noun,
any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- puree
-
noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nears
-
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Meuse
-
noun,
Dutch Maas. a river in W Europe, flowing from NE France through E Belgium and S Netherlands into the North Sea. 575 miles (925 km) long.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- prae-
-
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- Piaui
-
noun,
a state in NE Brazil. 96,860 sq. mi. (250,870 sq. km). Capital: Teresina.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Punic
-
noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- masc.
-
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- prem.
-
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- nuci-
-
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- Pres.
-
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mini-
-
- music
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- pene-
-
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carp-
-
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- caus.
-
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- camps
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- caps.
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- crim.
-
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- cine-
-
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Seric
-
- cramp
-
noun,
Often, cramps.
a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
a piercing pain in the abdomen.
an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- crump
-
noun,
a crunching sound.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Amer.
-
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- amin-
-
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- uncap
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- anim.
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- aeri-
-
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- uran-
-
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- spec.
-
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- span-
-
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- spume
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- arium
-
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- Armen
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- scaup
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- Epis.
-
- SCAMP
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- Ecua.
-
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- Episc
-
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- rumps
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- ician
-
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- ESPEC
-
- rupee
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sarc-
-
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- incr.
-
- Iran.
-
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- scrum
-
noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- insp.
-
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- semi-
-
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- insep
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- USMA
-
- uni-
-
- RIIA
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- SRAM
-
- USIA
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Sra.
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- USRC
-
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- USMC
-
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- USNA
-
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RNAS
-
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- Pers
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- uria
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sur-
-
- supr
-
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- USCA
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- Rep.
-
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- USAR
-
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- per.
-
- Rus.
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- sec.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- prs.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- prin
-
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- 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.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- scr.
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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.
- psec
-
- psia
-
- sci.
-
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- sepn
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- Sem.
-
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- purs
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- RCMP
-
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- SPCA
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- pnea
-
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- saur
-
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- prec
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- pre-
-
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Sam.
-
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Pen.
-
- 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.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Man.
-
- ASME
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mac-
-
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mar.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- 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.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- 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.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Aus.
-
- aur-
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Apr.
-
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- mes-
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mic.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- min.
-
- 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.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- meas
-
- asc-
-
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- men-
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- MEPA
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Can.
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Ens.
-
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- enc.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Cres
-
- ence
-
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- 1080
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Emp.
-
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- cur.
-
- emia
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Inc.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Imp.
-
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- inae
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- INRI
-
- ins.
-
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cap.
-
- Ice.
-
- cen.
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- cis-
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- esp.
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Eur.
-
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cene
-
- cir.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- CERN
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- neem
-
- NIRA
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- 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.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Aire
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- AISI
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- 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.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- mus.
-
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- pam.
-
- AIME
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- aer-
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- amp.
-
- MSCE
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- amus
-
- MSCP
-
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- ANSI
-
- MSAE
-
- MSEE
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- MNAS
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- mRNA
-
- msec
-
- mis-
-
- muc-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- mun.
-
- MSIE
-
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- ance
-
- MSPE
-
- MIPS
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- CPR
-
- CNS
-
- CRP
-
- CRS
-
- Sr.
-
- Ar.
-
- USC
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- AUC
-
- CPS
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- CPA
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- APS
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ACP
-
- CPI
-
- CPM
-
- CPU
-
- ASM
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- USR
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- ea.
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- USP
-
- Am.
-
- USN
-
- ap-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ac-
-
- USM
-
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- an.
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- CSR
-
- ACS
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- CSA
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- CNM
-
- CIA
-
- CMA
-
- cp.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- Une
-
- SNU
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- 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.
- ARU
-
- AMC
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- AME
-
- USA
-
- CAI
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- UAR
-
- unc
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- UAE
-
- ASU
-
- ASR
-
- UAM
-
- ase
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASN
-
- UCR
-
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- ASI
-
- unp
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- CIP
-
- CIM
-
- CIE
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ure
-
- ANC
-
- AIC
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ur-
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- SMA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- APC
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- SPR
-
- up-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- CEA
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- AMS
-
- AMU
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- UPC
-
- UPI
-
- uns
-
- ESR
-
- se-
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MIP
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- MPA
-
- PUC
-
- MPE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- PSC
-
- PSA
-
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- MRP
-
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- MIE
-
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- MCI
-
- MCP
-
- MCR
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MEP
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- mi.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- MUP
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- Ps.
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- NUM
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pm.
-
- Pr.
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- prn
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- NSC
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- PCI
-
- PCM
-
- PCS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- NSU
-
- NSA
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- PRC
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- PRA
-
- NES
-
- NIA
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- 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.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- NMI
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- NMR
-
- NMU
-
- NPR
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- REA
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ESA
-
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Sp.
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- ESU
-
- eu-
-
- ics
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- ERP
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- EMR
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ECM
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- EEC
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- SCP
-
- SCM
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- SAR
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- en-
-
- ene
-
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- sc.
-
- EPS
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
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- ear
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noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- RNA
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- ism
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noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ipr
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- IPS
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- Ir.
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- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- IRS
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
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- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ise
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- ISR
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- IPA
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- ium
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- IUS
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- Mc-
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- Me.
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- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
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- REM
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noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- M-1
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noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Ree
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noun,
reeve3 .
- IPM
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- IRC
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- imu
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noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- RMC
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- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RIM
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noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ine
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- ier
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- in.
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- M.
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- CM
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- CE
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- UC
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- RU
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- MP
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- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- 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.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
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- EI
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- U.
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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.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- RN
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- UI
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- RP
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- ic
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- MN
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- SN
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- IP
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- S.
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- SA
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- SM
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- NM
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SU
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- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
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- NP
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- NI
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- NC
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- RI
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- PU
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- CU
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- i.
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- N.
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