Anagrams of Erastianism
Word Erastianism has
1115 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Erastianism.
- Artemisia
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Artemisia, having aromatic foliage and small disk flowers, including the sagebrush, wormwood, and mugwort.
- intarsias
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noun,
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
- seatrains
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- Manassite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Manasseh.
- taeniasis
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noun,
infestation with tapeworms.
- near-miss
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noun,
a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target.
- marinates
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- stearins
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- sarmenta
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noun,
a slender running stem; runner.
- airtimes
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- intarsia
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noun,
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
- minarets
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- Tiresias
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noun,
a blind prophet, usually said to have been blinded because he saw Athena bathing, and then to have been awarded the gift of prophecy as a consolation for his blindness.
- sinister
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adjective,
threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous:
- Santarem
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noun,
a city in N Brazil, on the Amazon River.
- amnesias
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noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- asterism
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noun,
Astronomy.
a group of stars.
a constellation.
- staminas
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noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- seriatim
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adverb, adjective,
in a series; one after another.
- simitars
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noun,
scimitar.
- maitrise
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noun,
mastery; skill.
- teniasis
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noun,
taeniasis.
- amentias
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noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- amirates
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noun,
emirate.
- sanities
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noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- retsinas
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- airiness
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noun,
openness to the air:
- Arianism
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noun,
the doctrine, taught by Arius, that Christ the Son was not consubstantial with God the Father.
- Maritain
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, French philosopher and diplomat.
- tamarins
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- sea-star
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noun,
starfish.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- mantissa
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noun,
Mathematics. the decimal part of a common logarithm.
Compare characteristic (def 3a).
- marinate
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- Erasmian
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noun,
a follower of Erasmus.
- tsarinas
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noun,
czarina.
- atresias
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- smarties
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noun,
a smart aleck.
- martians
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noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- martinis
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noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- interims
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- minsters
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noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- animates
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adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- smartens
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Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- minister
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noun,
a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- Satanism
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noun,
the worship of Satan or the powers of evil.
- inseams
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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.
- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- inserts
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- Smetana
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noun,
Bedřich [Czech be-drzhikh] /Czech ˈbɛ drʒɪx/ (Show IPA), 1824–84, Czech composer.
- isatins
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Armenia
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- Antares
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noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- samites
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- instars
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- merisis
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noun,
growth, especially growth resulting from cell division.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- termini
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noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- Interim
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- samisen
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noun,
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- Messina
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noun,
a seaport in NE Sicily.
- Sistine
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adjective,
of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.
- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- misters
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- streams
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- tamarin
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- tamaris
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noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- strains
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- stimies
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noun,
stymie.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- Minster
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noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- miniate
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verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- estrins
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noun,
estrone.
- santirs
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- santims
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noun,
a former coin of Latvia, the 100th part of a lat.
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- tarsias
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noun,
intarsia.
- stamina
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noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- stamin-
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- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- namaste
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noun,
a conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting, used by the speaker usually while holding the palms together vertically in front of the bosom.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- smarten
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Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- Eastman
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noun,
George, 1854–1932, U.S. philanthropist and inventor in the field of photography.
- simians
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- Matisse
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- sinters
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- amritas
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noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- amnesia
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noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- amities
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noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- mantras
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noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- amirate
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noun,
emirate.
- Mansart
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noun,
Jules Hardouin [zhyl ar-dwan] /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jules Hardouin) 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- martins
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noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- raisins
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- aminate
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verb (used with object),
to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- aminase
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noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.
- airtime
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- Massine
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noun,
Léonide [ley-aw-need] /leɪ ɔˈnid/ (Show IPA), 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.
- ramenta
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noun,
a scraping, shaving, or particle.
- Massena
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noun,
a city in N New York, on the St. Lawrence River.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- amentia
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noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- Mai-Tai
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noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- Amen-Ra
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noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- simitar
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noun,
scimitar.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- Martini
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noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- Raamses
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noun,
a city that was built for the Pharaoh by the Israelites and from which the Exodus began. Ex. 1:11.
- tsarism
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noun,
czarism.
- anemias
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noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- Martens
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- animate
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adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- marinas
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Martian
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noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- Martina
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noun,
a female given name.
- Maritsa
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noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing from S Bulgaria along the boundary between Greece and European Turkey and into the Aegean. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- matrass
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noun,
a rounded, long-necked glass container, formerly used for distilling and dissolving substances.
- masers
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noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- manias
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noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- misers
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noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- 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.
- stanes
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- stares
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- Manisa
-
noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- taenia
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noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- simian
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- stream
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- steams
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noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Marist
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noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- mantra
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noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- stimes
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noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Marian
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noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- simars
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noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- sterns
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Marina
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- steins
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- marais
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noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- mantis
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noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- mantas
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noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- masais
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noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- manses
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noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Marini
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- imines
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noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- irises
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noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- intima
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noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- intime
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adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- intra-
-
- snares
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noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Mersin
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noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- merits
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Smriti
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noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- smites
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Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- matri-
-
- Isaian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- smarts
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noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- mensas
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noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- sirens
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- inter.
-
- seisin
-
noun,
seizin.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- maists
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Matane
-
noun,
a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- 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.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- messin
-
noun,
messan.
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insist
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain firmly:
- messan
-
noun,
a lap dog; small pet dog.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instr.
-
- smears
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Seaman
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- Anemia
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- niseis
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Samain
-
noun,
Samhain.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- nemat-
-
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- arsen-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- remiss
-
adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trans.
-
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Ramses
-
noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- ramate
-
adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- sarans
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- satins
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- asians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- asemia
-
noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Massa
-
noun,
marse.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- mast-
-
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- seti-
-
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- 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.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- 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.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- 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)
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- MSEnt
-
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matr-
-
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- nears
-
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- mesas
-
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.
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Samas
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- Sans.
-
- semi-
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- 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.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- metr-
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- meta-
-
- sanit
-
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- 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).
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- saris
-
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.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- mini-
-
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- 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).
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Miss.
-
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- ASEAN
-
- tears
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Armen
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- tera-
-
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- term.
-
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- astr.
-
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- asst.
-
- assn.
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Assam
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 30,285 sq. mi. (78,438 sq. km). Capital: Dispur.
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- ante-
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- amass
-
verb (used with object),
to gather for oneself; collect as one's own:
- treas
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- aemia
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- 30-30
-
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- anat.
-
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- anim.
-
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Amer.
-
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- reni-
-
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- 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.
- Srta.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- imit.
-
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- siris
-
noun,
lebbek (def 1).
- IATSE
-
- 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.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Iran.
-
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- intr.
-
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- inst.
-
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- sines
-
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.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- init.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- simas
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIIA
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tRNA
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- 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.
- tri-
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sers
-
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).
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- 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).
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Tasm
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- str.
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sam.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RNAS
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- SMSA
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- ten.
-
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Sra.
-
- ter.
-
- SRAM
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- SASE
-
- Sem.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- men-
-
- 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.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meas
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- ASME
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- 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.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mar.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Man.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- ASSR
-
- ment
-
- mes-
-
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- 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.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- min.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asis
-
- met.
-
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- INRI
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- inae
-
- emia
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Ens.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Ire.
-
- IATA
-
- 1080
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- iana
-
- IAEA
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ESIS
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- ates
-
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- 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.
- ASTM
-
- 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.
- atm.
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- itis
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- ISSN
-
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- MNAS
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Arm.
-
- AISI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Aire
-
- 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):
- NIRA
-
- 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.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- 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)
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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).
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- AIME
-
- NTIA
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- est.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ARIS
-
- MSTS
-
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- MSIE
-
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- MSAE
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- mRNA
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- 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.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Anas
-
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- amt.
-
- ERT
-
- EIS
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- 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.
- ARS
-
- eir
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ase
-
- TSI
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- AAE
-
- Ar.
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- an.
-
- EMR
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EMT
-
- STM
-
- en-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Aar
-
- AIA
-
- Am.
-
- TSE
-
- STI
-
- ESA
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- AAM
-
- ASR
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- TIA
-
- ATA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- 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.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AME
-
- ASI
-
- ast
-
- ASM
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ASN
-
- AMS
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- tr.
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ESR
-
- ean
-
- tra
-
- EAM
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- at.
-
- ise
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- Mt.
-
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NES
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAA
-
- SAR
-
- MTS
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- MST
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- MSE
-
- MSA
-
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MNA
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- MIT
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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.
- NMI
-
- MIE
-
- Re.
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- REA
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- SAE
-
- NSA
-
- NRA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RNA
-
- nr.
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- SAA
-
- NMR
-
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SSE
-
- SMA
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- Ir.
-
- Sr.
-
- ine
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRS
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- SSI
-
- ist
-
- SSM
-
- SSN
-
- SSR
-
- SST
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- in.
-
- ier
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ISR
-
- SMS
-
- ITA
-
- Me.
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- 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).
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MAA
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- TSS
-
- ite
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- NM
-
- MN
-
- NI
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- i.
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RN
-
- N.
-
- M.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TM
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TN
-
- T1
-
- t.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- SN
-
- S.
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SA
-
- SM
-
- RI
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .