Anagrams of experimentalism
Word experimentalism has
2732 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of experimentalism.
- experimental
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adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment:
- timepleaser
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noun,
a timeserver.
- impairments
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noun,
the state of being diminished, weakened, or damaged, especially mentally or physically:
- exemplarism
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noun,
the doctrine that all knowledge is based on the perception of the exemplars of reality that exist in the mind of God.
- externalism
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noun,
attention to externals, especially excessive attention to externals, as in religion.
- experiments
-
- Pearlstein
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noun,
Philip, born 1924, U.S. painter.
- Praxiteles
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noun,
flourished c350 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- eliminates
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verb (used with object),
to remove or get rid of, especially as being in some way undesirable:
Synonyms: do away with, banish, abolish, eradicate, erase, exterminate, cut out, annihilate, weed out, stamp out, rub out.
Antonyms: obtain, get, invite.
- impairment
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noun,
the state of being diminished, weakened, or damaged, especially mentally or physically:
- lienteries
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noun,
a form of diarrhea in which the food is discharged undigested or only partly digested.
- reexamines
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verb (used with object),
to examine again.
- reimplants
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verb (used with object),
Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
- streamline
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noun,
a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
- time-lapse
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adjective,
done by means of time-lapse photography:
- pleximeter
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noun,
a small, thin plate, as of ivory, placed against the body to mediate the blow of a plexor.
- planimeter
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noun,
an instrument for measuring mechanically the area of plane figures.
- reptilians
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noun,
a reptile.
- plane-tree
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noun,
any tree of the genus Platanus, especially P. occidentalis, the buttonwood or sycamore of North America, having palmately lobed leaves and bark that sheds.
- alpestrine
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adjective,
subalpine (def 2).
- preexilian
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adjective,
being or occurring prior to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- implements
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noun,
any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil:
- extensile
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adjective,
capable of being extended; adapted for stretching out; extensible; protrusible.
- plein-air
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adjective,
pertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the mid-19th century, characterized by the representation of the luminous effects of natural light and atmosphere as contrasted with the artificial light and absence of the sense of air or atmosphere associated with paintings produced in the studio.
- explement
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noun,
the quantity by which an angle or an arc falls short of 360° or a circle.
- exsertile
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adjective,
capable of being exserted or protruded.
- mealtimes
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noun,
the usual time for a meal.
- semanteme
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noun,
one of the minimum elements of lexical meaning in a language.
- eliminate
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verb (used with object),
to remove or get rid of, especially as being in some way undesirable:
Synonyms: do away with, banish, abolish, eradicate, erase, exterminate, cut out, annihilate, weed out, stamp out, rub out.
Antonyms: obtain, get, invite.
- amenities
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noun,
an agreeable way or manner; courtesy; civility:
- mentalism
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noun,
the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in the mind of the perceiver.
- semainier
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noun,
a chest of the 18th century having seven long drawers: originally meant to hold a week's supply of clothing.
- Israelite
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noun,
a descendant of Jacob, especially a member of the Hebrew people who inhabited the ancient kingdom of Israel.
- expertism
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noun,
expertness or skill, especially in a specific field.
- Palestine
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noun,
Also called Holy Land. Biblical name Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- expertise
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noun,
expert skill or knowledge; expertness; know-how:
- trailsmen
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noun,
a person who follows a trail.
- resilient
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adjective,
springing back; rebounding.
- Mertensia
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Mertensia, of the borage family, including the lungworts and the Virginia cowslip.
- reptilian
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noun,
a reptile.
- extremism
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noun,
a tendency or disposition to go to extremes or an instance of going to extremes, especially in political matters:
- pelerines
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noun,
a woman's cape of fur or cloth, usually waist-length in back with long descending ends in front.
- parlement
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noun,
parliament.
- implement
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noun,
any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil:
- meantimes
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noun,
the intervening time:
- Petrinism
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noun,
the body of theological doctrine taught by, or attributed to, the apostle Peter.
- melamines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 3 N 3 (NH 2) 3 , used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of resins, especially melamine resins.
- prelimits
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verb (used with object),
to limit within bounds beforehand:
- imperials
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noun,
a size of printing or drawing paper, 22 × 30 inches (56 × 76 cm) in England, 23 × 33 inches (58 × 84 cm) in America.
- melanites
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noun,
a deep black variety of andradite garnet.
- maximites
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noun,
a powerful explosive consisting primarily of picric acid.
- Impatiens
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Impatiens, of the balsam family, having irregular flowers in which the calyx and corolla are not clearly distinguishable and bearing fruit that bursts open to scatter the seeds.
- seriplane
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noun,
a test for evaluating the quality of raw silk by inspecting it under controlled conditions for variations in the diameter of the yarn and for imperfections and content.
- aperients
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- extermine
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verb (used with object),
to exterminate.
- melinites
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noun,
a high explosive containing picric acid.
- anxieties
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noun,
distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune:
- pearlites
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- antimeres
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- materiels
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noun,
the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
- axletrees
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noun,
a bar, fixed crosswise under an animal-drawn vehicle, with a rounded spindle at each end upon which a wheel rotates.
- presenile
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adjective,
pertaining to or exhibiting the characteristics of presenility; prematurely old.
- ilmenites
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noun,
a very common black mineral, iron titanate, FeTiO 3 , occurring in crystals but more commonly massive.
- Praeneste
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noun,
ancient name of Palestrina.
- tramlines
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noun,
a streetcar system.
- externals
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noun,
the outside; outer surface; exterior.
- expansile
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adjective,
capable of expanding; such as to expand.
- prelatism
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noun,
prelacy; episcopacy.
- reexamine
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verb (used with object),
to examine again.
- pistareen
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noun,
peseta (def 2).
- real-time
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noun,
Computers. the actual time elapsed in the performance of a computation by a computer, the result of the computation being required for the continuation of a physical process.
- sparteine
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noun,
a bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid obtained from certain species of broom, especially Cytisus scoparius, used in medicine to stimulate the heart and also the uterine muscles in childbirth.
- examinees
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noun,
a person who is examined.
- panetiere
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noun,
a small, decorative livery cupboard, made especially in Provence in the 18th century.
- triplexes
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noun,
something triple.
- realities
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noun,
the state or quality of being real.
- reimplant
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verb (used with object),
Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
- spearmint
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noun,
an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
- salimeter
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noun,
salinometer.
- exemplars
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noun,
a model or pattern to be copied or imitated:
- treenails
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- penalties
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noun,
a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- epitaxies
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noun,
epitaxis.
- permeates
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verb (used with object),
to pass into or through every part of:
- metameres
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noun,
a somite.
- palmitins
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 51 H 98 O 6 , prepared from glycerol and palmitic acid: used in the manufacture of soap.
- Milstein
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noun,
Cesar, 1927–2002, Argentinian immunologist: Nobel prize 1984.
- ateliers
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- spearmen
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noun,
a person who is armed with or uses a spear.
- matrixes
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- permeant
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adjective,
permeating; pervading.
- espalier
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noun,
a trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane.
- pearlite
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noun,
Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- matinees
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- enspirit
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verb (used with object),
inspirit.
- pintails
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noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- mineral.
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- materiel
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noun,
the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
- axletree
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noun,
a bar, fixed crosswise under an animal-drawn vehicle, with a rounded spindle at each end upon which a wheel rotates.
- ensample
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noun,
example.
- linarite
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noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- maitrise
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noun,
mastery; skill.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- realties
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noun,
real property or real estate.
- premixes
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noun,
Also, premixture [pree-miks-cher] /priˈmɪks tʃər/ (Show IPA). a mixture of ingredients, made before selling, using, etc.:
- patrixes
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noun,
a mold of a Linotype for casting right-reading type for use in dry offset.
- spermine
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noun,
a polyamine, H 2 N(CH 2) 3 NH(CH 2) 4 NH(CH 2) 3 NH 2 , formed from spermidine and occurring in all cells, especially prevalent in semen, sputum, pancreatic tissue, and certain yeasts.
- eremites
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noun,
a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
- epitaxis
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noun,
an oriented overgrowth of crystalline material upon the surface of another crystal of different chemical composition but similar structure.
- prelease
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noun,
a lease on a building, apartment, etc., that is offered or signed before construction has begun.
- telerans
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- implants
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noun,
Medicine/Medical.
any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
implantation (def 1).
- prelimit
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verb (used with object),
to limit within bounds beforehand:
- naperies
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noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- spirelet
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noun,
a small spire, as on a turret.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- meantime
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noun,
the intervening time:
- nitriles
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- imperils
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verb (used with object),
to put in peril or danger; endanger.
- prenames
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noun,
given name.
- ratlines
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Imperial
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noun,
a size of printing or drawing paper, 22 × 30 inches (56 × 76 cm) in England, 23 × 33 inches (58 × 84 cm) in America.
- mealtime
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noun,
the usual time for a meal.
- premiate
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verb (used with object),
to grant a prize or an award to.
- impearls
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verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- niteries
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noun,
a nightclub.
- Perelman
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noun,
S(idney) J(oseph) 1904–79, U.S. author.
- perlites
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noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- maximite
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noun,
a powerful explosive consisting primarily of picric acid.
- maximins
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noun,
a strategy of game theory employed to maximize a player's minimum possible gain.
- estampie
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noun,
a medieval dance and instrumental form, in several repeated sections, associated chiefly with the trouvères.
- impanels
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verb (used with object),
to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- talesmen
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noun,
a person summoned as one of the tales.
- easement
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noun,
Law. a right held by one property owner to make use of the land of another for a limited purpose, as right of passage.
- ilmenite
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noun,
a very common black mineral, iron titanate, FeTiO 3 , occurring in crystals but more commonly massive.
- maniples
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- prelates
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noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- psammite
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noun,
any sandstone.
- emperies
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noun,
absolute dominion; sovereignty.
- empanels
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verb (used with object),
impanel.
- expiries
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noun,
expiration of breath.
- minstrel
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noun,
a medieval poet and musician who sang or recited while accompanying himself on a stringed instrument, either as a member of a noble household or as an itinerant troubadour.
- expiates
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verb (used with object),
to atone for; make amends or reparation for:
- steelmen
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noun,
a person engaged in the steelmaking business.
- Piranesi
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
- pristine
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adjective,
having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
- steelman
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noun,
a person engaged in the steelmaking business.
- examinee
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noun,
a person who is examined.
- explants
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noun,
a piece of explanted tissue.
- re-lease
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noun,
a contract for re-leasing land or property.
- examines
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verb (used with object),
to inspect or scrutinize carefully:
- emirates
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- Primates
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noun,
the order comprising the primates.
- exemplar
-
noun,
a model or pattern to be copied or imitated:
- stammrel
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adjective, noun,
staumrel.
- emetines
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noun,
a crystalline or white powdery substance, C 29 H 40 N 2 O 4 , the active principle of ipecac: used chiefly in the treatment of amebic dysentery and as an emetic and expectorant.
- peltries
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noun,
fur skins; pelts collectively.
- Listeria
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noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- relaxins
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone produced by the corpus luteum during pregnancy that causes the pelvic ligaments and cervix to relax during pregnancy and delivery.
- primines
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noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- Maritime
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adjective,
connected with the sea in relation to navigation, shipping, etc.
- empirism
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noun,
empiricism (def 2).
- tailspin
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noun,
spin (def 23).
- extremal
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adjective,
of or relating to an extremum or the calculation of extrema:
- petermen
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noun,
a safecracker.
- Peterman
-
noun,
a safecracker.
- 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.
- enmities
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noun,
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
- enlistee
-
noun,
a person who enlists for military service.
Compare draftee.
- sleep-in
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noun,
a person who sleeps in at a place of employment.
- eateries
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noun,
a restaurant or other commercial establishment serving food.
- petaline
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a petal.
- permease
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noun,
any of the proteins that mediate the transport of various molecules across biological membranes.
- extremes
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noun,
the utmost or highest degree, or a very high degree:
- preteens
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noun,
Also called preteenager [pree-teen-ey-jer] /priˈtinˌeɪ dʒər/ (Show IPA), preteener. a boy or girl under the age of 13, especially one between the ages of 9 and 12.
- pretense
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noun,
pretending or feigning; make-believe:
- Nepalese
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Nepal.
- emplanes
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verb (used with or without object),
enplane.
- marmites
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noun,
a metal or earthenware cooking pot with a cover, usually large and often having legs.
- minister
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noun,
a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- reenlist
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verb (used with or without object),
to enlist again.
- permeate
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verb (used with object),
to pass into or through every part of:
- pelerine
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noun,
a woman's cape of fur or cloth, usually waist-length in back with long descending ends in front.
- raiments
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- external
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noun,
the outside; outer surface; exterior.
- splinter
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noun,
a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- etamines
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- marlines
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- eternals
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- Sleipnir
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noun,
the eight-legged horse of Odin.
- explains
-
Verb phrases,
explain away,
to diminish or nullify the significance of by explanation:
to dispel (doubts, difficulties, etc.) by explanation:
- 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.
- meristem
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noun,
embryonic tissue in plants; undifferentiated, growing, actively dividing cells.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- tileries
-
noun,
a factory or kiln for making tiles.
- replants
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verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- tramples
-
noun,
the act of trampling.
- metamere
-
noun,
a somite.
- lamister
-
noun,
lamster.
- retinals
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- terpenes
-
noun,
(originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
- seriatim
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adverb, adjective,
in a series; one after another.
- metamers
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noun,
a compound exhibiting metamerism with one or more other compounds.
- pralines
-
noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- intersex
-
noun,
an individual having reproductive organs or external sexual characteristics of both male and female.
- pantries
-
noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- plaister
-
noun, verb (used with object),
plaster.
- intermix
-
verb (used with or without object),
to mix together; intermingle.
- interims
-
noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- Ansermet
-
noun,
Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1883–1969, Swiss symphony orchestra conductor.
- parities
-
noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- terminal
-
noun,
a terminal part of a structure; end or extremity.
- airlines
-
noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- air-line
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adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- trenails
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noun,
treenail.
- Milpitas
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- septimal
-
adjective,
of or based on the number seven.
- leasemen
-
noun,
a person who leases land and obtains the rights to its use, especially oil-drilling rights.
- Teresina
-
noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- trammels
-
noun,
Usually, trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint:
- Lemaitre
-
noun,
Francois Élie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
- resinate
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- tramline
-
noun,
a streetcar system.
- Alpinism
-
noun,
mountain climbing, especially in the Alps.
- Leinster
-
noun,
a province in the E Republic of Ireland. 7576 sq. mi. (19,620 sq. km).
- Alpinist
-
noun,
a mountain climber, especially in the Alps.
- selenate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of selenic acid.
- selenite
-
noun,
Mineralogy. a variety of gypsum, found in transparent crystals and foliated masses.
- lempiras
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- pilaster
-
noun,
a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- misprint
-
noun,
a mistake in printing, as an instance of printing a letter or word other than that intended.
- ammeters
-
noun,
an instrument for measuring current in amperes.
- Milesian
-
noun,
any of the people from Spain who invaded Ireland and defeated the Tuatha Dé Danann, and who were the ancestors of the present Irish people.
- lenities
-
noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- aliments
-
noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- Islamite
-
noun,
a Muslim.
- alienist
-
noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- alienism
-
noun,
alienage.
- plenties
-
noun,
a full or abundant supply or amount:
- painters
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Reptilia
-
noun,
the class comprising the reptiles.
- pantiles
-
noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- alienees
-
noun,
a person to whom property is alienated.
- antimere
-
noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- airtimes
-
noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- almeries
-
noun,
ambry.
- templars
-
noun,
a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
- pineries
-
noun,
a place in which pineapples are grown.
- Milanese
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Milan, Italy.
- Teresian
-
noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- triplane
-
- melanite
-
noun,
a deep black variety of andradite garnet.
- melanism
-
noun,
Ethnology. the condition in human beings of having a high amount of melanin granules in the skin, hair, and eyes.
- inertias
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- arenites
-
noun,
psammite.
- laxities
-
noun,
the state or quality of being lax; looseness.
- mistrial
-
noun,
a trial terminated without conclusion on the merits of the case because of some error in the proceedings.
- melamine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 3 N 3 (NH 2) 3 , used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of resins, especially melamine resins.
- temperas
-
noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- Latinism
-
noun,
a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- limiters
-
noun,
a person or thing that limits.
- panelist
-
noun,
a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- pinaster
-
noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- preexist
-
verb (used with object),
to exist prior to (something or someone else); precede:
- imprints
-
noun,
a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
- planters
-
noun,
a person who plants.
- inexpert
-
adjective,
not expert; unskilled.
- repaints
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- Melitene
-
noun,
ancient name of Malatya.
- trilemma
-
noun,
a situation, analogous to a dilemma, in which there are three almost equally undesirable alternatives:
- palmitin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 51 H 98 O 6 , prepared from glycerol and palmitic acid: used in the manufacture of soap.
- aperient
-
noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- melinite
-
noun,
a high explosive containing picric acid.
- example
-
noun,
one of a number of things, or a part of something, taken to show the character of the whole:
- leaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- realism
-
noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- smelter
-
noun,
a person or thing that smelts.
- respite
-
noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- exempla
-
noun,
plural of exemplum.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- spaniel
-
noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- pileate
-
adjective,
having a pileus.
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- retails
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Mistral
-
noun,
a cold, dry, northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions.
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- estamin
-
noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- exempts
-
noun,
a person who is exempt from an obligation, duty, etc.
- relates
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- smarten
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- Spieler
-
noun,
a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- relaxin
-
noun,
a polypeptide hormone produced by the corpus luteum during pregnancy that causes the pelvic ligaments and cervix to relax during pregnancy and delivery.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Latimer
-
noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- mistime
-
verb (used with object),
to time badly; perform, say, propose, etc., at a bad or inappropriate time.
- minimal
-
adjective,
constituting a minimum:
- latexes
-
noun,
a milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, euphorbias, poppies, or the plants yielding India rubber, that coagulates on exposure to air.
- Salpinx
-
noun,
a trumpet-shaped tube, as a Fallopian or Eustachian tube.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- sampler
-
noun,
a person who samples.
- Permian
-
noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- eternal
-
noun,
something that is eternal.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- lampers
-
noun,
lampas.
- minimax
-
noun,
a strategy of game theory employed to minimize a player's maximum possible loss.
- eserine
-
noun,
physostigmine.
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- Pilsner
-
noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- leister
-
noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- Perlman
-
noun,
Itzhak [ee-tsahk,, it-zahk] /ˈi tsɑk,, ˈɪt zɑk/ (Show IPA), born 1945, U.S. violinist, born in Israel.
- retinal
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- laments
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- laities
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- persalt
-
noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- Minster
-
noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- Pinxter
-
noun,
Pinkster.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Spelter
-
noun,
zinc, especially in the form of ingots.
- sapient
-
adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- examine
-
verb (used with object),
to inspect or scrutinize carefully:
- examens
-
noun,
an examination, as of conscience.
- relapse
-
noun,
an act or instance of relapsing.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- Salieri
-
noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- lamster
-
noun,
a fugitive from the law.
- etamine
-
noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- saltire
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- Laertes
-
noun,
the father of Odysseus.
- retenes
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- perlite
-
noun,
a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- saltern
-
noun,
a saltworks.
- imprest
-
noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- expanse
-
noun,
an uninterrupted space or area; a wide extent of anything:
- pinites
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- pintail
-
noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- repeals
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- Serpent
-
noun,
a snake.
- inspire
-
verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- impanel
-
verb (used with object),
to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- impales
-
verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- liernes
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- impairs
-
noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- repeats
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- limpets
-
noun,
any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
- pianist
-
noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- immerse
-
verb (used with object),
to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.
- immense
-
adjective,
vast; huge; very great:
- Linares
-
noun,
a city in S Spain.
- simplex
-
noun,
Mathematics. a basic geometric element in a Euclidean space, being a line segment in one dimension, a triangle in two dimensions, a tetrahedron in three dimensions, and so on: used in topology and linear programming.
- Piarist
-
noun,
a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
- Interim
-
noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- imarets
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- remixes
-
noun,
a remixed recording.
- Liatris
-
noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- limners
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- imparts
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- Imamite
-
noun,
a member of the principal sect of Shiʿah, believing in a succession of twelve divinely inspired imams, beginning with Ali and ending with Muhammad al-Muntazar (d. a.d. c880), who supposedly retired to a cave, later to return as the Mahdi.
- sextile
-
noun,
Astronomy. a sextile position or aspect.
- impresa
-
noun,
a device or emblem.
- implies
-
verb (used with object),
to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated:
- similar
-
adjective,
having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way:
- limites
-
noun,
plural of limes.
- Petrine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- implant
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical.
any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
implantation (def 1).
- simitar
-
noun,
scimitar.
- limiter
-
noun,
a person or thing that limits.
- pianism
-
noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- impers.
-
- impaste
-
verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- imperil
-
verb (used with object),
to put in peril or danger; endanger.
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Imperia
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Italy.
- limmers
-
noun,
a woman of loose morals; hussy.
- sextern
-
noun,
six gathered sheets folded in two for binding together.
- impearl
-
verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- inliers
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- repaint
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- sextain
-
noun,
a stanza of six lines.
- petrels
-
noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- lineate
-
adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- misname
-
verb (used with object),
to name incorrectly or wrongly; miscall.
- Lenapes
-
noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- pieties
-
noun,
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations:
- seminar
-
noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- reliant
-
adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- relents
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- seminal
-
adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- Pietism
-
noun,
a movement, originating in the Lutheran Church in Germany in the 17th century, that stressed personal piety over religious formality and orthodoxy.
- explant
-
noun,
a piece of explanted tissue.
- imprint
-
noun,
a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
- explain
-
Verb phrases,
explain away,
to diminish or nullify the significance of by explanation:
to dispel (doubts, difficulties, etc.) by explanation:
- expires
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe out; emit (air) from the lungs.
- replies
-
noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- lisente
-
noun,
plural of sente.
- mismate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to mate unsuitably or wrongly.
- expiate
-
verb (used with object),
to atone for; make amends or reparation for:
- Israeli
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- experts
-
noun,
a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority:
- lempira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- expense
-
noun,
cost or charge:
- release
-
noun,
a freeing or releasing from confinement, obligation, pain, emotional strain, etc.
- slimmer
-
noun,
a person who is trying to lose weight, especially by dieting.
- reptile
-
noun,
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
- Pierian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- repents
-
adjective,
creeping.
- sleeper
-
noun,
a person or thing that sleeps.
- seriema
-
noun,
either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly.
- linters
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- pintles
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- sixteen
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten plus six.
- Sixtine
-
adjective,
Sistine.
- slammer
-
noun,
a person or thing that slams.
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- petemen
-
noun,
peterman.
- peteman
-
noun,
peterman.
- Ipiales
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- externs
-
noun,
a person connected with an institution but not residing in it, as a doctor or medical student at a hospital.
- repines
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- lexemes
-
noun,
a lexical unit in a language, as a word or base; vocabulary item.
- replant
-
verb (used with object),
to plant again.
- piaster
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- septime
-
noun,
the seventh of eight defensive positions.
- extreme
-
noun,
the utmost or highest degree, or a very high degree:
- replete
-
noun,
Entomology. (among honey ants) a worker with a distensible crop in which honeydew and nectar are stored for the use of the colony.
- extrema
-
noun,
Mathematics. plural of extremum.
- lipemia
-
noun,
excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.
- remains
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- eremite
-
noun,
a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
- rimples
-
noun,
a wrinkle.
- taxemes
-
noun,
a feature of the arrangement of elements in a construction, as selection, order, phonetic modification, or modulation.
- platies
-
noun,
platyfish.
- Marxist
-
noun,
an adherent of Karl Marx or his theories.
- platers
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- earnest
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- almsmen
-
noun,
a person supported by or receiving alms.
- milters
-
noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- alpines
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- paniers
-
noun,
pannier.
- present
-
noun,
the present time.
- Marxism
-
noun,
the system of economic and political thought developed by Karl Marx, along with Friedrich Engels, especially the doctrine that the state throughout history has been a device for the exploitation of the masses by a dominant class, that class struggle has been the main agency of historical change, and that the capitalist system, containing from the first the seeds of its own decay, will inevitably, after the period of the dictatorship of the proletariat, be superseded by a socialist order and a classless society.
- talipes
-
noun,
a clubfoot.
- presale
-
noun,
a sale held in advance of an advertised sale, as for select customers.
- axinite
-
noun,
a mineral, complex calcium and aluminum borosilicate, usually occurring in thin brown crystals.
- tammies
-
noun,
a fabric of mixed fibers, constructed in plain weave and often heavily glazed, used in the manufacture of linings and undergarments.
- merlins
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Tampere
-
noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- tampers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- matinee
-
noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- tapemen
-
noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- atelier
-
noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- peelers
-
noun,
a person or thing that peels.
- Trammel
-
noun,
Usually, trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint:
- maximin
-
noun,
a strategy of game theory employed to maximize a player's minimum possible gain.
- sterile
-
adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- Marlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- element
-
noun,
a component or constituent of a whole or one of the parts into which a whole may be resolved by analysis:
- trample
-
noun,
the act of trampling.
- stemmer
-
noun,
a person who removes stems.
- Marline
-
noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- elaters
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- alienee
-
noun,
a person to whom property is alienated.
- step-in
-
noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- marlins
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- Elamite
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Elam.
- martins
-
noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- Marmite
-
noun,
a metal or earthenware cooking pot with a cover, usually large and often having legs.
- terpene
-
noun,
(originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
- sternal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- prexies
-
noun,
a president, especially of a college or university.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- martele
-
adjective,
martellato.
- Martens
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Eastern
-
adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- preteen
-
noun,
Also called preteenager [pree-teen-ey-jer] /priˈtinˌeɪ dʒər/ (Show IPA), preteener. a boy or girl under the age of 13, especially one between the ages of 9 and 12.
- Martini
-
noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- prename
-
noun,
given name.
- panties
-
noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- aplites
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- Melanie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- parties
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- Teniers
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- amities
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- preemie
-
noun,
an infant born prematurely; a preterm.
- tensile
-
adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- ammeter
-
noun,
an instrument for measuring current in amperes.
- ammines
-
noun,
a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
- tempers
-
noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- meletin
-
noun,
quercetin.
- amperes
-
noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- aperies
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- melisma
-
noun,
an ornamental phrase of several notes sung to one syllable of text, as in plainsong or blues singing.
- Antlers
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- tiepins
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- termini
-
noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- melters
-
noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- menials
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- animism
-
noun,
the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls.
- Templar
-
noun,
a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.
- tempera
-
noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- taximen
-
noun,
a taxi driver.
- Teleran
-
noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- aspirin
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- patines
-
noun,
patina.
- Merilee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- plaints
-
noun,
a complaint.
- premise
-
noun,
Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
- pantile
-
noun,
a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.
- nitrile
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- prelims
-
noun,
preliminary.
- ARTEMIS
-
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.
- teeners
-
noun,
a teenager.
- arpents
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- Meitner
-
noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- prelim.
-
- telexes
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a two-way teletypewriter service channeled through a public telecommunications system for instantaneous, direct communication between subscribers at remote locations.
- armlets
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- meatmen
-
noun,
a dealer in meat; butcher.
- prelate
-
noun,
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- pastime
-
noun,
something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
- pastern
-
noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- meinies
-
noun,
Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
- timpani
-
noun,
a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.
- milreis
-
noun,
a silver coin and former monetary unit of Brazil, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1942.
- alexins
-
noun,
complement (def 10).
- aliment
-
noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- praline
-
noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- empties
-
noun,
Informal. something that is empty, as a box, bottle, or can:
- Malines
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- metiers
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- enemies
-
noun,
a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another; an adversary or opponent.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- enamels
-
noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- raiment
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- Maltese
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Malta.
- pensile
-
adjective,
hanging, as the nests of certain birds.
- minaret
-
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.
- emprise
-
noun,
an adventurous enterprise.
- planter
-
noun,
a person who plants.
- emplane
-
verb (used with or without object),
enplane.
- pelites
-
noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- empanel
-
verb (used with object),
impanel.
- empales
-
verb (used with object),
impale (defs 1–5).
- trepans
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Psalter
-
noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- pitiers
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- plasmin
-
noun,
fibrinolysin.
- airline
-
noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- maniple
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- ailment
-
noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- mailmen
-
noun,
a person employed by the post office to deliver mail; mail carrier.
- pismire
-
noun,
an ant.
- Epstein
-
noun,
Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
- planers
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- Ximenes
-
noun,
Jiménez de Cisneros.
- spirant
-
noun,
fricative (def 2).
- Epistle
-
noun,
a letter, especially a formal or didactic one; written communication.
- mailers
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- epimers
-
noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- epilate
-
verb (used with object),
to remove (hair) from by means of physical, chemical, or radiological agents; depilate.
- spireme
-
noun,
the threadlike chromatin of a cell nucleus, present during early meiosis or mitosis.
- epeeist
-
noun,
a person who fences with an épée.
- enteral
-
adjective,
enteric.
- miniate
-
verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- entries
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- entrees
-
noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- Triplex
-
noun,
something triple.
- entraps
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- ramtils
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- entrail
-
plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- entires
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- triples
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- palters
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- emmenia
-
noun,
menses.
- Empirin
-
- pitmans
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- steamer
-
noun,
something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
- emeries
-
noun,
a granular mineral substance consisting typically of corundum mixed with magnetite or hematite, used powdered, crushed, or consolidated for grinding and polishing.
- transl.
-
- Emeline
-
noun,
a female given name.
- metamer
-
noun,
a compound exhibiting metamerism with one or more other compounds.
- primsie
-
adjective,
prim1 (def 1).
- stapler
-
noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- Penates
-
plural noun,
gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
- pelters
-
noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- stearin
-
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.
- transp.
-
- primate
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- steelie
-
noun,
a playing marble made of steel.
- elixirs
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water containing, or used as a vehicle for, medicinal substances.
- elitism
-
noun,
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
- marines
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- pelmets
-
noun,
a decorative cornice or valance at the head of a window or doorway, used to cover the fastenings from which curtains are hung.
- steepen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become steeper.
- steeple
-
noun,
an ornamental construction, usually ending in a spire, erected on a roof or tower of a church, public building, etc.
- Emerita
-
noun,
a woman with such status.
- primine
-
noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- stamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- plaster
-
noun,
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- airtime
-
noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- palmers
-
noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- emirate
-
noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- emetine
-
noun,
a crystalline or white powdery substance, C 29 H 40 N 2 O 4 , the active principle of ipecac: used chiefly in the treatment of amebic dysentery and as an emetic and expectorant.
- stamin-
-
- stammer
-
noun,
a stammering mode of utterance.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- mermen
-
noun,
(in folklore) a male marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a man and the tail of a fish.
- merman
-
noun,
(in folklore) a male marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a man and the tail of a fish.
- Lester
-
noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- meters
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- mental
-
noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- platen
-
noun,
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- milit.
-
- mestee
-
noun,
mustee.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Miamis
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family, formerly located in northern Indiana, southern Michigan, and possibly Illinois, now extinct as a tribe.
- planet
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
(formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- 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.).
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- lexeme
-
noun,
a lexical unit in a language, as a word or base; vocabulary item.
- retene
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- milers
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- merles
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- metal.
-
- please
-
Idioms,
if you please,
if it be your pleasure; if you like or prefer.
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.):
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- Lenape
-
noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- plasm-
-
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- plants
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- Plante
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1929–86, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- 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.
- plani-
-
- Mesmer
-
noun,
Franz [frants,, franz;; German frahnts] /frænts,, frænz;; German frɑnts/ (Show IPA), or Friedrich Anton [free-drik an-tn,, -ton;; German free-drikh ahn-tohn] /ˈfri drɪk ˈæn tn,, -tɒn;; German ˈfri drɪx ˈɑn toʊn/ (Show IPA), 1733–1815, Austrian physician.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- lepers
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- retems
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Marini
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- pinxit
-
verb,
he or she painted (it): formerly used on paintings as part of the artist's signature.
- Mantle
-
noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- pitmen
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- primes
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- primal
-
adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- mantel
-
noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- Marist
-
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.
- Pitris
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- Martel
-
noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- minima
-
noun,
a plural of minimum.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- ramtil
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- minims
-
noun,
the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Symbol: ♍, ♏. Abbreviation: min, min.;
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- Pitman
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- pistil
-
noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- 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.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- Mamers
-
noun,
Mars.
- pities
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- minxes
-
noun,
a pert, impudent, or flirtatious girl.
- pretax
-
adjective, adverb,
prior to the payment of taxes:
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- Melete
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses, the Muse of meditation.
Compare Aoede, mneme (def 2).
- measle
-
noun,
singular of measles (def 3).
- limits
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- melan-
-
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- melees
-
noun,
a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.
- Melena
-
noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- Repeal
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- praxis
-
noun,
practice, as distinguished from theory; application or use, as of knowledge or skills.
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- Meliae
-
plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- praxes
-
noun,
practice, as distinguished from theory; application or use, as of knowledge or skills.
- repels
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- melter
-
noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- milpas
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- limmer
-
noun,
a woman of loose morals; hussy.
- mealie
-
noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- pixels
-
noun,
the smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- pintle
-
noun,
a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
- 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.
- milter
-
noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- preset
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- Miriam
-
noun,
the sister of Moses and Aaron. Num. 26:59.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- 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.
- matri-
-
- limpet
-
noun,
any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
- matrix
-
noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- Maxine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- premix
-
noun,
Also, premixture [pree-miks-cher] /priˈmɪks tʃər/ (Show IPA). a mixture of ingredients, made before selling, using, etc.:
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- rimple
-
noun,
a wrinkle.
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- peeler
-
noun,
a person or thing that peels.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- stipel
-
noun,
a secondary stipule situated at the base of a leaflet of a compound leaf.
- Eileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- elapse
-
noun,
the passage or termination of a period of time; lapse.
- peasen
-
noun,
a plural of pease.
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- asleep
-
adverb,
in or into a state of sleep:
- 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.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- teener
-
noun,
a teenager.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- taxeme
-
noun,
a feature of the arrangement of elements in a construction, as selection, order, phonetic modification, or modulation.
- patri-
-
- patrix
-
noun,
a mold of a Linotype for casting right-reading type for use in dry offset.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- stemma
-
noun,
ocellus (def 1).
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- splen-
-
- Empire
-
noun,
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- enamel
-
noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- spleen
-
noun,
a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- enter-
-
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- penta-
-
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- empale
-
verb (used with object),
impale (defs 1–5).
- Emmies
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) any of several statuettes awarded annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for excellence in television programming, production, or performance.
- nemat-
-
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- elemis
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- pelite
-
noun,
any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- pelmet
-
noun,
a decorative cornice or valance at the head of a window or doorway, used to cover the fastenings from which curtains are hung.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- elixir
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water containing, or used as a vehicle for, medicinal substances.
- Steele
-
noun,
Sir Richard, 1672–1729, English essayist, journalist, dramatist, and political leader; born in Ireland.
- pelter
-
noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- Elsene
-
noun,
Dutch name of Ixelles.
- emmets
-
noun,
an ant.
- staple
-
noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- emeers
-
noun,
emir.
- Emelia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- Pamiri
-
noun,
a member of a Caucasian people inhabiting the Pamirs.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- emmers
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum turgidum dicoccon, having a two-grained spikelet, now grown in limited areas of Europe, Asia, and the western U.S.
- pensee
-
noun,
a reflection or thought.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- entree
-
noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tramps
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- alexin
-
noun,
complement (def 10).
- ALEXIS
-
noun,
a male or female given name: from a Greek word meaning “helper.”.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- trans.
-
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- ameers
-
noun,
emir.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- x-line
-
noun,
mean line.
- xenias
-
noun,
the influence or effect of pollen on a structure other than the embryo, as the seed or fruit.
- Trixie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrix.
- triple
-
noun,
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- Aeetes
-
noun,
a king of Colchis, father of Medea and custodian of the Golden Fleece.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- palter
-
verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- panels
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- Palmer
-
noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- Temple
-
noun,
an edifice or place dedicated to the service or worship of a deity or deities.
- parles
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- tepees
-
noun,
a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
- aplite
-
noun,
a fine-grained granite composed essentially of feldspar and quartz.
- tepals
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- Parsee
-
noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- 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.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- temper
-
noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- 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.
- apexes
-
noun,
the tip, point, or vertex; summit.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- AmerSp
-
- tiepin
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- ammine
-
noun,
a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
- Ampere
-
noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- instr.
-
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- inter.
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- intime
-
adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- intra-
-
- Serene
-
noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- septi-
-
- septal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- imper.
-
- simple
-
noun,
an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.
- immane
-
adjective,
vast in size; enormous.
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- impair
-
noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- impale
-
verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- simmer
-
noun,
the state or process of simmering.
- imparl
-
verb (used without object),
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- impart
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- Simmel
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), 1858–1918, German sociologist and philosopher.
- simile
-
noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- sextan
-
noun,
a sextan fever.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- 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.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- sempre
-
adverb,
throughout.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- sample
-
noun,
a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- Sammie
-
noun,
a sandwich.
- lament
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- samlet
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- mitral
-
adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- Lastex
-
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- sapele
-
noun,
Also called aboudikro. the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- sememe
-
noun,
the meaning of a morpheme.
- Semele
-
noun,
a daughter of Cadmus and mother, by Zeus, of Dionysus.
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- Selene
-
noun,
the Greek goddess of the moon.
Compare Thyone.
- selen-
-
- Pamirs
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- mixers
-
noun,
a person or thing that mixes.
- seemer
-
noun,
a person who constantly pretends.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- ixtles
-
noun,
istle.
- Pilate
-
noun,
Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- impels
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- MSMetE
-
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- extra-
-
- Smriti
-
noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- extern
-
noun,
a person connected with an institution but not residing in it, as a doctor or medical student at a hospital.
- exsert
-
adjective,
thrust out; exserted.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- expire
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe out; emit (air) from the lungs.
- expert
-
noun,
a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority:
- expels
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject:
- pestle
-
noun,
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
- pester
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- sperm-
-
- exerts
-
verb (used with object),
to put forth or into use, as power; exercise, as ability or influence; put into vigorous action:
- exalts
-
verb (used with object),
to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate:
- Smilax
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Smilax, of the lily family, growing in tropical and temperate zones, consisting mostly of vines having woody stems.
- examen
-
noun,
an examination, as of conscience.
- exempt
-
noun,
a person who is exempt from an obligation, duty, etc.
- permit
-
noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- eterne
-
adjective,
eternal.
- Exeter
-
noun,
a city in Devonshire, in SW England: cathedral.
- esteem
-
noun,
favorable opinion or judgment; respect or regard:
- exiles
-
noun,
expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
- exines
-
noun,
the outer coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- etapes
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- peseta
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- extine
-
noun,
exine.
- extras
-
noun,
something extra or additional:
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Spirit
-
noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- epimer
-
noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- Petrel
-
noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ilexes
-
noun,
holm oak.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- Iletin
-
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- Peters
-
noun,
penis.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Ermine
-
noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- pant-
-
- peri-
-
- pene-
-
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- pixie
-
noun,
a fairy or sprite, especially a mischievous one.
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Peele
-
noun,
George, 1558?–97? English dramatist.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- petr-
-
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pixes
-
noun,
pyx.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- patr-
-
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- plan-
-
- Peene
-
noun,
a river in NE Germany, flowing E to the Baltic Sea. About 97 miles (155 km) long.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- pert.
-
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pari-
-
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Parl.
-
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Pelee
-
noun,
Mount, a volcano in the West Indies, on the island of Martinique: eruption 1902. 4428 feet (1350 meters).
- PIXEL
-
noun,
the smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- peta-
-
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- part.
-
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- petri
-
- Srta.
-
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- step-
-
- ster.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- span-
-
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Texas
-
noun,
a deckhouse on a texas deck for the accommodation of officers.
- 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.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- 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.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- treas
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- 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.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- Xenia
-
noun,
the influence or effect of pollen on a structure other than the embryo, as the seed or fruit.
- Xeres
-
noun,
former name of Jerez.
- 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.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- TELEX
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a two-way teletypewriter service channeled through a public telecommunications system for instantaneous, direct communication between subscribers at remote locations.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- taxes
-
noun,
a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
- taxis
-
noun,
arrangement or order, as in one of the physical sciences.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tears
-
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- tele-
-
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- temp.
-
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- tepee
-
noun,
a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
- tera-
-
- 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.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- 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.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- 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)
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- relax
-
verb (used with object),
to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax:
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remex
-
noun,
one of the flight feathers of the wing.
- 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.
- remix
-
noun,
a remixed recording.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- reni-
-
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- 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.
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- rept.
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- 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.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- resp.
-
- Pres.
-
- plast
-
- plat.
-
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- prae-
-
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- prem.
-
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- prim.
-
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- psalm
-
noun,
a sacred song or hymn.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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).
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- Silex
-
noun,
flint; silica.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- 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.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- 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.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sixte
-
noun,
the sixth of eight defensive positions.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- seti-
-
- Sleep
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- smarm
-
noun,
behavior or speech that is smarmy.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- sexi-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- rexes
-
noun,
king.
- sanit
-
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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).
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- 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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- semi-
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Sept.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Xtian
-
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Mimas
-
noun,
Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- elem.
-
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- mimes
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- insep
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- minim
-
noun,
the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Symbol: ♍, ♏. Abbreviation: min, min.;
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- meta-
-
- 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.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metr-
-
- MexSp
-
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- init.
-
- Miami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family, formerly located in northern Indiana, southern Michigan, and possibly Illinois, now extinct as a tribe.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- mini-
-
- insp.
-
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- mixer
-
noun,
a person or thing that mixes.
- mixes
-
noun,
an act or instance of mixing.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- astr.
-
- 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.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- MMetE
-
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- axels
-
noun,
a jump performed by a skater leaping from the front outer edge of one skate into the air to make 1½ rotations of the body and landing on the back outer edge of the other skate.
- 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.
- inst.
-
- Iran.
-
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- intr.
-
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- axmen
-
noun,
a person who wields an ax.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- axils
-
noun,
the angle between the upper side of a leaf or stem and the supporting stem or branch.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- axile
-
adjective,
in or of an axis.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- maims
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- maple
-
noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
Compare maple family.
- 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.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- mast-
-
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- 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.
- 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.
- exalt
-
verb (used with object),
to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate:
- exits
-
noun,
a way or passage out:
- exptl
-
- exist
-
verb (used without object),
to have actual being; be:
- exine
-
noun,
the outer coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- Exile
-
noun,
expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
- malms
-
noun,
an artificial mixture of chalk and clay for making into bricks.
- exert
-
verb (used with object),
to put forth or into use, as power; exercise, as ability or influence; put into vigorous action:
- exeat
-
noun,
permission granted by a bishop to a priest to leave the diocese.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- male-
-
- IATSE
-
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Mamie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matr-
-
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Memel
-
noun,
German name of Klaipeda.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- Emmen
-
noun,
a city in NE Netherlands.
- Menam
-
noun,
a former name of Chao Phraya.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- Emmet
-
noun,
an ant.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- emeer
-
noun,
emir.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Emmer
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum turgidum dicoccon, having a two-grained spikelet, now grown in limited areas of Europe, Asia, and the western U.S.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Maxim
-
noun,
an expression of a general truth or principle, especially an aphoristic or sententious one:
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- maxis
-
noun,
maxiskirt.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- imams
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- 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 .
- Epist
-
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Epis.
-
- epees
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- imit.
-
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- melee
-
noun,
a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.
- Melia
-
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mneme
-
noun,
Psychology. the retentive basis or basic principle in a mind or organism accounting for memory.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- amin-
-
- Amer.
-
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- alti-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- nears
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- natl.
-
- anim.
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- lemma
-
noun,
a subsidiary proposition introduced in proving some other proposition; a helping theorem.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- anis-
-
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- latex
-
noun,
a milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, euphorbias, poppies, or the plants yielding India rubber, that coagulates on exposure to air.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pale-
-
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- palms
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- 30-30
-
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Nixie
-
noun,
a letter or parcel that is undeliverable by the post office because of a faulty or illegible address.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- nixes
-
noun,
nothing.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- expel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject:
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- MPers
-
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- ixias
-
noun,
any of various southern African plants of the genus Ixia, of the iris family, having sword-shaped leaves and showy, ornamental flowers.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Arnel
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Lexis
-
noun,
the vocabulary of a language, as distinct from its grammar; the total stock of words and idiomatic combinations of them in a language; lexicon.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- MSEnt
-
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- Armen
-
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- 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.
- limps
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Ital.
-
- ixtle
-
noun,
istle.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- exr.
-
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- sepn
-
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- Pan.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Sem.
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- rpt.
-
- 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.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- ext.
-
- IEEE
-
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Lat.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- ile-
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- ilex
-
noun,
holm oak.
- RNAS
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Ire.
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- 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.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- inae
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Saxe
-
noun,
Comte Hermann Maurice de [er-man maw-rees duh] /ɛrˈman mɔˈris də/ (Show IPA), 1696–1750, French military leader: marshal of France 1744.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Sax.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Saml
-
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- sex-
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- 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.
- ins.
-
- 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.
- sext
-
noun,
the fourth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the sixth hour of the day taken as noon.
- INRI
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- imam
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Lani
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sam.
-
- Imp.
-
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- 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.
- itis
-
- intl
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- int.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Ixia
-
noun,
any of various southern African plants of the genus Ixia, of the iris family, having sword-shaped leaves and showy, ornamental flowers.
- Lam.
-
- EMet
-
- expt
-
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Apr.
-
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- ter.
-
- apex
-
noun,
the tip, point, or vertex; summit.
- ant.
-
- ten.
-
- 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.
- ANSI
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Tex.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- 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.
- amt.
-
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- taxi
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- ASME
-
- 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.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- art.
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- 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.
- tax-
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- AISI
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- tri-
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIME
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- aet.
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- aer-
-
- trix
-
- tRNA
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Xian
-
noun,
hsien.
- Xipe
-
noun,
the Aztec god of sowing or planting.
- Xmas
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- amp.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- AMLS
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- Alex
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alexander.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Tasm
-
- exp.
-
- Ens.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- epee
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- enl.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Emp.
-
- Sra.
-
- SRAM
-
- Emma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emia
-
- rit.
-
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- exit
-
noun,
a way or passage out:
- exes
-
noun,
the letter X, x.
- exam
-
noun,
an examination, as in school.
- exa-
-
- SMTP
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- esp.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Axel
-
noun,
a jump performed by a skater leaping from the front outer edge of one skate into the air to make 1½ rotations of the body and landing on the back outer edge of the other skate.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- axle
-
noun,
Machinery. the pin, bar, shaft, or the like, on which or by means of which a wheel or pair of wheels rotates.
- Axis
-
noun,
the line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- axil
-
noun,
the angle between the upper side of a leaf or stem and the supporting stem or branch.
- axes
-
noun,
plural of axis1 .
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- atm.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- ASTM
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Ste.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- elix
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- 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.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- ELAS
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- str.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- 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.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- plex
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- met.
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mes-
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ment
-
- mil.
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- pnea
-
- pnxt
-
- men-
-
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- mems
-
noun,
the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- mem.
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- pre-
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- 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.
- MIPS
-
- pinx
-
- MINX
-
noun,
a pert, impudent, or flirtatious girl.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- MILR
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- Mims
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Mims.
- Mimi
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MIME
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Mame
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PSAT
-
- psia
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pts.
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- MALS
-
- 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).
- malm
-
noun,
an artificial mixture of chalk and clay for making into bricks.
- prs.
-
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- mal-
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- maim
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- Man.
-
- 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.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- max.
-
- 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.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meas
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- MAXI
-
noun,
maxiskirt.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Marx
-
noun,
Karl (Heinrich) [kahrl hahyn-rik;; German kahrl hahyn-rikh] /kɑrl ˈhaɪn rɪk;; German kɑrl ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1818–83, German economist, philosopher, and socialist.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mar.
-
- Manx
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the inhabitants of the Isle of Man.
- prin
-
- mis-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- 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.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- NEXT
-
Idioms,
get next to (someone), Informal. to get into the favor or good graces of; become a good friend of.
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- neem
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- pam.
-
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pal.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- par.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- NTIA
-
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pat.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Pen.
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- mRNA
-
- mrem
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- MNAS
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pil-
-
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- mixt
-
noun,
an act or instance of mixing.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- 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.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSAE
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- per.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- PERL
-
- 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.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- MSAM
-
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Pers
-
- MSPE
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- MSME
-
- Pet.
-
- MSIE
-
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- MSEM
-
- MSEE
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- MEPA
-
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- rel.
-
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- 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.
- 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.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- 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)
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- 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).
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- repl
-
- lex.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Rep.
-
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- 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.
- lin.
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Leix
-
noun,
Laoighis.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 1080
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- 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.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- trp
-
- MSI
-
- TSE
-
- MSE
-
- PAX
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. kiss of peace.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- TSI
-
- MSM
-
- ARS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- MSA
-
- La.
-
- MRP
-
- al.
-
- MSN
-
- Lt.
-
- mtn
-
- APS
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ae.
-
- MTS
-
- Ar.
-
- MTP
-
- apx
-
- MTI
-
- SAR
-
- 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.
- Mt.
-
- MST
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- an.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- MRI
-
- RPM
-
- lep
-
- ase
-
- TSP
-
- MNA
-
- xat
-
noun,
a carved totem pole of various North American Indian peoples.
- ast
-
- ap-
-
- Am.
-
- RNA
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- xis
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
- ASR
-
- MMT
-
- MME
-
- mlx
-
- at.
-
- Xn.
-
- MLS
-
- MLR
-
- Xt.
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- MNE
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- ASI
-
- Les
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- se-
-
- 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.
- ASM
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- MPE
-
- ASN
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- MPA
-
- MNS
-
- 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.
- Apl
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- 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:
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- NIA
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- 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.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NES
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- NPR
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NMR
-
- NMI
-
- 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.
- TPM
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- SAE
-
- Sp.
-
- ALM
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- LAX
-
adjective,
not strict or severe; careless or negligent:
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- tlr
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- AME
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- 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.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- nix
-
noun,
nothing.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- RSA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- pt.
-
- Rs.
-
- pm.
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Pr.
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- MLA
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- AMS
-
- REX
-
noun,
king.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- rt.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- RSE
-
- TIA
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Pa.
-
- NEA
-
- TES
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noun,
ti1 .
- Ain
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ne-
-
- PEI
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noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- TAR
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ERT
-
- LSM
-
- Ree
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noun,
reeve3 .
- Mat
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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
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noun,
mother1 .
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- ERP
-
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- MAP
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noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- ERE
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preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ESA
-
- ese
-
- ESL
-
- Me.
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- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- ESR
-
- ine
-
- MM.
-
- PSA
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- MEA
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noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- LSI
-
- rax
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verb (used with object),
to elongate; stretch.
- SPR
-
- Ir.
-
- Sr.
-
- spt
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- EMR
-
- EMS
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noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
-
- en-
-
- ene
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- IPA
-
- Mel
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noun,
honey.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
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- ml.
-
- lpm
-
- LPN
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- LPS
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- EPS
-
- EPT
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- REA
-
- PSE
-
- St.
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- ier
-
- Ia.
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- ial
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- SLE
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- MAE
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- rat
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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.
- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SLA
-
- il-
-
- M-1
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noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Six
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noun,
a cardinal number, five plus one.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIP
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noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- MSL
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- in.
-
- PSI
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noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PTA
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plural,
peseta.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- Mam
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noun,
British Informal. mother.
- Ex.
-
- SMM
-
- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- Re.
-
- RIP
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noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RMA
-
- RMS
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plural,
ream.
- SMA
-
- SLR
-
- SLP
-
- RPS
-
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- LMT
-
- Sta
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- MIP
-
- ITA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- pis
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ite
-
- PRA
-
- EEE
-
- STP
-
- STM
-
- STL
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- EEL
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noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- eir
-
- STI
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ear
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noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Isl
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ATP
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ax.
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- mix
-
noun,
an act or instance of mixing.
- pim
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plural,
personal information manager.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- ean
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- LIM
-
- MIT
-
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAM
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- TAL
-
- EIS
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- IPM
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- Eli
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noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- PLA
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- ISA
-
- pl.
-
- MIE
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- MEX
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- IRS
-
- IRL
-
- PMT
-
- pli
-
- pix
-
noun,
pyx.
- PLR
-
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MEP
-
- ise
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- 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).
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- XP
-
- EI
-
- xr
-
- ln
-
- i.
-
- IP
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- XL
-
- ee
-
- RP
-
- xi
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- LM
-
- MN
-
- TX
-
- 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.
- Xe
-
- 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.
- RN
-
- TM
-
- NP
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- RX
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- SM
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- lx
-
- NM
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TL
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- M.
-
- L1
-
- TP
-
- TN
-
- NL
-
- MP
-
- LR
-
- le
-
- NI
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- L2
-
- RI
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- N.
-
- L.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- PX
-
plural,
post exchange.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- SN
-
- MX
-
- 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.