Anagrams of familiarities
Word familiarities has
1164 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of familiarities.
- militaries
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noun,
the military.
the military establishment of a nation; the armed forces.
military personnel, especially commissioned officers, taken collectively:
- aerialist
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noun,
a trapeze artist.
- materials
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noun,
the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed:
- frailties
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noun,
the quality or state of being frail.
- miliarias
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noun,
an inflammatory disease of the skin, located about the sweat glands, marked by the formation of vesicles or papules resembling millet seeds; prickly heat.
- Artemisia
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Artemisia, having aromatic foliage and small disk flowers, including the sagebrush, wormwood, and mugwort.
- marialite
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noun,
a member of the scapolite group, rich in sodium and containing no calcium.
- familiars
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noun,
a familiar friend or associate.
- alarmist
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noun,
a person who tends to raise alarms, especially without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities.
- Listeria
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noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- militias
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noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- Islamite
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noun,
a Muslim.
- fatalism
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noun,
the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate:
- material
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noun,
the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed:
- miliaria
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noun,
an inflammatory disease of the skin, located about the sweat glands, marked by the formation of vesicles or papules resembling millet seeds; prickly heat.
- limiters
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noun,
a person or thing that limits.
- lamister
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noun,
lamster.
- amirates
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noun,
emirate.
- fermatas
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noun,
the sustaining of a note, chord, or rest for a duration longer than the indicated time value, with the length of the extension at the performer's discretion.
- airtimes
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- mistrial
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noun,
a trial terminated without conclusion on the merits of the case because of some error in the proceedings.
- ramifies
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verb (used with or without object),
to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike parts; extend into subdivisions.
- maitrise
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noun,
mastery; skill.
- airmails
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noun,
the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by airplane.
- Ismailia
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noun,
a city and seaport at the midpoint of the Suez Canal, in NE Egypt.
- ratifies
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verb (used with object),
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction:
- filister
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noun,
fillister.
- seriatim
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adverb, adjective,
in a series; one after another.
- familiar
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noun,
a familiar friend or associate.
- filiates
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verb (used with object),
Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock.
Compare affiliate (def 5).
- families
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noun,
a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not:
a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for:
- lifters
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noun,
a person or thing that lifts.
- Salieri
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noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- Falieri
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noun,
Maríno [Italian mah-ree-naw] /Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1278?–1355, Venetian army commander: doge of Venice 1354–55.
- limites
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noun,
plural of limes.
- mailers
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- tamaris
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noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- Filaria
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noun,
any small, threadlike roundworm of the family Filariidae and related families, carried as a larva by mosquitoes and parasitic when adult in the blood or tissues of vertebrates.
- amirate
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noun,
emirate.
- Israeli
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- saltire
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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.
- Martial
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noun,
(Marcus Valerius Martialis) a.d. 43?–104? Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- Almeria
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noun,
a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- falters
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noun,
the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
- Ileitis
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noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- Liatris
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noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- militia
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noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- maltase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts maltose into glucose and causes similar cleavage of many other glucosides.
- filmset
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adjective,
(of type) set on a photocomposer.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- airtime
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- Falster
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noun,
an island in SE Denmark. 198 sq. mi. (513 sq. km).
- Alfieri
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noun,
Count Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1749–1803, Italian dramatist and poet.
- limiter
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noun,
a person or thing that limits.
- filiate
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verb (used with object),
Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock.
Compare affiliate (def 5).
- Mai-Tai
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noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- Israfil
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noun,
the angel who will sound the trumpet announcing the end of the world.
- fairies
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noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- Mistral
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noun,
a cold, dry, northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions.
- ramtils
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noun,
Niger seed.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- Latimer
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noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- latrias
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- trifles
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noun,
an article or thing of very little value.
- malaise
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noun,
a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- misfire
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noun,
an act or instance of misfiring.
- realism
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noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- misfile
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verb (used with object),
to file (papers, documents, records, etc.) incorrectly; file in the wrong place.
- marital
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- Maritsa
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noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing from S Bulgaria along the boundary between Greece and European Turkey and into the Aegean. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- malates
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noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- milreis
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noun,
a silver coin and former monetary unit of Brazil, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1942.
- fermata
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noun,
the sustaining of a note, chord, or rest for a duration longer than the indicated time value, with the length of the extension at the performer's discretion.
- Laramie
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noun,
a city in SE Wyoming.
- airmail
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noun,
the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by airplane.
- airlift
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noun,
a system for transporting persons or cargo by aircraft, especially in an emergency.
- lamster
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noun,
a fugitive from the law.
- maftirs
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noun,
the concluding section of the portion of the Torah chanted or read in a Jewish service on the Sabbath and festivals.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- simitar
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noun,
scimitar.
- amities
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noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- similar
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adjective,
having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way:
- elitism
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noun,
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
- milters
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- tamales
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noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- amritas
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noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- A-frame
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noun,
any upright, rigid supporting frame in the form of a triangle or an inverted V , as V .
- lariats
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- armlets
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noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- armies
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noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- armlet
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noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- armets
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noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- asemia
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noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- stifle
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noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- strife
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noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- artels
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noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- stream
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- strafe
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noun,
a strafing attack.
- fetial
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adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- reatas
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noun,
riata.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- frames
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noun,
a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- fraise
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noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- Elmira
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noun,
a city in S central New York.
- frails
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noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- flairs
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noun,
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
- maters
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- samlet
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noun,
a young salmon.
- mafias
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noun,
a hierarchically structured secret organization allegedly engaged in smuggling, racketeering, trafficking in narcotics, and other criminal activities in the U.S., Italy, and elsewhere.
- riatas
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noun,
a lariat.
- matri-
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- flames
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noun,
burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- flites
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noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- flirts
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noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- flares
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noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- fliers
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noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- sifter
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noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- maftir
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noun,
the concluding section of the portion of the Torah chanted or read in a Jewish service on the Sabbath and festivals.
- Lister
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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.
- remits
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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.
- Maisie
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noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- refits
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noun,
an act of refitting.
- astral
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adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- milers
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noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Master
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noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- merits
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- falter
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noun,
the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
- Smriti
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noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- realia
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plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- limits
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noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- falsie
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noun,
either of a pair of shaped pads, made of rubber, fabric, or the like, for wearing inside a brassiere to give the breasts a larger or more shapely appearance.
- mailes
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- Mailer
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- Faisal
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noun,
(Faisal Abdul-Aziz al Saud al Faisal) 1904–75, king of Saudi Arabia 1964–75 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Saud).
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- rifles
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noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- simile
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noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- fleams
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noun,
Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins.
- lifter
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noun,
a person or thing that lifts.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- afters
-
- Tiflis
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noun,
former name of Tbilisi.
- Martel
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noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- tiaras
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noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- mitral
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adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- lamias
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Lamesa
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noun,
a city in NW Texas.
- afrits
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noun,
afreet.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- filate
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adjective,
threadlike.
- mitres
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Arista
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noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- alarms
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noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- alates
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noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- alerts
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- tilers
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- lariat
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- milit.
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- Marist
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noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- milter
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- liters
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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.
- trifle
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noun,
an article or thing of very little value.
- festal
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adjective,
pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
- safari
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noun,
a journey or expedition, for hunting, exploration, or investigation, especially in eastern Africa.
- misfit
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noun,
something that fits badly, as a garment that is too large or too small.
- aaliis
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noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Mister
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- tra-la
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noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- aflame
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adjective,
on fire; ablaze:
- trails
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- latria
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- fermis
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noun,
a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
- aerial
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noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- timers
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noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Fermat
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noun,
Pierre de [pyer duh] /pyɛr də/ (Show IPA), 1601–65, French mathematician.
- miters
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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.
- ferias
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- Alesia
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noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- marais
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noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- filets
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noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- rastle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- salami
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noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- ramtil
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noun,
Niger seed.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- Tamale
-
noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- talers
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noun,
thaler.
- lifers
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- malate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- Israel
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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.
- metal.
-
- ratals
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noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- malars
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noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- filter
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noun,
any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- iritis
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noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- tafias
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noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- Salter
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- Tamils
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Amelia
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noun,
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- ramets
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- fatsia
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noun,
a shrub or small tree, Fatsia japonica, of the ginseng family, having large, glossy, palmately compound leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- ramate
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adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- alters
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Altair
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noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- Fatima
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noun,
a.d. 606?–632, daughter of Muhammad and wife of Ali.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- tarsia
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noun,
intarsia.
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- itself
-
pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- Italia
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noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- flame
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noun,
burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- fiats
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noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- meta-
-
- flams
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noun,
a deception or trick.
- flare
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noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- filet
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noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- flats
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noun,
something flat.
- fires
-
- Rieti
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noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- rifts
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noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- rifle
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noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- litas
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- firms
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- rimes
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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).
- liter
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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.
- Metis
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noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- 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.
- metr-
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- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- filar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a thread or threads.
- films
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- flair
-
noun,
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- fleam
-
noun,
Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins.
- Lifar
-
noun,
Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- Ital.
-
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- 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.
- lifer
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- 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.
- lefts
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- leafs
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- 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.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- 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.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Flem.
-
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Fris.
-
- Friml
-
noun,
Rudolf, 1881–1972, U.S. composer and pianist, born in Austria-Hungary.
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Frame
-
noun,
a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- frail
-
noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Frits
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- flirt
-
noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- flier
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- imit.
-
- feti-
-
- 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)
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- IATSE
-
- 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.
- refl.
-
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- fails
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- alti-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Alta.
-
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Amer.
-
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- alfas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- mast-
-
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- tafia
-
noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- male-
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- 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.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- 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.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- aemia
-
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- treas
-
- 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.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- 30-30
-
- afars
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- tera-
-
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tears
-
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Alas.
-
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- 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.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- 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.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- AFTRA
-
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- fetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- ster.
-
- Melia
-
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- fames
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- fa-la
-
noun,
a text or refrain in old songs.
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Faial
-
noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 66 sq. mi. (171 sq. km).
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- farms
-
noun,
a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- 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.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- semi-
-
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- farls
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Safar
-
noun,
the second month of the Muslim calendar.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- Fermi
-
noun,
a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- feral
-
adjective,
existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Felis
-
noun,
a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- fears
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- fatal
-
adjective,
causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly:
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- self-
-
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- matr-
-
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- 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.
- 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).
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Srta.
-
- 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.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- astr.
-
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- 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.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Mafia
-
noun,
a hierarchically structured secret organization allegedly engaged in smuggling, racketeering, trafficking in narcotics, and other criminal activities in the U.S., Italy, and elsewhere.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- seti-
-
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- 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.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- mil.
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- 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.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- 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.
- mes-
-
- met.
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- 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.
- meas
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- 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.
- 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).
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- MILR
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- 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.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- str.
-
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sem.
-
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- 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.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tel-
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tri-
-
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- 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.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tasm
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- 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.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- ref.
-
- 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)
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- RAAF
-
- MSIE
-
- MSAE
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- 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.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- rel.
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Sat.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- 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.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Saml
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sam.
-
- 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.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- 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.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- 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.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIIA
-
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- ASME
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- art.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ile-
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- IATA
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- IAEA
-
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- frt.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- FRSL
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Frs.
-
- ASTM
-
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- Fri.
-
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- atm.
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Amal
-
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- AMLS
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amt.
-
- itis
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- Arm.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- ates
-
- FLRA
-
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- ELAS
-
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- farm
-
noun,
a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- Farl
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- 1080
-
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- fame
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fail
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- fam.
-
- 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.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- est.
-
- emia
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- flea
-
noun,
any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- Flam
-
noun,
a deception or trick.
- Fla.
-
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- firm
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- filt
-
- fils
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- film
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- 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.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- 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.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- EFTA
-
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- FERA
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- fems
-
noun,
a woman.
- FEMA
-
noun,
Federal Emergency Management Agency: a federal agency that coordinates the response to disasters in the U.S.
- fem.
-
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- alt.
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aet.
-
- Afar
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- afr-
-
- 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.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- AIME
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- aer-
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lea.
-
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mar.
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- MALS
-
- 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.
- mal-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- 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:
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- AFAM
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- ALFA
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- AISI
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Lam.
-
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ala.
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lat.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Aire
-
- Alis
-
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AAE
-
- AEA
-
- tlr
-
- EIS
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- trf
-
- eir
-
- Ar.
-
- tr.
-
- AAF
-
- tra
-
- AAM
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- EMT
-
- Aar
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ae.
-
- al.
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- AIA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- AME
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- EMF
-
- sfm
-
- 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.
- TSE
-
- 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.
- TSI
-
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- EMR
-
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- Am.
-
- ALM
-
- AMS
-
- Af.
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- AEF
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- 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.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ATA
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- at.
-
- TIA
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- tfr
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ASM
-
- ARS
-
- STI
-
- ASI
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- STL
-
- STM
-
- Sr.
-
- AFS
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- SLR
-
- efl
-
- ef-
-
- SLA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ase
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAM
-
- 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.
- SMA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TAL
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- AFA
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- AFL
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- AFM
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- SLE
-
- SAA
-
- 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).
- MSI
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- MTS
-
- MTI
-
- MTF
-
- Mt.
-
- MST
-
- MSF
-
- RMA
-
- MSE
-
- MSA
-
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MLS
-
- MLR
-
- Re.
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- MLA
-
- ISR
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ise
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Isl
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LaF
-
- RAF
-
- MLF
-
- ml.
-
- IRL
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- LMT
-
- LSI
-
- LSM
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- Me.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MFR
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MSL
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MAA
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MFA
-
- MFS
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- MIT
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- MFT
-
- Lif
-
- LIM
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- MIE
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- IRS
-
- ist
-
- REA
-
- Ir.
-
- RTF
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- Fia
-
- SAE
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Fl.
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- RTS
-
- FET
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- se-
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ERT
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ESA
-
- ESL
-
- ESR
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ETR
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- ETS
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- SAR
-
- FAA
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- fm.
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- 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.
- FSA
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ier
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- IAS
-
- FSR
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ft.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Frl
-
- 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.
- ILS
-
- IMF
-
- RFA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RFI
-
- RFE
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TM
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- 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.
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- T1
-
- M.
-
- 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.
- SF
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
- t.
-
- LR
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TL
-
- LF
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RF
-
- RI
-
- le
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- i.
-
- S.
-
- LM
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- SM
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L.
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- MF
-
- FE
-