Anagrams of hereditaments
Word hereditaments has
2160 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of hereditaments.
- hereditament
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noun,
any inheritable estate or interest in property.
- determinate
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adjective,
having defined limits; definite.
- martensite
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noun,
a metastable microconstituent of any of various forms of carbon steel, produced by undercooling sufficiently below the normal transformation temperature, especially a hard, brittle product of the decomposition of austenite, produced in this way.
- intemerate
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adjective,
inviolate; undefiled; unsullied; pure.
- stadimeter
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noun,
an instrument for determining the distance between an observer and an object of known height by measurement of the angle subtended by the object.
- Eastertide
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noun,
Easter time.
- densimeter
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noun,
any instrument for measuring density.
- smithereen
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plural noun,
small pieces; bits:
- interstade
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noun,
a period of temporary retreat of ice during a glacial stage; a warming period.
- interested
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noun,
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
- entreaties
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noun,
earnest request or petition; supplication.
- Heidenstam
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noun,
Verner von [ver-nuh r fawn] /ˈvɛr nər fɔn/ (Show IPA), 1859–1940, Swedish poet and novelist: Nobel Prize 1916.
- thenardite
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noun,
a mineral, sodium sulfate, Na 2 SO 4 , occurring in white crystals and masses, especially in salt lakes and arid regions.
- tensimeter
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noun,
manometer.
- Methedrine
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- terminates
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verb (used with object),
to bring to an end; put an end to:
- detainers
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- tradesmen
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noun,
a person engaged in trade.
- theremins
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noun,
a musical instrument with electronic tone generation, the pitch and tone volume being controlled by the distance between the player's hands and two metal rods serving as antennas.
- tres-tine
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noun,
royal antler.
- thermites
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noun,
a mixture of finely-divided metallic aluminum and ferric oxide that when ignited produces extremely high temperatures as the result of the union of the aluminum with the oxygen of the oxide: used in welding, incendiary bombs, etc.
- detriment
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noun,
loss, damage, disadvantage, or injury.
- determine
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verb (used with object),
to settle or decide (a dispute, question, etc.) by an authoritative or conclusive decision.
- hetaerism
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noun,
concubinage.
- herniates
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verb (used without object),
to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
- dentaries
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noun,
one of a pair of membrane bones that in lower vertebrates form the distal part of the lower jaws and in mammals comprise the mandible.
- detainees
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noun,
a person held in custody, especially for a political offense or for questioning.
- deaneries
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noun,
the office, jurisdiction, district, or residence of an ecclesiastical dean.
- mishanter
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noun,
a misfortune; mishap.
- trainshed
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noun,
(in a railroad station) a shelter completely covering railroad tracks and their adjoining platforms.
- Mertensia
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Mertensia, of the borage family, including the lungworts and the Virginia cowslip.
- neatherds
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noun,
cowherd.
- meditates
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verb (used with object),
to consider as something to be done or effected; intend; purpose:
- threatens
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verb (used with object),
to utter a threat against; menace:
- thirteens
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noun,
a cardinal number, 10 plus 3.
- mainsheet
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noun,
a sheet of a mainsail.
- deathsmen
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noun,
an executioner.
- dementias
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noun,
severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
- Demetrias
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noun,
an ancient city in NE Greece, in Thessaly.
- martinets
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noun,
a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- Marinette
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noun,
a city in NE Wisconsin.
- denitrate
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verb (used with object),
Chemistry. to free from nitric acid or nitrates; remove oxides of nitrogen from.
- Henrietta
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noun,
a fine wool fabric constructed in twill weave, formerly made of silk warp and worsted filling.
- antimeres
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- reinstate
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verb (used with object),
to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state:
- hemateins
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noun,
a reddish-brown, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 16 H 12 O 6 , obtained from logwood: used chiefly as a stain in microscopy.
- estaminet
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noun,
a bistro or small café.
- ethernets
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- entremets
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noun,
a dish or dishes served at dinner between the principal courses or with the roast or other main course; side dish.
- hardiment
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noun,
hardihood.
- hematites
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noun,
a very common mineral, iron oxide, Fe 2 O 3 , occurring in steel-gray to black crystals and in red earthy masses: the principal ore of iron.
- emendates
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verb (used with object),
to emend (a text).
- edentates
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noun,
an edentate mammal.
- terminate
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verb (used with object),
to bring to an end; put an end to:
- hematins
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noun,
Biochemistry. heme.
- thirteen
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noun,
a cardinal number, 10 plus 3.
- eremites
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noun,
a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
- mediants
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noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- threaten
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verb (used with object),
to utter a threat against; menace:
- hematite
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noun,
a very common mineral, iron oxide, Fe 2 O 3 , occurring in steel-gray to black crystals and in red earthy masses: the principal ore of iron.
- entreats
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verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- meanders
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noun,
Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
- earthmen
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noun,
a human inhabitant or native of the planet Earth.
- deemster
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noun,
a judge of the Isle of Man.
- meditate
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verb (used with object),
to consider as something to be done or effected; intend; purpose:
- matinees
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- dementia
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noun,
severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
- hard-set
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adjective,
firmly or rigidly set; fixed:
- dementis
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noun,
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- demerits
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noun,
a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:
- tea-tree
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noun,
a tall shrub or small tree, Leptospermum scoparium, of the myrtle family, native to New Zealand and Australia, having silky foliage when young, and bell-shaped, white flowers: often planted to prevent beach erosion.
- teratism
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noun,
love or worship of the monstrous.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- mediates
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adjective,
acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
- erethism
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noun,
an unusual or excessive degree of irritability or stimulation in an organ or tissue.
- emitters
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noun,
a person or thing that emits.
- mind-set
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noun,
an attitude, disposition, or mood.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- mistreat
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verb (used with object),
to treat badly or abusively.
- arsenide
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noun,
a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- east-end
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noun,
a section of E London, England.
- Sheridan
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noun,
Philip Henry, 1831–88, Union general in the Civil War.
- Asherite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Asher.
- minarets
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- teethers
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noun,
a device for a baby to bite on during teething.
Compare teething ring.
- etamines
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- ethernet
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- methanes
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noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, CH 4 , the main constituent of marsh gas and the firedamp of coal mines, obtained commercially from natural gas: the first member of the methane, or alkane, series of hydrocarbons.
- atherine
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noun,
an atherine fish.
- attendee
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noun,
a person who is present at a specific time or place:
- easement
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noun,
Law. a right held by one property owner to make use of the land of another for a limited purpose, as right of passage.
- Meredith
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noun,
George, 1828–1909, English novelist and poet.
- Menderes
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noun,
Adnan [ahd-nahn] /ˈɑd nɑn/ (Show IPA), 1899–1961, Turkish political leader: premier 1950–60.
- martinet
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noun,
a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- Mariette
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noun,
Auguste Édouard [oh-gyst ey-dwar] /oʊˈgüst eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1821–81, French Egyptologist.
- hesitant
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adjective,
hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- tetanies
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noun,
a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.
- hearties
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noun,
a brave or good fellow, especially with reference to a shipmate.
- interest
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noun,
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
- tertians
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- eateries
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noun,
a restaurant or other commercial establishment serving food.
- edentate
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noun,
an edentate mammal.
- theremin
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noun,
a musical instrument with electronic tone generation, the pitch and tone volume being controlled by the distance between the player's hands and two metal rods serving as antennas.
- inserted
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- strained
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- heartens
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verb (used with object),
to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- Dniester
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noun,
a river in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains to the Black Sea. About 875 miles (1410 km) long.
- striated
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adjective,
marked with striae; furrowed; striped; streaked.
- hematein
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noun,
a reddish-brown, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 16 H 12 O 6 , obtained from logwood: used chiefly as a stain in microscopy.
- strident
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adjective,
making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking:
- theatres
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noun,
theater.
- herniate
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verb (used without object),
to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
- Theatine
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noun,
a member of a congregation of regular clerics, founded in Italy in 1524 to combat Protestantism and promote higher morality among Roman Catholics.
- hesitate
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verb (used without object),
to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination:
- dimeters
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noun,
a verse or line of two measures or feet, as He is gone on the mountain,/He is lost to the forest.
- intreats
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- emendate
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verb (used with object),
to emend (a text).
- teatimes
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noun,
the time at which tea is served or taken, usually in the late afternoon.
- emirates
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- emetines
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noun,
a crystalline or white powdery substance, C 29 H 40 N 2 O 4 , the active principle of ipecac: used chiefly in the treatment of amebic dysentery and as an emetic and expectorant.
- herdsman
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noun,
a herder; the keeper of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.
- iterates
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- detainee
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noun,
a person held in custody, especially for a political offense or for questioning.
- herdsmen
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noun,
a herder; the keeper of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.
- detainer
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- detentes
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noun,
a relaxing of tension, especially between nations, as by negotiations or agreements.
- sternite
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noun,
a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
- termites
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noun,
any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc.
- teamster
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noun,
a person who drives a team or a truck for hauling, especially as an occupation.
- detrains
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- headrest
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noun,
a rest or support of any kind for the head.
- thermits
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- headsmen
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noun,
a public executioner who beheads condemned persons.
- thermite
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noun,
a mixture of finely-divided metallic aluminum and ferric oxide that when ignited produces extremely high temperatures as the result of the union of the aluminum with the oxygen of the oxide: used in welding, incendiary bombs, etc.
- diatreme
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noun,
a volcanic vent produced in a solid rock structure by the explosive energy of gases in magmas.
- dinettes
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noun,
a small space or alcove, often in or near the kitchen, serving as an informal dining area.
- diameter
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noun,
Geometry.
a straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere and meeting the circumference or surface at each end.
a straight line passing from side to side of any figure or body, through its center.
- serenade
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noun,
a complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night, as by a lover under the window of his lady.
- treatise
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noun,
a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay.
- neatherd
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noun,
cowherd.
- andesite
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noun,
a dark-colored volcanic rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar and one or more mafic minerals, as hornblende or biotite.
- transmit
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verb (used with object),
to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- seedtime
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noun,
the season for sowing seed.
- trashmen
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noun,
a person who collects trash for removal in a truck.
- sediment
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noun,
the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs.
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- amerinds
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noun,
Indian (def 1).
- treaties
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noun,
a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- Ansermet
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noun,
Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1883–1969, Swiss symphony orchestra conductor.
- trendies
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noun,
a trendy person, place, object, or idea.
- ratteens
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noun,
ratiné.
- tridents
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noun,
a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
- aesthete
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noun,
a person who has or professes to have refined sensitivity toward the beauties of art or nature.
- remedies
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noun,
something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment.
- admittee
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noun,
a person who has been or is going to be admitted:
- remittee
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noun,
a person or company to which a remittance is made.
- adherent
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noun,
a person who follows or upholds a leader, cause, etc.; supporter; follower.
- resident
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noun,
a person who resides in a place.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- anisette
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noun,
a cordial or liqueur flavored with aniseed.
- estimate
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noun,
an approximate judgment or calculation, as of the value, amount, time, size, or weight of something.
- antimere
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- diester
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noun,
an organic compound that contains two ester groups.
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- hatreds
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noun,
the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- shatter
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noun,
Usually, shatters. fragments made by shattering.
- AmerInd
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noun,
Indian (def 1).
- satinet
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- detains
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- steamed
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noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- detente
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noun,
a relaxing of tension, especially between nations, as by negotiations or agreements.
- detents
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noun,
a mechanism that temporarily keeps one part in a certain position relative to that of another, and can be released by applying force to one of the parts.
- steamer
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noun,
something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
- hatters
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noun,
a maker or seller of hats.
- sardine
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noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- headers
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noun,
a person or thing that removes or puts a head on something.
- destain
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verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- headmen
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noun,
a chief or leader.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- Ternate
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noun,
an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
- headset
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noun,
Radio, Telephony. a device consisting of one or two earphones with a headband for holding them over the ears and sometimes with a mouthpiece attached.
- emersed
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adjective,
risen or standing out of water, surrounding leaves, etc.
- admires
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Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- diastem
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noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- diaster
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noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- Thermit
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- thermes
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noun,
therm.
- hearted
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noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- hearten
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verb (used with object),
to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- destine
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verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- Amherst
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noun,
Jeffrey, Baron, 1717–97, British field marshal: governor general of British North America 1760–63.
- iterate
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- emetine
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noun,
a crystalline or white powdery substance, C 29 H 40 N 2 O 4 , the active principle of ipecac: used chiefly in the treatment of amebic dysentery and as an emetic and expectorant.
- emitter
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noun,
a person or thing that emits.
- seriema
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noun,
either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly.
- martnet
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noun,
an arrangement of lines formerly used for gathering up a leech of a sail.
- martins
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noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- adheres
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verb (used with object),
to cause to adhere; make stick:
- esthete
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noun,
aesthete.
- Martens
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- emirate
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- smitten
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verb,
a past participle of smite.
- Harnett
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noun,
William Michael, 1848–92, U.S. painter.
- deniers
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noun,
a person who denies.
- teatime
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noun,
the time at which tea is served or taken, usually in the late afternoon.
- sedarim
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noun,
a plural of Seder.
- mantids
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noun,
mantis.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- dentate
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adjective,
having a toothed margin or toothlike projections or processes.
- Emerita
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noun,
a woman with such status.
- sheared
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noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- dentist
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noun,
a person whose profession is dentistry.
- emeries
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noun,
a granular mineral substance consisting typically of corundum mixed with magnetite or hematite, used powdered, crushed, or consolidated for grinding and polishing.
- Maidens
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noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- Trieste
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noun,
a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
- dereism
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noun,
autism.
- dermat-
-
- stamin-
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- standee
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noun,
a person who stands, as a passenger in a train, a spectator at a theater, etc., either because all the seats are taken or because standing room is cheaper than a seat.
- deseret
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noun,
a territory established by the Mormons in 1849 as a proposed state of the Union: was refused admission to the Union by Congress and incorporated in the newly organized Territory of Utah 1850.
- termite
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noun,
any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc.
- thermae
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noun,
hot springs; hot baths.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- dimeter
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noun,
a verse or line of two measures or feet, as He is gone on the mountain,/He is lost to the forest.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- striate
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adjective,
striated.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- theines
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noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- henries
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noun,
the standard unit of inductance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a rate of one ampere per second. Abbreviation: H.
- reedman
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noun,
a musician who plays a reed instrument.
- Hsiamen
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noun,
Xiamen.
- tetrads
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noun,
a group of four.
- tandems
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noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- hinders
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noun,
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
- ratites
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- red-hat
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noun,
the broad-brimmed official hat of a Roman Catholic cardinal, symbolic of the office or rank of a cardinal.
- Drenthe
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noun,
a province in E Netherlands. 1011 sq. mi. (2620 sq. km).
- hetmans
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noun,
the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.
- ideates
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noun,
ideatum.
- aethers
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noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- theatre
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noun,
theater.
- ratteen
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noun,
ratiné.
- earthen
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adjective,
composed of earth.
- theater
-
noun,
a building, part of a building, or outdoor area for housing dramatic presentations, stage entertainments, or motion-picture shows.
- trident
-
noun,
a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
- tarnish
-
noun,
a tarnished coating.
- rattish
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling a rat.
- readies
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- earnest
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- hernias
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- heredes
-
noun,
plural of heres.
- Hermite
-
noun,
Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1822–1901, French mathematician.
- Heredia
-
noun,
José María de [Spanish haw-se mah-ree-ah th e] /Spanish hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1905, French poet, born in Cuba.
- Eastern
-
adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- reedmen
-
noun,
a musician who plays a reed instrument.
- demesne
-
noun,
possession of land as one's own:
- dirhams
-
noun,
a money of account of Iraq, the 20th part of a dinar, equal to 50 fils.
- therian
-
noun,
a therian animal.
- mitered
-
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.
- Heaters
-
noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- Theresa
-
noun,
Saint. Also, Teresa. Also called Theresa of Avila [ah-vee-lah] /ˈɑ viˌlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1515–82, Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and writer.
- sthenia
-
noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- instead
-
Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- dinette
-
noun,
a small space or alcove, often in or near the kitchen, serving as an informal dining area.
- airshed
-
noun,
a geographical area within which the air frequently is confined or channeled, with all parts of the area thus being subject to similar conditions of air pollution.
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- therein
-
adverb,
in or into that place or thing.
- reminds
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- thereat
-
adverb,
at that place or time; there:
- inheres
-
verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- disrate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- sainted
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- distant
-
adjective,
far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from):
- distent
-
adjective,
distended.
- remands
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- thenars
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- imarets
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- hematin
-
noun,
Biochemistry. heme.
- dithers
-
noun,
a trembling; vibration.
- Ditmars
-
noun,
Raymond Lee, 1876–1942, U.S. zoologist and author.
- tethers
-
noun,
a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement.
- remains
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- strati-
-
- Demeter
-
noun,
the ancient Greek chthonian goddess of agriculture and the protector of marriage and the social order, identified by the Romans with Ceres. She presided over the Eleusinian mysteries.
- marines
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- Teheran
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Iran, in the N part: wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin 1943.
- tinters
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- methane
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, CH 4 , the main constituent of marsh gas and the firedamp of coal mines, obtained commercially from natural gas: the first member of the methane, or alkane, series of hydrocarbons.
- atheism
-
noun,
the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
- atheist
-
noun,
a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.
- ethenes
-
noun,
ethylene (def 2).
- aniseed
-
noun,
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- athirst
-
adjective,
having a keen desire; eager (often followed by for):
- sidemen
-
noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- metates
-
noun,
a flat stone that has a shallow depression in the upper surface for holding maize or other grains to be ground with a mano.
- natters
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- attends
-
verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Rhetian
-
noun,
Raetic.
- tinders
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- ethanes
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
- tenters
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- teethes
-
verb (used without object),
to grow teeth; cut one's teeth.
- Meriden
-
noun,
a city in central Connecticut.
- retenes
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- seminar
-
noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- hareems
-
noun,
harem.
- eremite
-
noun,
a hermit or recluse, especially one under a religious vow.
- menhirs
-
noun,
an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.
- teether
-
noun,
a device for a baby to bite on during teething.
Compare teething ring.
- menders
-
noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- mithers
-
noun,
mother1 .
- teeters
-
noun,
a seesaw motion; wobble.
- entries
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- Meitner
-
noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- Ethanim
-
noun,
a month equivalent to Tishri in the modern Jewish calendar. I Kings 8:2.
- tirades
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- Needham
-
noun,
a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- Sherman
-
noun,
Forrest Percival, 1896–1951, U.S. naval officer.
- Sheitan
-
noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- anthers
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- estrade
-
noun,
a slightly raised platform in a room or hall.
- misread
-
verb (used with or without object),
to read wrongly.
- estreat
-
noun,
a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.
- mishear
-
verb (used with object),
to hear incorrectly or imperfectly:
- misdate
-
noun,
a wrong date.
- ARTEMIS
-
noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- Shemite
-
noun,
a Semite.
- estamin
-
noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- tenders
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- tithers
-
noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- etamine
-
noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- Minster
-
noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- astride
-
preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- midrash
-
noun,
an early Jewish interpretation of or commentary on a Biblical text, clarifying or expounding a point of law or developing or illustrating a moral principle.
- metiers
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- metrist
-
noun,
a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.
- sideman
-
noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- sidearm
-
adverb,
with a swinging motion of the arm moving to the side of the body at shoulder level or below and nearly parallel to the ground:
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- Mideast
-
noun,
Middle East.
- Teniers
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- Minette
-
noun,
a syenitic lamprophyre composed chiefly of orthoclase and biotite.
- minaret
-
noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- etatism
-
noun,
state socialism.
- minders
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- eserine
-
noun,
physostigmine.
- T-shirt
-
noun,
a lightweight, usually knitted, pullover shirt, close-fitting and with a round neckline and short sleeves, worn as an undershirt or outer garment.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- redeems
-
verb (used with object),
to buy or pay off; clear by payment:
- entrees
-
noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- matters
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- dearies
-
noun,
darling.
- meander
-
noun,
Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
- dearths
-
noun,
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack:
- Hamites
-
noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- hamster
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed, stout-bodied, burrowing rodents, as Cricetus cricetus, of Europe and Asia, having large cheek pouches.
- handset
-
noun,
Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.
- smarten
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- smatter
-
noun,
slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
- Transit
-
noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- mattins
-
noun,
matin (def 1).
- hardens
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- threads
-
noun,
a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- thirams
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- hardies
-
noun,
a chisel or fuller with a square shank for insertion into a square hole (hardy hole) in a blacksmith's anvil.
- endears
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- Mithras
-
noun,
the god of light and truth, later of the sun.
- matinee
-
noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- restate
-
verb (used with object),
to state again or in a new way.
- demeans
-
noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- dementi
-
noun,
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- trashed
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- dements
-
verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- demerit
-
noun,
a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:
- Nereids
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- enemies
-
noun,
a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another; an adversary or opponent.
- teeners
-
noun,
a teenager.
- medinas
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- threats
-
noun,
a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace:
- mediate
-
adjective,
acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
- dasheen
-
noun,
the taro plant, Colocasia esculenta, native to tropical Asia, now cultivated in the southern U.S. for its edible tubers.
- entreat
-
verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- entires
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- neither
-
pronoun,
not either; not one person or the other; not one thing or the other:
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- mediant
-
noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- Sereth
-
noun,
German name of Siret.
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- reside
-
noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- teethe
-
verb (used without object),
to grow teeth; cut one's teeth.
- retems
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- eterne
-
adjective,
eternal.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- harems
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- Reseda
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- herein
-
adverb,
in or into this place.
- resend
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- hearse
-
noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- header
-
noun,
a person or thing that removes or puts a head on something.
- hemins
-
noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- Hardin
-
noun,
John Wesley, 1853–95, U.S. outlaw in the West.
- hereat
-
adverb,
at this time; when this happened.
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- hareem
-
noun,
harem.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Harden
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- Hamden
-
noun,
a town in S Connecticut.
- he-man
-
noun,
a strong, tough, virile man.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- remind
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- Hamite
-
noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- heated
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- haeres
-
noun,
heres.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- haired
-
adjective,
having hair of a specified kind (usually used in combination):
- teener
-
noun,
a teenager.
- heders
-
noun,
(especially in Europe) a private Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
- ethine
-
noun,
acetylene.
- hatter
-
noun,
a maker or seller of hats.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Hemans
-
noun,
Felicia Dorothea (Browne) 1793–1835, English poet.
- hemat-
-
- ethane
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- te-hee
-
noun,
a titter; snicker.
- rhedas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- hasten
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remand
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- ethene
-
noun,
ethylene (def 2).
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- Teeter
-
noun,
a seesaw motion; wobble.
- hatred
-
noun,
the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- hearts
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- retene
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Herman
-
noun,
Woodrow ("Woody") 1913–1987, U.S. jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- nested
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- seemer
-
noun,
a person who constantly pretends.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- Mithra
-
noun,
the god of light and truth, later of the sun.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- matter
-
noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- Median
-
noun,
Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- seethe
-
noun,
the act of seething.
- medias
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- nemat-
-
- Medina
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- mattes
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- matted
-
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.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Sheena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- sedate
-
adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- mitten
-
noun,
a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
- Sedrah
-
noun,
Sidrah.
- mashed
-
noun,
mashed potatoes:
- masher
-
noun,
a person or thing that mashes.
- mashie
-
noun,
a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mashie iron but less slope than a mashie niblick.
- matri-
-
- Seeder
-
noun,
a person or thing that seeds.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- nether
-
adjective,
lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal:
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Mather
-
noun,
Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Medit.
-
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- marish
-
noun,
a marsh.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Shrine
-
noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- shmear
-
noun, verb (used with object),
schmear.
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- Shinar
-
noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- minder
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- Minthe
-
noun,
a nymph who was changed into a mint plant by Persephone to protect her from Hades.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- mirths
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- sendee
-
noun,
the person to whom something is sent.
- Sender
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- Mettie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Matilda or Martha.
- mithan
-
noun,
gayal.
- menads
-
noun,
maenad.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- mender
-
noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- Mendes
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- menhir
-
noun,
an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- merdes
-
noun,
excrement.
- Merida
-
noun,
suntan (def 2).
- Rheims
-
noun,
Reims.
- mither
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- Sidrah
-
noun,
a Parashah chanted or read on the Sabbath.
- Meshed
-
noun,
a city in NE Iran: Muslim shrine.
- mestee
-
noun,
mustee.
- metate
-
noun,
a flat stone that has a shallow depression in the upper surface for holding maize or other grains to be ground with a mano.
- meters
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Hermes
-
noun,
the ancient Greek herald and messenger of the gods and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
Compare Mercury (def 3).
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- strath
-
noun,
a wide valley.
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- ihrams
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- setter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sets.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Street
-
noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- inhere
-
verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- inmesh
-
verb (used with object),
enmesh.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- settee
-
noun,
a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms, and often upholstered.
- Hermit
-
noun,
a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- redeem
-
verb (used with object),
to buy or pay off; clear by payment:
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Hester
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Esther.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- Hetman
-
noun,
the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- hinder
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
- tandem
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instr.
-
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- stated
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- madres
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mahdis
-
noun,
the Muslim messiah, an expected spiritual and temporal ruler destined to establish a reign of righteousness throughout the world.
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- Mahren
-
noun,
German name of Moravia.
- maiden
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- mantid
-
noun,
mantis.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Serene
-
noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- shamir
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-hahk] /yɪtsˈhɑk/ (Show IPA), 1915–2012, Israeli political leader: prime minister 1986–92.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- intra-
-
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- shanti
-
noun,
peace.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- sandhi
-
noun,
morphophonemic alternation, especially as determined by phonetic environment, as in dontcha for don't you.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- radish
-
noun,
the crisp, pungent, edible root of the plant, Raphanus sativus, of the mustard family, usually eaten raw.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- Ishtar
-
noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- inter.
-
- Heater
-
noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- Esther
-
noun,
the wife of Ahasuerus.
- distr.
-
- theine
-
noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- theirn
-
pronoun,
theirs.
- Dnestr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- theism
-
noun,
the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- dither
-
noun,
a trembling; vibration.
- disarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- dirhem
-
noun,
any of various fractional silver coins issued in Islamic countries at different periods.
- dirham
-
noun,
a money of account of Iraq, the 20th part of a dinar, equal to 50 fils.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- therm-
-
- dimers
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- Arnhem
-
noun,
a city in the central Netherlands, on the Rhine River: World War II battle 1944.
- Therma
-
noun,
ancient name of Salonika.
- therme
-
noun,
therm.
- titmen
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- amides
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- tester
-
noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- edemas
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- ameers
-
noun,
emir.
- tether
-
noun,
a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement.
- tetra-
-
- amends
-
noun,
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- tetrad
-
noun,
a group of four.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- earths
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- amidst
-
preposition,
amid.
- anthem
-
noun,
a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism:
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- Thames
-
noun,
a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- thamin
-
noun,
a small deer, Cervus eldi, of southeastern Asia, having long, curved antlers: now reduced in numbers throughout its range.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- thanes
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Thanet
-
noun,
Octave [ok-tiv,, -teyv] /ˈɒk tɪv,, -teɪv/ (Show IPA) pen name of Alice French.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- trans.
-
- dreamt
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- arsen-
-
- arshin
-
noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- testee
-
noun,
a person who is tested, as by a scholastic examination.
- demies
-
noun,
a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- denims
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- daimen
-
adjective,
rare; occasional.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- Denham
-
noun,
Sir John, 1615–69, English poet and architect.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- demits
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- demise
-
noun,
death or decease.
- Damien
-
noun,
Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
- dement
-
verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- attend
-
verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- tiered
-
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.
- demean
-
noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- Danish
-
noun,
a North Germanic language, the language of Denmark, closely related to Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- thiram
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- thirds
-
noun,
a third part, especially of one (1/3).
- thirst
-
noun,
a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
- deaths
-
noun,
the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
- dasher
-
noun,
a person or thing that dashes.
- threat
-
noun,
a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace:
- dearth
-
noun,
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack:
- thread
-
noun,
a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- dentes
-
noun,
plural of dens.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- desert
-
noun,
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all:
Synonyms: waste, wasteland, barren wilderness.
- titman
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- therms
-
noun,
any of several units of heat, as one equivalent to 1000 large calories or 100,000 British thermal units.
- tithes
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- tither
-
noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- detest
-
verb (used with object),
to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely.
- deters
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- detent
-
noun,
a mechanism that temporarily keeps one part in a certain position relative to that of another, and can be released by applying force to one of the parts.
- ashmen
-
noun,
a person who collects and disposes of ashes, garbage, and refuse.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- desman
-
noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- desire
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- Athens
-
noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- thetas
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- dermis
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis, composed of connective tissue, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and an elaborate sensory nerve network.
- dermas
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- Thetis
-
noun,
a Nereid, the wife of Peleus and the mother of Achilles.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- denti-
-
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Ateste
-
noun,
ancient name of Este.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Dreams
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- Enders
-
noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- emends
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- admire
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- enmesh
-
verb (used with object),
to catch, as in a net; entangle:
- Admete
-
noun,
a daughter of Eurystheus for whom Hercules took the golden girdle of Ares from Hippolyte.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- enter-
-
- tented
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Ermine
-
noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- aether
-
noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- eiders
-
noun,
eider duck.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- adeems
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- tenter
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- emeers
-
noun,
emir.
- adhere
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to adhere; make stick:
- tenths
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- tentie
-
adjective,
tenty.
- Aeetes
-
noun,
a king of Colchis, father of Medea and custodian of the Golden Fleece.
- aidmen
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entree
-
noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- either
-
adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- terete
-
adjective,
slender and smooth, with a circular transverse section.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- admits
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- esteem
-
noun,
favorable opinion or judgment; respect or regard:
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tender
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- estate
-
noun,
a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- terat-
-
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- tenets
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- adren-
-
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- Shema
-
noun,
a liturgical prayer, prominent in Jewish history and tradition, that is recited daily at the morning and evening services and expresses the Jewish people's ardent faith in and love of God.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- shied
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- shred
-
noun,
a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- tithe
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- reni-
-
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- sherd
-
noun,
shard.
- shend
-
verb (used with object),
to put to shame.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mirth
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- 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.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- astr.
-
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- 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.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Mende
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- rhet.
-
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- Mehta
-
noun,
Zubin [zoo-bin] /ˈzu bɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1936, Indian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. since 1961.
- rheme
-
noun,
comment (def 7).
- meeds
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- 30-30
-
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Medea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a sorceress, daughter of Aeëtes and wife of Jason, whom she assisted in obtaining the Golden Fleece: when Jason deserted her, she killed their children.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dashi
-
noun,
a clear fish and kelp broth, used in Japanese cookery.
- darts
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- rheda
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- rhin-
-
- metr-
-
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- meths
-
noun,
methamphetamine; Methedrine.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- meth-
-
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- aden-
-
- 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.
- meta-
-
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- retd.
-
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- dames
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- merde
-
noun,
excrement.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 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.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- adeem
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- 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.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- sadhe
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- amin-
-
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- Neth.
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- anim.
-
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- andr-
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
-
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- AMEDS
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- treed
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- sanit
-
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- amid-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- treas
-
- Amer.
-
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- 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.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- semi-
-
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- mitts
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- shard
-
noun,
a fragment, especially of broken earthenware.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- arith
-
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- shade
-
noun,
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- aeri-
-
- sheet
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- 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.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- Armen
-
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- shame
-
noun,
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another:
- MSEnt
-
- nears
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- 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.
- anth-
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- ante-
-
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- semih
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- anti-
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- seti-
-
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- 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)
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Meath
-
noun,
a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 902 sq. mi. (2335 sq. km). County seat: Trim.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- herds
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- herem
-
noun,
the most severe form of excommunication, formerly used by rabbis in sentencing wrongdoers, usually for an indefinite period of time.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Herma
-
noun,
herm.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- herms
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- Thant
-
noun,
U, U Thant.
- herns
-
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- theat
-
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- heder
-
noun,
(especially in Europe) a private Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
- Hedin
-
noun,
Sven Anders [sven ahn-duh rs] /svɛn ˈɑn dərs/ (Show IPA), 1865–1952, Swedish geographer and explorer.
- heeds
-
noun,
careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- hema-
-
- hemin
-
noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- edema
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- teths
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- hemes
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- Hemet
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- hemi-
-
- hemia
-
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- IATSE
-
- drams
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- Thema
-
noun,
theme (def 7).
- theme
-
noun,
a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic:
- ihram
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- dist.
-
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- Hind.
-
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- hides
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- hier-
-
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- hinds
-
noun,
Zoology. the female of the deer, chiefly the red deer, especially in and after the third year.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Hiram
-
noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hist.
-
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- hames
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- hadst
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- haem-
-
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Hamer
-
noun,
Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- tera-
-
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- Hands
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Hades
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the underworld inhabited by departed souls.
the god ruling the underworld; Pluto.
- teeth
-
noun,
plural of tooth.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- tenth
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- hards
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- edit.
-
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- heads
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Hatti
-
noun,
an ancient people who lived in central Anatolia before its conquest by the Hittites.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Edith
-
noun,
a female given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “war.”.
- tears
-
- 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.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- harem
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Harim
-
noun,
harem.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Harms
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- term.
-
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- Hasid
-
noun,
a member of a sect founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal Shem-Tov and characterized by its emphasis on mysticism, prayer, ritual strictness, religious zeal, and joy.
Compare Mitnagged.
- Emden
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Germany.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- emend
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- emeer
-
noun,
emir.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- derms
-
noun,
a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Smith
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- demi-
-
- demes
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- mast-
-
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Isth.
-
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- maths
-
noun,
mathematics.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- stat.
-
- math.
-
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- dent.
-
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Mahdi
-
noun,
the Muslim messiah, an expected spiritual and temporal ruler destined to establish a reign of righteousness throughout the world.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- derm-
-
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- Marsh
-
noun,
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Srta.
-
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- Theta
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- Deere
-
noun,
John, 1804–86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of farm implements.
- matts
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Matthew.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Deems
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- intr.
-
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Death
-
noun,
the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Meade
-
noun,
George Gordon, 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War.
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- Esth.
-
- third
-
noun,
a third part, especially of one (1/3).
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Dinah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Dina. the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:21.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- diam.
-
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- deism
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- matr-
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- ster.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Matt.
-
- Iran.
-
- matte
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- ten.
-
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- 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.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- RNAS
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- 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.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- std.
-
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ter.
-
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- tri-
-
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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).
- Rida
-
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- trid
-
- 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.
- 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.
- trit
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- rit.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tRNA
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- tanh
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Sem.
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- the-
-
- that
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- str.
-
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- shad
-
noun,
a deep-bodied herring, Alosa sapidissima, of Europe and North America, that migrates up streams to spawn, used for food.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- thi-
-
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Ste.
-
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- TDRS
-
- teth
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- SRAM
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Sra.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Tit.
-
- shr.
-
- Tasm
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- 1080
-
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- dia-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- MAEd
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Man.
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mar.
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- 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.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- dim.
-
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- Ire.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- dish
-
noun,
an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
- dis-
-
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dir.
-
- med.
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- 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.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Din.
-
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- int.
-
- deem
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- mes-
-
- 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.
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- met.
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mid.
-
- midn
-
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- dat.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- min.
-
- Ens.
-
- ment
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- der.
-
- MDES
-
- mdnt
-
- mdse
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Den.
-
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meas
-
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- deme
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Mede
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Media.
- meed
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Dem.
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- men-
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ins.
-
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- EDTA
-
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- hade
-
noun,
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- emia
-
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- head
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- EMet
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- end-
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Esd.
-
- ette
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Eth.
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- edhs
-
noun,
eth.
- IndE
-
- idae
-
- HMAS
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Ind.
-
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- IEEE
-
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- inae
-
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- heed
-
noun,
careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- hem-
-
- heme
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- her.
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- herd
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hide
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- 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.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- amt.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- NTIA
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- amdt
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- rad.
-
- RADM
-
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ands
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arm.
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- ANSI
-
- ARIS
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- NIMH
-
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NIRA
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ant.
-
- Aire
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- art.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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)
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- 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.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- AInd
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Adm.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- AIME
-
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Neh.
-
- att.
-
- ASME
-
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- Nah.
-
- MNAS
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- NADH
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- atm.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- neem
-
- attn
-
- mRNA
-
- MSIE
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSHE
-
- MSHA
-
- dahs
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- MSEE
-
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- MSAE
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Dash
-
noun,
a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else:
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- 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.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- mis-
-
- 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.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- NASD
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- TSE
-
- Am.
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- 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.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- TSI
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- ene
-
- TRH
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- TSH
-
- EMR
-
- AHE
-
- TIA
-
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ad-
-
- EIS
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- eir
-
- EMT
-
- TID
-
- Ehr
-
- en-
-
- EEE
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ae.
-
- DAR
-
- EDT
-
- ThM
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- DMT
-
- DSR
-
- AMS
-
- DSA
-
- ASN
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- DRE
-
- dh-
-
- ard
-
- Dr.
-
- DNR
-
- DNA
-
- 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.
- dha
-
- DTh
-
- DMS
-
- di.
-
- DMA
-
- ASM
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- ASI
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- TNT
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- ARS
-
- ase
-
- DST
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- AME
-
- edh
-
noun,
eth.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DAE
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- DSM
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- at.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ETD
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ast
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- th-
-
- ThD
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ASR
-
- DET
-
- 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.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- ead
-
- ea.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTh
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- MTS
-
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- MSI
-
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NHA
-
- NHI
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- MSN
-
- SHA
-
- NIA
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- MHA
-
- MHD
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- MHE
-
- MHR
-
- sht
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- MIT
-
- MSH
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- MSA
-
- MSD
-
- MSE
-
- NHS
-
- NIH
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- REA
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RDS
-
- sd.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- 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.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- RDA
-
- SAE
-
- SED
-
- NSA
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SDR
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rd.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- SAR
-
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Hts
-
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- HRE
-
- hrs
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- id.
-
- hid
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Ia.
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ide
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- ier
-
- HSM
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- ese
-
- ESR
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- HMS
-
- hr.
-
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- hd.
-
- 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.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- TTS
-
- IHS
-
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ish
-
- Ir.
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- in.
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- 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.
- Md.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- IRS
-
- Sr.
-
- STI
-
- SMD
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- STM
-
- ine
-
- INH
-
- MDT
-
- SMA
-
- Me.
-
- 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 .
- S.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- SN
-
- SM
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SA
-
- TT
-
- MH
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- h.
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- MN
-
- RN
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- ND
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- t.
-
- NH
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TM
-
- ee
-
- TN
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- DN
-
- NI
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- N.
-
- NM
-
- i.
-
- DM
-
- D.
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- RH
-
- RI
-
- 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.
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TD
-