Anagrams of illuminates
Word illuminates has
1048 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of illuminates.
- illuminate
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noun,
Archaic. a person who is or affects to be specially enlightened.
- aluminite
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noun,
a mineral, hydrous aluminum sulfate, Al 2 (SO 4)(OH) 4 ⋅7H 2 O, occurring in white, chalky masses.
- illumines
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verb (used with or without object),
to illuminate.
- nullities
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noun,
the state or quality of being null; nothingness; invalidity.
- mulleins
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Verbascum, of the figwort family, native to the Old World, especially V. thapsus, a tall plant with woolly leaves and a dense spike of yellow flowers.
- illumine
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verb (used with or without object),
to illuminate.
- all-time
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adjective,
never surpassed or greater:
- mullites
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noun,
a rare clay mineral, aluminum silicate, Al 6 Si 2 O 13 , produced artificially during various melting and firing processes: used as a refractory.
- aliments
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- mutinies
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noun,
revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers.
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- alienism
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noun,
alienage.
- insulate
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verb (used with object),
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound:
- Milstein
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noun,
Cesar, 1927–2002, Argentinian immunologist: Nobel prize 1984.
- millines
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noun,
one agate line of advertising one column in width appearing in one million copies of a periodical.
- Milesian
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noun,
any of the people from Spain who invaded Ireland and defeated the Tuatha Dé Danann, and who were the ancestors of the present Irish people.
- Islamite
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noun,
a Muslim.
- simulant
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noun,
a person or thing that simulates.
- Latinism
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noun,
a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- Antilles
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plural noun,
a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, the one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles) the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S (Lesser Antilles or Caribees)
- slimline
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adjective,
slim in appearance.
- alunites
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- manilles
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noun,
the second highest trump in certain card games, as the seven of trumps in omber or nine of trumps in klaberjass.
- simulate
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adjective,
Archaic. simulated.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- suimate
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noun,
self-mate.
- tallies
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noun,
an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- mullets
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noun,
any of several marine or freshwater, usually gray fishes of the family Mugilidae, having a nearly cylindrical body.
- tailles
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noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- mullite
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noun,
a rare clay mineral, aluminum silicate, Al 6 Si 2 O 13 , produced artificially during various melting and firing processes: used as a refractory.
- elitism
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noun,
practice of or belief in rule by an elite.
- stimuli
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noun,
something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, feeling, thought, etc.:
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- stamin-
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- mullein
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Verbascum, of the figwort family, native to the Old World, especially V. thapsus, a tall plant with woolly leaves and a dense spike of yellow flowers.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- eluants
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- install
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verb (used with object),
to place in position or connect for service or use:
- illust.
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- muletas
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noun,
a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick set into one of the three holes in or near the center, for use by a matador in guiding the course of the bull's attack in the stage of the fight preparatory to the kill.
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- limites
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noun,
plural of limes.
- liminal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated at the limen.
- Luminal
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- Liestal
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Basel-Land, in NW Switzerland.
- luteins
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- malleus
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noun,
the outermost of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of mammals.
Also called hammer.
Compare incus (def 1), stapes.
- manille
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noun,
the second highest trump in certain card games, as the seven of trumps in omber or nine of trumps in klaberjass.
- Latinus
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noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- laments
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- mellita
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noun,
mellite.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- Miletus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a son of Apollo and Aria, and the founder of the city of Miletus.
- illites
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noun,
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
- Millais
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noun,
Sir John Everett, 1829–96, English painter.
- millets
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noun,
a cereal grass, Setaria italica, extensively cultivated in the East and in southern Europe for its small seed, or grain, used as food for humans and fowls, but in the U.S. grown chiefly for fodder.
- milline
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noun,
one agate line of advertising one column in width appearing in one million copies of a periodical.
- inutile
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adjective,
of no use or service.
- inulase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- instill
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verb (used with object),
to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject:
- miniate
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verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- minuets
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noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- minutes
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noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- minutia
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noun,
Usually, minutiae. precise details; small or trifling matters:
- amities
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noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- ill-use
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noun,
Also, ill-usage. bad, unjust, or cruel treatment.
- illumes
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verb (used with object),
to illuminate.
- amulets
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noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- lintels
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noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- tuilles
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noun,
a tasset.
- alliums
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noun,
any bulbous plant belonging to the genus Allium, of the amaryllis family, having an onion odor and flowers in a round cluster, including the onion, leek, shallot, garlic, and chive.
- ultimas
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noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- tsunami
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noun,
an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
- ailment
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noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- aliment
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noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- utensil
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noun,
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
- Tunisia
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noun,
a republic in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: a French protectorate until 1956. 48,330 sq. mi. (125,175 sq. km). Capital: Tunis.
- alunite
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- unities
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noun,
the state of being one; oneness.
- muslin
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noun,
a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
- Nautes
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noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- meatus
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noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- nasute
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noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- melan-
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- munite
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verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- lament
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noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- Musial
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noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- multi-
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- Multan
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noun,
a city in E central Pakistan.
- unites
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- tinsel
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Iletin
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- mullet
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noun,
any of several marine or freshwater, usually gray fishes of the family Mugilidae, having a nearly cylindrical body.
- nemat-
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- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- matins
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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.
- sallet
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noun,
a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
- samlet
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noun,
a young salmon.
- eluant
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- mantis
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noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- salute
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noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- Mantle
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noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- milieu
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noun,
surroundings, especially of a social or cultural nature:
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- maslin
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noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- Manuel
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noun,
a male given name.
- Latium
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noun,
a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- unseal
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verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- latins
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- numis.
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- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- all-in
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adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Allium
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noun,
any bulbous plant belonging to the genus Allium, of the amaryllis family, having an onion odor and flowers in a round cluster, including the onion, leek, shallot, garlic, and chive.
- Allies
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noun,
plural of ally.
- muleta
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noun,
a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick set into one of the three holes in or near the center, for use by a matador in guiding the course of the bull's attack in the stage of the fight preparatory to the kill.
- intime
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adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- instil
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- insula
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noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- Insull
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noun,
Samuel, 1859–1938, U.S. public utilities magnate, born in England.
- insult
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noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- metal.
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- metall
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- intima
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noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- Umtali
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noun,
former name of Mutare.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Millie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Millicent or Mildred.
- Iseult
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noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- milli-
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- Millet
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noun,
a cereal grass, Setaria italica, extensively cultivated in the East and in southern Europe for its small seed, or grain, used as food for humans and fowls, but in the U.S. grown chiefly for fodder.
- Ultima
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noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- Milles
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noun,
Carl (Carl Wilhelm Emil Anderson) 1875–1955, U.S. sculptor, born in Sweden.
- milit.
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- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- mental
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noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- illite
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noun,
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- mantel
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noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- muesli
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noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- illume
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verb (used with object),
to illuminate.
- tuille
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noun,
a tasset.
- amines
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Tuinal
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- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- imines
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noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- tulles
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noun,
a thin, fine, machine-made net of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Uniate
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noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- minute
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noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- Minuit
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noun,
Peter, 1580–1638, Dutch colonial administrator in America: director general of the New Netherlands 1626–31.
- minuet
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noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- mensal
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adjective,
monthly.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- Samuel
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noun,
a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1–3; 8–15.
- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- unseam
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verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- lunate
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noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- litmus
-
noun,
a blue coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, especially Roccella tinctoria. In alkaline solution litmus turns blue, in acid solution, red: widely used as a chemical indicator.
- L-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- tenaim
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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.
- lumens
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noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- Stella
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noun,
a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.
- lumine
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verb (used with object),
to illumine.
- lilies
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noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- lunies
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noun,
a lunatic.
- sullen
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adjective,
showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
- stamen
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noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- Lieut.
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- luteal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving the corpus luteum.
- lutein
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- mailes
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- maills
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noun,
mail3 .
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- Austin
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noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- lintel
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noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- telium
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- linums
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- lineal
-
adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- amulet
-
noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- listel
-
noun,
a narrow list or fillet.
- Tallis
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noun,
Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
- sunlit
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adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- tellin
-
noun,
any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- limits
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- Tellus
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of the earth, marriage, and fertility, identified with the Greek goddess Gaea.
- taille
-
noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- alumni
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noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- autism
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- tenuis
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noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- alumin
-
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- elints
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noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- simile
-
noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- unseat
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verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- lentil
-
noun,
a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
- unsell
-
verb (used with object),
to dissuade from a belief in the desirability, value, wisdom, or truth of something:
- Mallet
-
noun,
a hammerlike tool with a head commonly of wood but occasionally of rawhide, plastic, etc., used for driving any tool with a wooden handle, as a chisel, or for striking a surface.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- malls
-
noun,
Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building.
Compare shopping center.
- meta-
-
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- 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.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- mauls
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Melia
-
- maill
-
noun,
mail3 .
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- 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.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Unit.
-
- Melun
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- 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.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- USLTA
-
- mast-
-
- Lumen
-
noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Lulea
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- male-
-
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- smell
-
noun,
the sense of smell; faculty of smelling.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- Small
-
noun,
something that is small:
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- seti-
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- semi-
-
- stall
-
noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- tells
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- 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.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Sulla
-
noun,
(Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix) 138–78 b.c, Roman general and statesman: dictator 82–79.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- stull
-
noun,
a timber prop.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Still
-
noun,
stillness or silence:
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- ulent
-
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- mulls
-
noun,
a soft, thin muslin.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- MSEnt
-
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Mlles
-
- 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.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- Tulle
-
noun,
a thin, fine, machine-made net of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- mini-
-
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- Mills
-
noun,
C(harles) Wright, 1916–62, U.S. sociologist.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- 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.
- sanit
-
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tills
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- 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.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- nulls
-
noun,
Electronics. a point of minimum signal reception, as on a radio direction finder or other electronic meter.
- 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.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Linum
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- neut.
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- naut.
-
- natl.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Ital.
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- emuls
-
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lamut
-
noun,
Even.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- amin-
-
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- ileum
-
noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- Ilium
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- alti-
-
- illus
-
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- alum.
-
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- alums
-
noun,
Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- imit.
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- init.
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- mells
-
noun,
a heavy hammer; mallet.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Lamus
-
noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- IATSE
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- lilts
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- Aust.
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- 30-30
-
- anim.
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- mun.
-
- est.
-
- 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.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- ASME
-
- ant.
-
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- 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.
- Tell
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Aus.
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Ste.
-
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- mus.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atm.
-
- ates
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tel-
-
- ASTM
-
- ANTU
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- 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.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Sem.
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sat.
-
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- ELAS
-
- 1080
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- 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.
- 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.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- 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.
- Tasm
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- enl.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Ens.
-
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- null
-
noun,
Electronics. a point of minimum signal reception, as on a radio direction finder or other electronic meter.
- AMLS
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- aut-
-
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- amus
-
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Saml
-
- mult
-
- Elul
-
noun,
the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar.
- ANSI
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- amt.
-
- Sam.
-
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- emia
-
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- NTIA
-
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- alt.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- lea.
-
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- 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.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Man.
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- MALS
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mall
-
noun,
Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building.
Compare shopping center.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- men-
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Lam.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Mell
-
noun,
a heavy hammer; mallet.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- meas
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- mal-
-
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- AISI
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- USIA
-
- USMA
-
- USNA
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- lit.
-
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- uni-
-
- 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.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIME
-
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- 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.
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aet.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- inae
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- intl
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- 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.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- ile-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Mull
-
noun,
a soft, thin muslin.
- Ill.
-
- mule
-
noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- MSIE
-
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- MSAE
-
- Tues
-
- MNAS
-
- all-
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Mlle
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Alis
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- met.
-
- Mill
-
noun,
a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
- itis
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mes-
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- mil.
-
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- ment
-
- USM
-
- TSI
-
- USN
-
- AMS
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Tu.
-
- tue
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ALU
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- 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.
- Am.
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- TSE
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- uti
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ALM
-
- 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.
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- STM
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- UAE
-
- ult
-
- USA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- UMT
-
- Une
-
- AME
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- TAL
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- UAM
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- UIT
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- 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.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- al.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- an.
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ae.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- uns
-
- AMU
-
- SAE
-
- STL
-
- in.
-
- MNA
-
- MLS
-
- ILS
-
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- MIT
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MNS
-
- ine
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ist
-
- MNE
-
- MSA
-
- ite
-
- il-
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- ITU
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ase
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- MSE
-
- MTS
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- Mt.
-
- MST
-
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- ITA
-
- MIE
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- LTL
-
- 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.
- MSL
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Me.
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LIM
-
- LTA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LST
-
- LSM
-
- LSI
-
- LMT
-
- LLM
-
- ll.
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- ium
-
- IUS
-
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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 .
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Les
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- IAS
-
- eu-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- EIS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ean
-
- se-
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- SLA
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Sta
-
- ASI
-
- STI
-
- ASM
-
- ASN
-
- ast
-
- ASU
-
- at.
-
- St.
-
- EAM
-
- SNU
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- SMA
-
- SLE
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- en-
-
- NMI
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ETS
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- 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:
- ESU
-
- NIA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ESL
-
- 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.
- ESA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- NMU
-
- NSA
-
- NUL
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NSU
-
- NUM
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- MN
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- M.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- 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.
- N.
-
- i.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NI
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- ln
-
- SU
-
- LM
-
- 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.
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- SN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TM
-
- UL
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- L.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TN
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- NM
-
- TL
-
- UI
-
- NL
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- U.
-
- SM
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- EI
-
- le
-