Anagrams of impeachments
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- impeachment
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noun,
the impeaching of a public official before an appropriate tribunal.
- space-time
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noun,
Also called space-time continuum. the four-dimensional continuum, having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate, in which all physical quantities may be located.
- patencies
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noun,
the state of being patent.
- pantheism
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noun,
the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
- mincemeat
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noun,
a mixture composed of minced apples, suet, and sometimes meat, together with raisins, currants, candied citron, etc., for filling a pie.
- teach-ins
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noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- mainsheet
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noun,
a sheet of a mainsail.
- 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.
- phenetics
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noun,
classification of organisms based on measurable similarities and differences rather than genetic makeup and evolutionary descent.
- phenacite
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noun,
a rare vitreous mineral, beryllium silicate, Be 2 SiO 4 , occurring in crystals, sometimes used as a gem.
- camphenes
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble substance, C 10 H 16 , occurring in turpentine and many other essential oils, prepared from pinene: used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of synthetic camphor.
- patiences
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noun,
the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
- Achimenes
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noun,
any of several tropical American herbs of the genus Achimenes, cultivated for their showy, tubular flowers.
- pemmicans
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noun,
dried meat pounded into a powder and mixed with hot fat and dried fruits or berries, pressed into a loaf or into small cakes, originally prepared by North American Indians.
- meantimes
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noun,
the intervening time:
- Stephanie
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noun,
a female given name.
- cathepsin
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noun,
any of a class of intracellular proteolytic enzymes, occurring in animal tissue, especially the liver, spleen, kidneys, and intestine, that catalyze autolysis in certain pathological conditions and after death.
- mechanism
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noun,
an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
- impeaches
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noun,
Obsolete. impeachment.
- empathies
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noun,
the psychological identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another.
- mechanist
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noun,
a person who believes in the theory of mechanism.
- psammite
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noun,
any sandstone.
- Epicaste
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noun,
Jocasta.
- echinate
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adjective,
bristly; prickly.
- Ephesian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Ephesus.
- manchets
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noun,
a kind of white bread made from the finest flour.
- shipmate
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noun,
a person who serves with another on the same vessel.
- Patience
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noun,
the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
- semantic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:
- Machetes
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noun,
a large heavy knife used especially in Latin-American countries in cutting sugarcane and clearing underbrush and as a weapon.
- petechia
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noun,
a minute, round, nonraised hemorrhage in the skin or in a mucous or serous membrane.
- cheapens
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verb (used with object),
to make cheap or cheaper.
- estampie
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noun,
a medieval dance and instrumental form, in several repeated sections, associated chiefly with the trouvères.
- Meneptah
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noun,
Merneptah.
- chammies
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noun,
chamois (defs 2–4, 6, 7).
- sheepman
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noun,
a person engaged in the tending or breeding of sheep, especially the owner of a sheep ranch.
- specimen
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noun,
a part or an individual taken as exemplifying a whole mass or number; a typical animal, plant, mineral, part, etc.
- asthenic
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noun,
a person of the asthenic type.
- pastiche
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noun,
a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources.
- meantime
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noun,
the intervening time:
- camphene
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble substance, C 10 H 16 , occurring in turpentine and many other essential oils, prepared from pinene: used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of synthetic camphor.
- pemmican
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noun,
dried meat pounded into a powder and mixed with hot fat and dried fruits or berries, pressed into a loaf or into small cakes, originally prepared by North American Indians.
- campsite
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noun,
a place used or suitable for camping.
- heptanes
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noun,
any of nine isomeric hydrocarbons, C 7 H 16 , of the alkane series, some of which are obtained from petroleum: used in fuels as solvents, and as chemical intermediates.
- 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.
- Casement
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noun,
a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
- spacemen
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noun,
an astronaut.
- mismatch
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noun,
a bad or unsatisfactory match.
- pitchman
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noun,
an itinerant vendor of small wares that are usually carried in a case with collapsible legs, allowing it to be set up or removed quickly.
- pitchmen
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noun,
an itinerant vendor of small wares that are usually carried in a case with collapsible legs, allowing it to be set up or removed quickly.
- hepatics
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noun,
a medicine acting on the liver.
- misteach
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verb (used with object),
to teach wrongly or badly.
- Eisenach
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noun,
a city in central Germany.
- mateship
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noun,
the state of being a mate.
- emphatic
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noun,
an emphatic consonant.
- phenetic
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adjective,
pertaining to or based on the observable similarities and differences between organisms without regard to assumed genealogy.
- etamines
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- Achinese
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noun,
Atjehnese.
- matinees
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- centimes
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noun,
a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
- Memphian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis.
- hemisect
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verb (used with object),
to cut into two equal parts; to bisect, especially along a medial longitudinal plane.
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- chanties
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noun,
chantey.
- hematins
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noun,
Biochemistry. heme.
- hematics
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noun,
hematinic (def 1).
- Thespian
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a tragedian; an actor or actress.
- Thespiae
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noun,
a city at the foot of Mount Helicon where, according to mythology, the Muses performed their games.
- Memphite
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adjective,
Also, Memphitic [mem-fit-ik] /mɛmˈfɪt ɪk/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis.
- 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.
- Metaphen
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- Steichen
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noun,
Edward, 1879–1973, U.S. photographer.
- teach-in
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noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- shipment
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noun,
an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- Chinese
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noun,
the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
- teaches
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noun,
Informal. teacher.
- tapemen
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noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- Epstein
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noun,
Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
- inphase
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adjective,
having the same phase.
- cetanes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- escheat
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noun,
the reverting of property to the state or some agency of the state, or, as in England, to the lord of the fee or to the crown, when there is a failure of persons legally qualified to inherit or to claim.
- Memphis
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noun,
a port in SW Tennessee, on the Mississippi.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- Sheitan
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noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- enchase
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verb (used with object),
to place (gems) in an ornamental setting.
- atheism
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noun,
the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
- empties
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noun,
Informal. something that is empty, as a box, bottle, or can:
- peteman
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noun,
peterman.
- metaph.
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- pinches
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- pitmans
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- sthenic
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adjective,
sturdy; heavily and strongly built.
- sthenia
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noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- methane
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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.
- Stephen
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. c35, first Christian martyr.
- 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.
- catnips
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noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- emmenia
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noun,
menses.
- pitches
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noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- cements
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noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- centime
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noun,
a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, the 100th part of a franc.
- shipmen
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noun,
a sailor.
- inscape
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noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- machine
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noun,
an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work:
- Penates
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plural noun,
gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- tammies
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noun,
a fabric of mixed fibers, constructed in plain weave and often heavily glazed, used in the manufacture of linings and undergarments.
- Shemite
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noun,
a Semite.
- inspect
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verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- Micheas
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noun,
Micah (defs 1, 2).
- encamps
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verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- menaces
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noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- machete
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noun,
a large heavy knife used especially in Latin-American countries in cutting sugarcane and clearing underbrush and as a weapon.
- menacme
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noun,
the part of a female's life during which menstruation occurs.
- tachism
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noun,
action painting (def 1).
- pschent
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noun,
the double crown worn by ancient Egyptian kings, symbolic of dominion over Upper and Lower Egypt, which had previously been separate kingdoms.
- Shipman
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noun,
a sailor.
- aseptic
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noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- emetics
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noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- mismate
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verb (used with or without object),
to mate unsuitably or wrongly.
- cheapen
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verb (used with object),
to make cheap or cheaper.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- sphenic
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adjective,
being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- theines
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noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- hatpins
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noun,
a long pin for securing a woman's hat to her hair, often having a bulbous decorative head of colored glass, simulated pearl, or the like.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- cheapie
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noun,
a cheaply made, often inferior, product:
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- chemise
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noun,
a woman's loose-fitting, shirtlike undergarment.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- aitches
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noun,
the letter H, h.
- haptics
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noun,
the branch of psychology that investigates sensory data and sensation derived from the sense of touch and localized on the skin.
- pastime
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noun,
something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
- patches
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noun,
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
- misname
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verb (used with object),
to name incorrectly or wrongly; miscall.
- stamin-
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- Hsiamen
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noun,
Xiamen.
- chemism
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noun,
chemical action.
- Sempach
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noun,
a village in central Switzerland: Austrians defeated by Swiss 1386.
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- heptane
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noun,
any of nine isomeric hydrocarbons, C 7 H 16 , of the alkane series, some of which are obtained from petroleum: used in fuels as solvents, and as chemical intermediates.
- spinach
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noun,
a plant, Spinacia oleracea, cultivated for its edible, crinkly or flat leaves.
- hepcats
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noun,
a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
- hepatic
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noun,
a medicine acting on the liver.
- matches
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noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- Chi-tse
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noun,
Ki Tse.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- chemist
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noun,
a specialist in chemistry.
- hetmans
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noun,
the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.
- manship
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- achenes
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noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- matinee
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- hematin
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noun,
Biochemistry. heme.
- hematic
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noun,
hematinic (def 1).
- chasten
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verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- haptens
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noun,
a substance having a single antigenic determinant that can react with a previously existing antibody but cannot stimulate more antibody production unless combined with other molecules; a partial antigen.
- meatmen
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noun,
a dealer in meat; butcher.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- mechan-
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- peaches
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noun,
the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
- Hamites
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noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- peahens
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noun,
the female peafowl.
- Ethanim
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noun,
a month equivalent to Tishri in the modern Jewish calendar. I Kings 8:2.
- ethanes
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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.
- tempehs
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noun,
a fermented soybean cake.
- spathic
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adjective,
like spar.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- aphetic
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adjective,
pertaining to or due to aphesis.
- pectase
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noun,
an enzyme occurring in various fruits and involved in the formation of pectic acid from pectin.
- incepts
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- chaines
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- maihems
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noun,
mayhem.
- etamine
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- pectens
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noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- pectins
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noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- septime
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noun,
the seventh of eight defensive positions.
- ethnics
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noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- impacts
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noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- manchet
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noun,
a kind of white bread made from the finest flour.
- immense
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adjective,
vast; huge; very great:
- ammines
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noun,
a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
- Phineas
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “serpent's mouth or oracle.”.
- chapmen
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noun,
British. a peddler.
- tenches
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noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- impaste
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verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- tenaces
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- impeach
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noun,
Obsolete. impeachment.
- maihem
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noun,
mayhem.
- emetic
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noun,
an emetic medicine or agent.
- mashie
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noun,
a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mashie iron but less slope than a mashie niblick.
- Machen
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noun,
Arthur, 1863–1947, Welsh novelist and essayist.
- pintas
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noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- speech
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noun,
the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one's thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture:
- cnemis
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noun,
the tibia or shin.
- sphene
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noun,
a mineral, calcium titanium silicate, CaTiSiO 5 , occurring as an accessory mineral in a variety of crystalline rocks, usually in small wedge-shaped crystals.
- mantic
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adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- 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.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- specie
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noun,
coined money; coin.
- smitch
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noun,
smidgen.
- Manche
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noun,
a conventional representation of a sleeve with a flaring end, used as a charge.
- snitch
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noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- Spence
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noun,
a pantry.
- pieces
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noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- spathe
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noun,
a bract or pair of bracts, often large and colored, subtending or enclosing a spadix or flower cluster.
- sachem
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noun,
the chief of a tribe.
the chief of a confederation.
- itches
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noun,
the sensation of itching.
- haptic
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noun,
Usually, haptics. Digital Technology.
a vibration or other tactile sensation received from a computer or electronic device:
an input or output device that senses the body's movements by means of physical contact with the user:
- hatpin
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noun,
a long pin for securing a woman's hat to her hair, often having a bulbous decorative head of colored glass, simulated pearl, or the like.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Hastie
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noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- hasten
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verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- icemen
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Santee
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- hapten
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noun,
a substance having a single antigenic determinant that can react with a previously existing antibody but cannot stimulate more antibody production unless combined with other molecules; a partial antigen.
- seiche
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noun,
an occasional and sudden oscillation of the water of a lake, bay, estuary, etc., producing fluctuations in the water level and caused by wind, earthquakes, changes in barometric pressure, etc.
- Sammie
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noun,
a sandwich.
- Semite
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noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Senate
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noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- Hamite
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noun,
a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20.
- Seneca
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noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- immane
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adjective,
vast in size; enormous.
- sateen
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- Hecate
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noun,
a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.
- IMPACT
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noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- scheme
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noun,
a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- hepta-
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- hepcat
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noun,
a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
- hepat-
-
- seance
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- seamen
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noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- Hetman
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noun,
the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.
- Schipa
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noun,
Tito [tee-taw] /ˈti tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1965, Italian operatic tenor.
- schema
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noun,
a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- scampi
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noun,
a large shrimp or prawn.
- hempen
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adjective,
of, like, or pertaining to hemp.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- hemins
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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.
- scathe
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noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- hemat-
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- Hemans
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noun,
Felicia Dorothea (Browne) 1793–1835, English poet.
- he-man
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noun,
a strong, tough, virile man.
- immesh
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verb (used with object),
enmesh.
- septi-
-
- Pitman
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- enmesh
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verb (used with object),
to catch, as in a net; entangle:
- inseam
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- epacts
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- escape
-
noun,
an act or instance of escaping. Synonyms: flight.
- encamp
-
verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- pitmen
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- Emmies
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) any of several statuettes awarded annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for excellence in television programming, production, or performance.
- emmets
-
noun,
an ant.
- Sheena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- escent
-
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- ethnic
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- ethine
-
noun,
acetylene.
- ethics
-
noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- 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.
- etches
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- inmesh
-
verb (used with object),
enmesh.
- etapes
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- shanti
-
noun,
peace.
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- shapen
-
adjective,
having a designated shape (usually used in combination):
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- cheats
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- peseta
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- Penchi
-
noun,
Benxi.
- MSMetE
-
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- 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.
- penta-
-
- Pesach
-
noun,
Passover (def 1).
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- Cammie
-
noun,
camouflage.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- Athens
-
noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- 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.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- theine
-
noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- theism
-
noun,
the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- peahen
-
noun,
the female peafowl.
- stench
-
noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- stemma
-
noun,
ocellus (def 1).
- cement
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- penche
-
adjective,
performed or executed while leaning forward.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Mensch
-
noun,
a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- anthem
-
noun,
a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism:
- peasen
-
noun,
a plural of pease.
- peaces
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- tempeh
-
noun,
a fermented soybean cake.
- pecans
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- apiece
-
adverb,
for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each:
- mithan
-
noun,
gayal.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- pecten
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- pectin
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- pathic
-
- techie
-
noun,
a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
- mishap
-
noun,
an unfortunate accident.
- 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.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- ashmen
-
noun,
a person who collects and disposes of ashes, garbage, and refuse.
- ashpit
-
noun,
a receptacle in the bottom of a fireplace, under a barbecue, or the like, for the accumulation of ashes.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- amphi-
-
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- Minthe
-
noun,
a nymph who was changed into a mint plant by Persephone to protect her from Hades.
- ammine
-
noun,
a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- phatic
-
adjective,
denoting speech used to express or create an atmosphere of shared feelings, goodwill, or sociability rather than to impart information:
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- chants
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- cheeps
-
noun,
a chirp.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- stanch
-
noun,
Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- nemat-
-
- chaine
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- achene
-
noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- 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.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- Neches
-
noun,
a river in E Texas, flowing S and SE to Sabine Lake. 416 miles (669 km) long.
- chaste
-
adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- chains
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- chapes
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- mecate
-
noun,
Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
- chaise
-
noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- champs
-
noun,
the act of champing.
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- actin-
-
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- menace
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- chinas
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- chimps
-
noun,
chimpanzee.
- thence
-
adverb,
from that place:
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- centi-
-
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- Niepce
-
noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- paths
-
noun,
a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- MSChE
-
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- MSEnt
-
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neth.
-
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- imams
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- IATSE
-
- 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.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- 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.
- hist.
-
- scat-
-
- Pasch
-
noun,
the Jewish festival of Passover.
- 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.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- SCAMP
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- pant-
-
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- pashm
-
noun,
the fine woolly underhair of goats raised in northern India.
- path-
-
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sanit
-
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- MSPHE
-
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- patch
-
noun,
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- peach
-
noun,
the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Mehta
-
noun,
Zubin [zoo-bin] /ˈzu bɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1936, Indian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. since 1961.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- machs
-
noun,
a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- Phene
-
noun,
any characteristic of an individual organism that is genetically determined.
- Menam
-
noun,
a former name of Chao Phraya.
- mache
-
noun,
corn salad.
- mach.
-
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- 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.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- pitch
-
noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- maims
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- piths
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- mast-
-
- match
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- masc.
-
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- math.
-
- maths
-
noun,
mathematics.
- 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.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Meath
-
noun,
a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 902 sq. mi. (2335 sq. km). County seat: Trim.
- mech.
-
- Mamie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- phase
-
noun,
any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Minch
-
noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- misc.
-
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- insep
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- MMetE
-
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- mneme
-
noun,
Psychology. the retentive basis or basic principle in a mind or organism accounting for memory.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- mimes
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Isth.
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- phane
-
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- meta-
-
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- meth-
-
- meths
-
noun,
methamphetamine; Methedrine.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- peta-
-
- Mimas
-
noun,
Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mich.
-
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- inst.
-
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- insp.
-
- pene-
-
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- hames
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- cent.
-
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- staph
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- Cath.
-
- step-
-
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- camps
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- caphs
-
noun,
kaph.
- caps.
-
- Capt.
-
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chime
-
noun,
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- chimp
-
noun,
chimpanzee.
- Chin.
-
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Champ
-
noun,
the act of champing.
- chams
-
noun,
khan1 .
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- chape
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- chasm
-
noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- cheap
-
Idioms,
cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive:
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- cheep
-
noun,
a chirp.
- chem.
-
- ChemE
-
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- 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.
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- amin-
-
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- anim.
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- anis-
-
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- 30-30
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- acet-
-
- 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.
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- Thema
-
noun,
theme (def 7).
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- acpt.
-
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- theme
-
noun,
a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic:
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- 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.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- tech.
-
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anth-
-
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- temp.
-
- Aphis
-
noun,
an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- apish
-
adjective,
having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- chap.
-
- Epist
-
- sect.
-
- Emmet
-
noun,
an ant.
- Emmen
-
noun,
a city in NE Netherlands.
- SHAPE
-
noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- Esth.
-
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- shpt.
-
- hema-
-
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- hemes
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Episc
-
- Hemet
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- semi-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Heaps
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- Epis.
-
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- 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.
- Ephes
-
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- 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.
- 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.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- sheep
-
noun,
any of numerous ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the goats, especially O. aries, bred in a number of domesticated varieties.
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- hect-
-
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- ESPEC
-
- Sept.
-
- hemi-
-
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- hence
-
adverb,
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- spahi
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- hemia
-
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- seti-
-
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- semih
-
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- 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.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- haem-
-
- Smith
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- hemps
-
noun,
Also called Indian hemp, marijuana. a tall, coarse plant, Cannabis sativa, that is native to Asia but naturalized or cultivated in many parts of the world and is the source of a valuable fiber as well as drugs such as marijuana and hashish.
Compare cannabis.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- shame
-
noun,
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another:
- spec.
-
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- span-
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- 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.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Sat.
-
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- pct.
-
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Sem.
-
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- ten.
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- 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.
- NTIA
-
- sec.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- 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.
- sci.
-
- NIMH
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- 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.
- sch.
-
- pam.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- the-
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- sech
-
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- 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.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- sepn
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- 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.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SMTP
-
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- SPCA
-
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- pnea
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Tasm
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tanh
-
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- Pen.
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Sam.
-
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- 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.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- pts.
-
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- PSAT
-
- psec
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- psia
-
- Ptah
-
noun,
an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- 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.
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- thi-
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- MEPA
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Caph
-
noun,
kaph.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- int.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cen.
-
- ins.
-
- cene
-
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Inc.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- ICSH
-
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- inae
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- imam
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- Imp.
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- cet-
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cap.
-
- Can.
-
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- atm.
-
- Mame
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- ASTM
-
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- maim
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meas
-
- ASME
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- 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.
- atic
-
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- EMet
-
- 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.
- Mac-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- mem.
-
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- 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.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Eth.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- esp.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- 1080
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- Emma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Emp.
-
- ect-
-
- enc.
-
- epit
-
- ence
-
- Ens.
-
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- Eph.
-
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- cts.
-
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- chs.
-
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- chmn
-
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- cit.
-
- chm.
-
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- HMAS
-
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Hamm
-
noun,
a city in North Rhine–Westphalia, in W Germany.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Heep
-
noun,
Uriah, Uriah Heep.
- hem-
-
- heme
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- HEMP
-
noun,
Also called Indian hemp, marijuana. a tall, coarse plant, Cannabis sativa, that is native to Asia but naturalized or cultivated in many parts of the world and is the source of a valuable fiber as well as drugs such as marijuana and hashish.
Compare cannabis.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- 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.
- mems
-
noun,
the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- msec
-
- MSPE
-
- men-
-
- MSME
-
- MSIE
-
- MSHE
-
- MSHA
-
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- MSEM
-
- MSEE
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- amp.
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- MSCP
-
- MSCE
-
- MSAM
-
- MSAE
-
- amt.
-
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- MNAS
-
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- MSPH
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- 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.
- Neph
-
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Neh.
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ACTH
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- neem
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- aet.
-
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- 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.
- Nah.
-
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- emia
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Mims
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Mims.
- MIME
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- asc-
-
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- met.
-
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- 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-
-
- ment
-
- min.
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mis-
-
- MIPS
-
- aph-
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- EAM
-
- ThM
-
- ACP
-
- ACS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ase
-
- ASN
-
- ean
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ea.
-
- ae.
-
- ASM
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ast
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- AEC
-
- cte
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- 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.
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- CSA
-
- TIA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ap-
-
- TSI
-
- TSH
-
- TSE
-
- TPN
-
- TPM
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- EIS
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- EEC
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- TPI
-
- tph
-
- Am.
-
- ECM
-
- STI
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ac-
-
- SMA
-
- STM
-
- an.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- 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.
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- SMM
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ASI
-
- TCS
-
- AHE
-
- CPS
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- spt
-
- St.
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- th-
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ATP
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- ch.
-
- cp.
-
- cs.
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- AMS
-
- ct.
-
- ANC
-
- APS
-
- AME
-
- CAI
-
- at.
-
- TCA
-
- CPM
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CPI
-
- CPA
-
- CNS
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- CNM
-
- APC
-
- STP
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- CMA
-
- AIC
-
- AMC
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- CIP
-
- CIM
-
- CEA
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- THC
-
- 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.
- ATC
-
- Sta
-
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- MIE
-
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- MEP
-
- PHA
-
- MHA
-
- MHE
-
- 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.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PhM
-
- MIP
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- MIT
-
- MME
-
- MMT
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- MPA
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- PHS
-
- MPH
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- ite
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MM.
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSC
-
- 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.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Mam
-
noun,
British Informal. mother.
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- MCI
-
- MCP
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MPE
-
- MSA
-
- ITA
-
- NMI
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- pm.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- Npt
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NES
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- 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
-
- 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.
- NIH
-
- NHI
-
- NHS
-
- NIA
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- NEC
-
- MSE
-
- MTh
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCS
-
- PCM
-
- PCI
-
- MSH
-
- MSI
-
- MSM
-
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- mtn
-
- MTP
-
- MTS
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- ITC
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ist
-
- SCP
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- HCM
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- Hts
-
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ics
-
- EPT
-
- sht
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- shp
-
- EMT
-
- en-
-
- ene
-
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- EPS
-
- ESA
-
- 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.
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- SHA
-
- ETS
-
- HMS
-
- HSM
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- sc.
-
- SCM
-
- Ia.
-
- PSE
-
- iph
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- IPM
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IPS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Sp.
-
- PSC
-
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- PSA
-
- ish
-
- PMT
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- IPA
-
- TSP
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- INH
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- IHP
-
- IHS
-
- in.
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- SAE
-
- ine
-
- N.
-
- TM
-
- T1
-
- CE
-
- NM
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CM
-
- 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.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- S.
-
- SA
-
- TN
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- t.
-
- TP
-
- NH
-
- M.
-
- i.
-
- SM
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- ic
-
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MN
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- SN
-
- HP
-
- NC
-
- NI
-
- NP
-
- 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.
- TC
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- PH
-
- EI
-
- MH
-
- IP
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- MP
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ee
-