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- adulteries
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noun,
voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her lawful spouse.
- Baumeister
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noun,
Willi [vil-ee] /ˈvɪl i/ (Show IPA), 1889–1955, German painter.
- mulberries
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noun,
the edible, berrylike collective fruit of any tree of the genus Morus.
- drumbeater
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noun,
a person who vigorously proclaims or publicizes the merits of a product, idea, movie, etc.; press agent.
- side-table
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noun,
a table intended to be placed against a wall.
- desirable
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noun,
a person or thing that is desirable.
- redbreast
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noun,
the European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
- elaterids
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noun,
any beetle of the family Elateridae, comprising the click beetles.
- sublimate
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noun,
Chemistry. the crystals, deposit, or material obtained when a substance is sublimated.
- serrulate
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adjective,
finely or minutely serrate, as a leaf.
- dauberies
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noun,
unskillful painting or work.
- streambed
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noun,
the channel in which a stream flows or formerly flowed.
- reimburse
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verb (used with object),
to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred:
- demurrals
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noun,
an act or instance of demurring; a demur.
- Demetrias
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noun,
an ancient city in NE Greece, in Thessaly.
- drumbeats
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noun,
the rhythmic sound of a drum.
- embrasure
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noun,
(in fortification) an opening, as a loophole or crenel, through which missiles may be discharged.
- tremblers
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noun,
a person or thing that trembles.
- slit-drum
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noun,
a hollowed-out log with a long, narrow slit, beaten with a stick or stamped upon to produce a drumming sound, found in many cultures since ancient times.
- materiels
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noun,
the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
- real-time
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noun,
Computers. the actual time elapsed in the performance of a computation by a computer, the result of the computation being required for the continuation of a physical process.
- detailers
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noun,
a manufacturer's representative who calls on customers to supply information on products and visits stores to monitor sales and replenish stock.
- brutalism
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noun,
(in modern architecture) the aesthetic use of basic building processes with no apparent concern for visual amenity.
- butleries
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noun,
a butler's room or pantry; buttery.
- estimable
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adjective,
worthy of esteem; deserving respect or admiration.
- misleared
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adjective,
ill-mannered; rude; crude.
- liberates
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verb (used with object),
to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- bedlamite
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noun,
an insane person; lunatic.
- turbaries
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noun,
land, or a piece of land, where turf or peat may be dug or cut.
- murrelets
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noun,
any of several small, chunky diving birds of the family Alcidae, of North Pacific coasts.
- ultrareds
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noun,
(not in technical use) infrared.
- biserrate
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adjective,
notched like a saw, with the teeth also notched; doubly serrate.
- adulterer
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noun,
a person who commits adultery.
- miserable
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adjective,
wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable:
- salimeter
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noun,
salinometer.
- serrated
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adjective,
having a notched edge or sawlike teeth, especially for cutting; serrate:
- rideable
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adjective,
ridable.
- emirates
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- re-tread
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verb (used with or without object),
to tread again.
- arteries
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noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- emeritus
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noun,
an emeritus professor, minister, etc.
- Drambuie
-
- dreamers
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noun,
a person who dreams.
- almeries
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noun,
ambry.
- driblets
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noun,
a small portion or part.
- drumbeat
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noun,
the rhythmic sound of a drum.
- tumbrels
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noun,
one of the carts used during the French Revolution to convey victims to the guillotine.
- triremes
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noun,
a galley with three rows or tiers of oars on each side, one above another, used chiefly as a warship.
- altruism
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noun,
the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others (opposed to egoism).
- dimeters
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noun,
a verse or line of two measures or feet, as He is gone on the mountain,/He is lost to the forest.
- tumblers
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noun,
a person who performs leaps, somersaults, and other bodily feats.
- lamister
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noun,
lamster.
- lamberts
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noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of luminance or brightness, equivalent to 0.32 candles per square centimeter, and equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface emitting or reflecting one lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: L.
- emulates
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adjective,
Obsolete. emulous.
- truebred
-
adjective,
marked by qualities of good breeding and education; well-bred.
- dutiable
-
adjective,
subject to customs duty, as imported goods.
- simulate
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adjective,
Archaic. simulated.
- eardrums
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noun,
a membrane in the ear canal between the external ear and the middle ear; tympanic membrane.
- ruderals
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noun,
a ruderal plant.
- imbrutes
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verb (used with or without object),
to degrade or sink to the level of a brute.
- sidereal
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adjective,
determined by or from the stars:
- elaterid
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noun,
any beetle of the family Elateridae, comprising the click beetles.
- Ruisdael
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noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- durables
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noun,
durables, durable goods.
- rimester
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noun,
rhymester.
- diatreme
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noun,
a volcanic vent produced in a solid rock structure by the explosive energy of gases in magmas.
- bimester
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noun,
a two-month period.
- Brumaire
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noun,
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the second month of the year, extending from October 22 to November 20.
- timbrels
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noun,
a tambourine or similar instrument.
- Breasted
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noun,
James Henry, 1865–1935, U.S. archaeologist and historian of ancient Egypt.
- baluster
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noun,
Architecture. any of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing.
- timbered
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noun,
the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.
- bluestem
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noun,
any of several prairie grasses of the genus Andropogon, having bluish leaf sheaths, now grown in the western U.S. for forage.
- blue-red
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noun,
a color about midway between blue and red in the spectrum; purplish.
- timbales
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noun,
Also, timbale case. a small shell made of batter, fried usually in a timbale iron.
- bimetals
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noun,
a material made by the bonding of two sheets or strips of different metals, each metal having a different coefficient of thermal expansion.
- bestride
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verb (used with object),
to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.
- bur-reed
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noun,
any plant of the genus Sparganium, having ribbony leaves and bearing burlike fruit.
- Bermudas
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noun,
the Bermudas. Bermuda.
- Beltrami
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noun,
Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1900, Italian mathematician.
- terbiums
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noun,
a rare-earth, metallic element present in certain minerals and yielding colorless salts. Symbol: Tb; atomic number: 65; atomic weight: 158.924; specific gravity: 8.25.
- bateleur
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noun,
a common African eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, having a very short tail.
- bedtimes
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noun,
the time at which a person usually goes to bed:
- bedrails
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noun,
a board at the side of a bed connecting the footboard and headboard.
- bedmates
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noun,
bedfellow (def 1).
- bedlamer
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noun,
a harp seal, beyond the beater stage but not yet mature.
- beauties
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noun,
the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest).
- builders
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noun,
a person who builds.
- suitable
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adjective,
such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.
- tribades
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noun,
lesbian (def 5).
- trembler
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noun,
a person or thing that trembles.
- diameter
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noun,
Geometry.
a straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere and meeting the circumference or surface at each end.
a straight line passing from side to side of any figure or body, through its center.
- diabetes
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noun,
any of several disorders characterized by increased urine production.
- detailer
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noun,
a manufacturer's representative who calls on customers to supply information on products and visits stores to monitor sales and replenish stock.
- destrier
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noun,
a war-horse; charger.
- Lemaitre
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noun,
Francois Élie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
- ateliers
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- trembles
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noun,
the act of trembling.
- atremble
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adverb,
in a trembling state.
- staumrel
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noun,
a stupid person.
- demurral
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noun,
an act or instance of demurring; a demur.
- trailers
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noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- demersal
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adjective,
living or found near or in the deepest part of a body of water.
- audibles
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noun,
Also called automatic, checkoff. Football. a play called at the line of scrimmage to supersede the play originally agreed upon as the result of a change in strategy.
- demerits
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noun,
a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:
- Delsarte
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noun,
François [fran-swah;; French frahn-swa] /frænˈswɑ;; French frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1811–71, French musician and teacher.
- treasure
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noun,
wealth or riches stored or accumulated, especially in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.
- aumbries
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noun,
ambry.
- debruise
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verb (used with object),
to overlay (a charge) other than an ordinary with an ordinary.
- streamer
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noun,
something that streams:
- treadles
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noun,
a lever or the like worked by continual action of the foot to impart motion to a machine.
- leisured
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adjective,
having leisure:
- terrible
-
adjective,
distressing; severe:
- limeades
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noun,
a beverage consisting of lime juice, a sweetener, and plain or carbonated water.
- ultrared
-
noun,
(not in technical use) infrared.
- lustered
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noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- marrieds
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noun,
Usually, marrieds. married couples or married people:
- remaster
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verb (used with object),
to make a new master tape or record from an old master tape, usually to improve the fidelity of an old recording.
- mediates
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adjective,
acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
- lusterer
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noun,
a person who puts a lustrous finish or gloss on textiles.
- ramblers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that rambles.
- remedial
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adjective,
affording remedy; tending to remedy something.
- redbaits
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verb (used without object),
to denounce or deprecate as a political radical, especially to accuse of being communist.
- retables
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noun,
a decorative structure raised above an altar at the back, often forming a frame for a picture, bas-relief, or the like, and sometimes including a shelf or shelves, as for ornaments.
- miterers
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noun,
a machine or tool for making miters.
- rarebits
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noun,
Welsh rabbit.
- Madurese
-
noun,
a member of a people native to the island of Madura and also inhabiting the northeastern coast of Java.
- residual
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noun,
a residual quantity; remainder.
- uralites
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- abristle
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adverb, adjective,
in a bristling state:
- rebuilds
-
verb (used with object),
to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts:
- mustelid
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noun,
any of numerous carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, comprising the weasels, martens, skunks, badgers, and otters.
- lie-abed
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noun,
a person who remains in bed until a relatively late hour; late riser.
- airburst
-
noun,
the explosion of a bomb or shell in midair.
- materiel
-
noun,
the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
- Libertas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of liberty.
- muralist
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noun,
an artist who paints murals, especially an artist associated with muralism.
- ultraism
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noun,
extremism.
- realties
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noun,
real property or real estate.
- liberate
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verb (used with object),
to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- medalist
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noun,
a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- measured
-
noun,
a unit or standard of measurement:
- muriates
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noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- librates
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verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- murrelet
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noun,
any of several small, chunky diving birds of the family Alcidae, of North Pacific coasts.
- burials
-
noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- builder
-
noun,
a person who builds.
- dabster
-
noun,
Slang. an expert.
- Daimler
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noun,
Gottlieb (Wilhelm) [got-leeb-wil-helm;; German gawt-leep-vil-helm] /ˈgɒt libˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈgɔt lipˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1834–1900, German automotive engineer, inventor, and manufacturer.
- Sublime
-
noun,
the sublime.
the realm of things that are sublime:
the quality of being sublime:
the greatest or supreme degree.
- metiers
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- rambler
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that rambles.
- suimate
-
noun,
self-mate.
- subtile
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adjective,
subtle.
- rambles
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noun,
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- buriers
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that buries.
- bustier
-
noun,
a woman's close-fitting, sleeveless, strapless top, often elasticized, usually having boning or facing to give it shape, and worn as a blouse.
- Burmese
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Burma.
- Mideast
-
noun,
Middle East.
- bustard
-
noun,
any of several large, chiefly terrestrial and ground-running birds of the family Otididae, of the Old World and Australia, related to the cranes.
- sublate
-
verb (used with object),
to deny or contradict; negate.
- burseed
-
noun,
a stickseed, Lappula echinata, introduced into North America from Europe.
- burster
-
noun,
a person or thing that bursts.
- retards
-
noun,
a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
- Daumier
-
noun,
Honoré [aw-naw-rey] /ɔ nɔˈreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1808–79, French painter, cartoonist, and lithographer.
- subedit
-
verb (used with or without object),
to copyedit.
- medlars
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noun,
a small tree, Mespilus germanica, of the rose family, the fruit of which resembles a crab apple and is not edible until the early stages of decay.
- derails
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- measled
-
adjective,
(of swine or other livestock) affected with measles.
- measure
-
noun,
a unit or standard of measurement:
- medalet
-
noun,
a small medal, usually no larger than 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter.
- medials
-
noun,
Phonetics.
a medial sound or letter.
media2 (def 1).
- demerit
-
noun,
a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:
- mediate
-
adjective,
acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
- Delibes
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noun,
(Clément Philibert) Léo [kley-mahn fee-lee-ber ley-aw] /kleɪˈmɑ̃ fi liˈbɛr leɪˈɔ/ (Show IPA), 1836–91, French composer, especially of operas, operettas, and ballets.
- steamed
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noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Delbert
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert.
- delates
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verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- steamer
-
noun,
something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
- sterile
-
adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- ramtils
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- melders
-
noun,
the quantity of meal ground at one time; the yield of meal from a crop or specific amount of grain.
- debates
-
noun,
a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints:
- dearies
-
noun,
darling.
- dealers
-
noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- melters
-
noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- strudel
-
noun,
a pastry, usually consisting of a fruit, cheese, or other mixture, rolled in a paper-thin sheet of dough and baked.
- Rambert
-
noun,
Dame Marie (Cyvia Rambam; Myriam Rambam) 1888–1982, English ballet dancer, producer, and director, born in Poland.
- rarebit
-
noun,
Welsh rabbit.
- stumble
-
noun,
the act of stumbling.
- dartles
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- darters
-
noun,
a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
- darbies
-
noun,
a float having two handles, used by plasterers.
- subarid
-
adjective,
moderately arid.
- surreal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism, an artistic and literary style; surrealistic.
- Mirabel
-
noun,
a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- Miletus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a son of Apollo and Aria, and the founder of the city of Miletus.
- beldams
-
noun,
an old woman, especially an ugly one; hag.
- besmear
-
verb (used with object),
to smear all over; bedaub.
- Bertram
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “bright” and “raven.”.
- berries
-
noun,
any small, usually stoneless, juicy fruit, irrespective of botanical structure, as the huckleberry, strawberry, or hackberry.
- berried
-
noun,
any small, usually stoneless, juicy fruit, irrespective of botanical structure, as the huckleberry, strawberry, or hackberry.
- Bermuda
-
noun,
a group of islands in the Atlantic, 580 miles (935 km) E of North Carolina: a British colony; resort. 19 sq. mi. (49 sq. km). Capital: Hamilton.
- berimes
-
verb (used with object),
berhyme.
- berates
-
verb (used with object),
to scold; rebuke:
- bemused
-
adjective,
bewildered or confused:
- bemires
-
verb (used with object),
to soil with mire; dirty or muddy:
- terbias
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- radiums
-
noun,
Chemistry. a highly radioactive metallic element whose decay yields radon gas and alpha rays. Symbol: Ra; atomic weight: 226; atomic number: 88.
- terbium
-
noun,
a rare-earth, metallic element present in certain minerals and yielding colorless salts. Symbol: Tb; atomic number: 65; atomic weight: 158.924; specific gravity: 8.25.
- mutable
-
adjective,
liable or subject to change or alteration.
- belauds
-
verb (used with object),
to praise excessively.
- bestial
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the form of a beast:
- belated
-
adjective,
coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time:
- termers
-
noun,
a person who is serving a term, especially in prison (usually used in combination):
- mustard
-
noun,
a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- bedtime
-
noun,
the time at which a person usually goes to bed:
- bedrail
-
noun,
a board at the side of a bed connecting the footboard and headboard.
- muletas
-
noun,
a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick set into one of the three holes in or near the center, for use by a matador in guiding the course of the bull's attack in the stage of the fight preparatory to the kill.
- bedmate
-
noun,
bedfellow (def 1).
- bedlams
-
noun,
a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.
- muraled
-
adjective,
decorated with a mural or murals.
- murders
-
noun,
Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
- Beatles
-
noun,
the (used with a plural verb) British rock-'n'-roll group (1962–70) including George Harrison, (born 1943), John (Winston) Lennon [len-uh n] /ˈlɛn ən/ (Show IPA) (1940–80), Paul (James) McCartney [muh-kahrt-nee] /məˈkɑrt ni/ (Show IPA) (born 1942), and Ringo [ring-goh] /ˈrɪŋ goʊ/ (Show IPA), Starr, (Richard Starkey) (born 1940).
- beaters
-
noun,
a person or thing that beats.
- beastie
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. a small animal, especially one toward which affection is felt.
- bearers
-
noun,
a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings:
- bestead
-
adjective,
Archaic. placed or situated, often unfavorably or in difficulty.
- miterer
-
noun,
a machine or tool for making miters.
- bruiser
-
noun,
a strong, tough person:
- bluster
-
noun,
boisterous noise and violence:
- bristle
-
noun,
one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.
- bridles
-
noun,
part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
- milters
-
noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- bridals
-
noun,
a wedding.
- briards
-
noun,
one of a French breed of dogs having a long, slightly wavy coat, raised originally for herding sheep.
- Breslau
-
noun,
German name of Wrocław.
- readies
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- raiders
-
noun,
a person or thing that raids.
- brasier
-
noun,
brazier1 .
- misdate
-
noun,
a wrong date.
- Tardieu
-
noun,
André Pierre Gabriel Amédée [ahn-drey pyer ga-bree-el a-mey-dey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pyɛr ga briˈɛl a meɪˈdeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, French statesman.
- tarries
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- tarsier
-
noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- misdeal
-
noun,
Cards. a deal in which the wrong number of cards have been distributed or in which the cards were dealt in the wrong order or manner, necessitating a new deal and the cancellation of any points made on the hand, sometimes with a penalty to the dealer.
- betides
-
verb (used with object),
to happen to; come to; befall:
- mislead
-
verb (used with object),
to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- misread
-
verb (used with or without object),
to read wrongly.
- blister
-
noun,
a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- blasted
-
noun,
a sudden and violent gust of wind:
- tediums
-
noun,
the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness.
- misrule
-
noun,
bad or unwise rule; misgovernment.
- biremes
-
noun,
a galley having two banks or tiers of oars.
- birders
-
noun,
a person who raises birds.
- Mistral
-
noun,
a cold, dry, northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions.
- bimetal
-
noun,
a material made by the bonding of two sheets or strips of different metals, each metal having a different coefficient of thermal expansion.
- mitered
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- bilsted
-
noun,
the liquidambar tree.
- Bidault
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1983, French statesman.
- betimes
-
adverb,
early; in good time:
- readers
-
noun,
a person who reads.
- starred
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Derbies
-
noun,
a city in Derbyshire in central England.
- seabird
-
noun,
a bird frequenting the sea or coast.
- rutiles
-
noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- imbrute
-
verb (used with or without object),
to degrade or sink to the level of a brute.
- imbrues
-
verb (used with object),
to stain:
- imarets
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- ideatum
-
noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- ideates
-
noun,
ideatum.
- limeade
-
noun,
a beverage consisting of lime juice, a sweetener, and plain or carbonated water.
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- saltire
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- Etruria
-
noun,
an ancient country located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, roughly corresponding to modern Tuscany in W Italy.
- estrade
-
noun,
a slightly raised platform in a room or hall.
- erudite
-
adjective,
characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly:
Synonyms: educated, knowledgeable; wise, sapient.
- erratum
-
noun,
an error in writing or printing.
- Eritrea
-
noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- Rumelia
-
noun,
a division of the former Turkish Empire, in the Balkan Peninsula: included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace.
- erbiums
-
noun,
a rare-earth metallic element, having pink salts. Symbol: Er; atomic weight: 167.26; atomic number: 68.
- erasure
-
noun,
an act or instance of erasing.
- rereads
-
noun,
the act of reading something again.
- emulate
-
adjective,
Obsolete. emulous.
- remudas
-
noun,
a group of saddle horses from which ranch hands choose mounts for the day.
- emirate
-
noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- sedarim
-
noun,
a plural of Seder.
- Emerita
-
noun,
a woman with such status.
- Emerald
-
noun,
a rare variety of beryl that is colored green by chromium and valued as a gem.
- embrues
-
verb (used with object),
imbrue.
- eluates
-
noun,
a liquid solution resulting from eluting.
- Elberta
-
noun,
a freestone peach having reddish-yellow skin.
- elaters
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- rustler
-
noun,
a cattle thief.
- rumbles
-
noun,
a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound:
- Elamite
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Elam.
- Latimer
-
noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- retires
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- lemures
-
plural noun,
the ghosts of the dead of a family, considered as troublesome unless exorcised or propitiated; larvae.
- retails
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- leisure
-
noun,
freedom from the demands of work or duty:
- leister
-
noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- retread
-
noun,
a tire that has been retreaded.
- retrude
-
verb (used with object),
to produce retrusion in.
- Reuters
-
noun,
a publicly owned international news and information company established in London, 1851.
- leaders
-
noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- librate
-
verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- ribalds
-
noun,
a ribald person.
- Laurier
-
noun,
Sir Wilfrid [wil-frid;; French weel-freed] /ˈwɪl frɪd;; French wilˈfrid/ (Show IPA), 1841–1919, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1896–1911.
- riblets
-
noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- ridable
-
- limbers
-
noun,
a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
- larries
-
noun,
a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- retable
-
noun,
a decorative structure raised above an altar at the back, often forming a frame for a picture, bas-relief, or the like, and sometimes including a shelf or shelves, as for ornaments.
- larders
-
noun,
a room or place where food is kept; pantry.
- lamster
-
noun,
a fugitive from the law.
- residue
-
noun,
something that remains after a part is removed, disposed of, or used; remainder; rest; remnant.
- limbate
-
adjective,
bordered, as a flower in which one color is surrounded by an edging of another.
- Lambert
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of luminance or brightness, equivalent to 0.32 candles per square centimeter, and equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface emitting or reflecting one lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: L.
- Rimbaud
-
noun,
(Jean Nicolas) Arthur [zhahn nee-kaw-lah ar-tyr] /ʒɑ̃ ni kɔˈlɑ arˈtür/ (Show IPA), 1854–91, French poet.
- Laertes
-
noun,
the father of Odysseus.
- labrets
-
noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- rituals
-
noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- ruderal
-
noun,
a ruderal plant.
- relumes
-
verb (used with object),
to light or illuminate again; relumine.
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- realism
-
noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- Stambul
-
noun,
the oldest part and principal Turkish residential section of Istanbul, south of the Golden Horn.
- disable
-
verb (used with object),
to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate:
- Maltese
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Malta.
- dimeter
-
noun,
a verse or line of two measures or feet, as He is gone on the mountain,/He is lost to the forest.
- stabile
-
noun,
a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports.
Compare mobile (def 10).
- dilutes
-
adjective,
reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak:
- dilates
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- stabler
-
noun,
a person who runs a horse stable.
- diester
-
noun,
an organic compound that contains two ester groups.
- muriate
-
noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- marbles
-
noun,
metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- diaster
-
noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- married
-
noun,
Usually, marrieds. married couples or married people:
- diastem
-
noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- dialers
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- malteds
-
noun,
malted milk.
- marries
-
verb (used with object),
to take in marriage:
- deuter-
-
- details
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- reamers
-
noun,
any of various rotary tools, with helical or straight flutes, for finishing or enlarging holes drilled in metal.
- martele
-
adjective,
martellato.
- retired
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- matures
-
adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- dertrum
-
noun,
the extremity of the maxilla of a bird's bill, especially when hooked or differentiated from the rest of the bill, as in pigeons and plovers.
- derries
-
noun,
a meaningless refrain or chorus in old songs.
- dermat-
-
- Maurist
-
noun,
a member of the Benedictine “Congregation of St. Maur,” founded in France in 1618, distinguished for its scholarship and literary works: suppressed during the French Revolution.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- dereism
-
noun,
autism.
- disrate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- disturb
-
verb (used with object),
to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
- seriema
-
noun,
either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly.
- lumbers
-
noun,
timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- serrate
-
adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- reliers
-
noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- serried
-
adjective,
pressed together or compacted, as soldiers in rows:
- relates
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- terries
-
noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- Setubal
-
noun,
Bay of, an inlet of the Atlantic, in W Portugal. 20 miles (32 km) long; 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- sidearm
-
adverb,
with a swinging motion of the arm moving to the side of the body at shoulder level or below and nearly parallel to the ground:
- sidebar
-
noun,
follow-up (def 3b).
- related
-
adjective,
associated; connected.
- re-laid
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- lumbars
-
noun,
a lumbar vertebra, artery, or the like.
- eardrum
-
noun,
a membrane in the ear canal between the external ear and the middle ear; tympanic membrane.
- simular
-
noun,
a person or thing that simulates; pretender.
- Lumiere
-
noun,
Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas [oh-gyst ma-ree lwee nee-kaw-lah] /oʊˈgüst maˈri lwi ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1862–1954, and his brother, Louis Jean [lwee zhahn] /lwi ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA) 1864–1948, French chemists and manufacturers of photographic materials: inventors of a motion-picture camera (1895) and a process of color photography.
- Ditmars
-
noun,
Raymond Lee, 1876–1942, U.S. zoologist and author.
- durmast
-
noun,
a European oak, Quercus petraea, yielding a heavy, elastic wood used for furniture and in the construction of buildings.
- durbars
-
noun,
the court of a native ruler.
- durable
-
noun,
durables, durable goods.
- duelist
-
noun,
a person who participates in a duel.
- dualism
-
noun,
the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two.
- redbait
-
verb (used without object),
to denounce or deprecate as a political radical, especially to accuse of being communist.
- driblet
-
noun,
a small portion or part.
- Dreiser
-
noun,
Theodore, 1871–1945, U.S. novelist.
- rebuild
-
verb (used with object),
to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts:
- mailers
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- dreamer
-
noun,
a person who dreams.
- rebated
-
noun,
a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
- slumber
-
noun,
Sometimes, slumbers. sleep, especially light sleep.
- smelter
-
noun,
a person or thing that smelts.
- edibles
-
noun,
Usually, edibles. edible substances; food.
- stadium
-
noun,
a sports arena, usually oval or horseshoe-shaped, with tiers of seats for spectators.
- ARTEMIS
-
noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- Umbriel
-
noun,
a moon of the planet Uranus.
- barites
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- trebles
-
noun,
Music.
the treble or soprano part.
a treble voice, singer, or instrument.
- Admetus
-
noun,
a Thessalian king, one of the Argonauts and husband of Alcestis.
- ureides
-
noun,
an acyl urea.
- tumbrel
-
noun,
one of the carts used during the French Revolution to convey victims to the guillotine.
- balteus
-
noun,
(on an Ionic capital) the horizontal band connecting the volutes on either side.
- Astilbe
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Astilbe, of the saxifrage family, having spirelike clusters of small white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- bariums
-
noun,
a whitish, malleable, active, divalent, metallic element, occurring in combination chiefly as barite or as witherite. Symbol: Ba; atomic weight: 137.34; atomic number: 56; specific gravity: 3.5 at 20°C.
- tribade
-
noun,
lesbian (def 5).
- admires
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- timbers
-
noun,
the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.
- BAMusEd
-
- ambries
-
noun,
Also called armarium. Ecclesiastical. a recess in the wall of a church or a cupboard in the sacristy where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc., are kept.
- armlets
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- armrest
-
noun,
a projecting, often padded support for the forearm, as at the side of a chair or sofa or between seats in a theater, car, or airplane.
- astride
-
preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- barters
-
noun,
the act or practice of bartering.
- amulets
-
noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- arteri-
-
- timbres
-
noun,
Acoustics, Phonetics. the characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, from which its source or manner of production can be inferred. Timbre depends on the relative strengths of the components of different frequencies, which are determined by resonance.
- atriums
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- tremble
-
noun,
the act of trembling.
- ambeers
-
noun,
tobacco juice.
- atelier
-
noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- ureters
-
noun,
a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
- timbrel
-
noun,
a tambourine or similar instrument.
- audiles
-
noun,
a person in whose mind auditory images, rather than visual or motor images, are predominant or unusually distinct.
- abluted
-
adjective,
(of the hands, body, etc.) thoroughly washed.
- barrets
-
noun,
a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
- tumbler
-
noun,
a person who performs leaps, somersaults, and other bodily feats.
- uremias
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- audible
-
noun,
Also called automatic, checkoff. Football. a play called at the line of scrimmage to supersede the play originally agreed upon as the result of a change in strategy.
- triable
-
- arbiter
-
noun,
a person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge; umpire.
- armures
-
noun,
a woolen or silk fabric woven with a small, raised pattern.
- bastide
-
noun,
a medieval fortified town, planned as a whole and built at one time, especially in southern France, for strategic or commercial purposes.
- timbale
-
noun,
Also, timbale case. a small shell made of batter, fried usually in a timbale iron.
- ultimas
-
noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- bailees
-
noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- treadle
-
noun,
a lever or the like worked by continual action of the foot to impart motion to a machine.
- tuladis
-
noun,
lake trout.
- timbals
-
noun,
a kettledrum.
- albites
-
noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- aediles
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- Trimble
-
noun,
David, born 1944, Northern Ireland politician: Nobel prize 1998.
- trailer
-
noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- trireme
-
noun,
a galley with three rows or tiers of oars on each side, one above another, used chiefly as a warship.
- uralite
-
noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- Alberti
-
noun,
Leon Battista [le-awn baht-tee-stah] /lɛˈɔn bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1404–72, Italian architect, artist, musician, and poet.
- traders
-
noun,
a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
- trimers
-
noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- austere
-
adjective,
severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding:
- tirades
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- albite
-
noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- listed
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- desire
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- libras
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Albert
-
noun,
Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- ultra-
-
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- disarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- desert
-
noun,
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all:
Synonyms: waste, wasteland, barren wilderness.
- disbar
-
verb (used with object),
to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
- diseur
-
noun,
a male professional entertainer who performs monologues.
- dismal
-
noun,
Southern U.S. a tract of swampy land, usually along the coast.
- desalt
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- Derris
-
noun,
any East Indian plant belonging to the genus Derris, of the legume family, especially D. elliptica, the roots of which contain rotenone and are used as an insecticide.
- libers
-
noun,
phloem.
- distal
-
adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- dermis
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis, composed of connective tissue, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and an elaborate sensory nerve network.
- distr.
-
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- Limber
-
noun,
a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- Diesel
-
noun,
diesel engine.
- dilute
-
adjective,
reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak:
- albeit
-
conjunction,
although; even if:
- stadle
-
noun,
staddle.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- stable
-
noun,
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- result
-
noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- limbas
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- limbed
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- dermas
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- tribal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
- lidars
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- ultras
-
noun,
an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
- dimers
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- limbus
-
noun,
limbo1 .
- dialer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- resume
-
noun,
résumé.
- diable
-
adjective,
highly spiced; prepared with hot or piquant seasoning; deviled.
- reside
-
noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- Reseda
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- reseau
-
noun,
a network.
- deters
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- Lieut.
-
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- dermal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the skin.
- Mabuse
-
noun,
Jan [Flemish yahn] /Flemish yɑn/ (Show IPA), (Jan Gossaert or Gossart) 1478?–1533? Flemish painter.
- autism
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- madres
-
noun,
mother1 .
- dautie
-
noun,
a darling.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- austr-
-
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- dealer
-
noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- Struma
-
noun,
Pathology. goiter.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- debars
-
verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- debase
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in quality or value; adulterate:
- debate
-
noun,
a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints:
- lustre
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- daubes
-
noun,
a stew of braised meat, vegetables, herbs, and seasonings.
- rebuts
-
verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- debits
-
noun,
the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- trader
-
noun,
a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
- Albers
-
noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- sublet
-
noun,
a sublease.
- rebids
-
noun,
Bridge. a second bid:
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- damsel
-
noun,
a young woman or girl; a maiden, originally one of gentle or noble birth.
- suable
-
adjective,
liable to be sued; capable of being sued.
- datums
-
noun,
a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- stumer
-
noun,
something bogus or fraudulent.
- darter
-
noun,
a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
- mailed
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- dartle
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- dastur
-
noun,
a Parsee chief priest.
- aedile
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- Umtali
-
noun,
former name of Mutare.
- luster
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- umbels
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.
- demies
-
noun,
a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.
- Delius
-
noun,
Frederick, 1862–1934, English composer.
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- remuda
-
noun,
a group of saddle horses from which ranch hands choose mounts for the day.
- audile
-
noun,
a person in whose mind auditory images, rather than visual or motor images, are predominant or unusually distinct.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- litmus
-
noun,
a blue coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, especially Roccella tinctoria. In alkaline solution litmus turns blue, in acid solution, red: widely used as a chemical indicator.
- demise
-
noun,
death or decease.
- delist
-
verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- demits
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- demure
-
adjective,
characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
- demurs
-
noun,
the act of making objection.
- reread
-
noun,
the act of reading something again.
- derail
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- atrium
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- Delium
-
noun,
an ancient seaport in Greece, in Boeotia: the Boeotians defeated the Athenians here 424 b.c.
- umbers
-
noun,
an earth consisting chiefly of a hydrated oxide of iron and some oxide of manganese, used in its natural state as a brown pigment (raw umber) or, after heating, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt umber)
- debris
-
noun,
the remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins; rubble:
- umbras
-
noun,
shade; shadow.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- treasr
-
- deburr
-
verb (used with object),
to remove burrs from (a piece of machined work); burr.
- debuts
-
noun,
a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
- lumber
-
noun,
timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- Umbria
-
noun,
an ancient district in central and N Italy.
- lumbar
-
noun,
a lumbar vertebra, artery, or the like.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- airbus
-
noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- relier
-
noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- umbles
-
plural noun,
numbles.
- delate
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- treble
-
noun,
Music.
the treble or soprano part.
a treble voice, singer, or instrument.
- audits
-
noun,
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- relume
-
verb (used with object),
to light or illuminate again; relumine.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- drails
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- Eluard
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), (Eugène Grindel) 1895–1952, French poet.
- irreal
-
adjective,
unreal.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- Seidel
-
noun,
a large beer mug with a capacity of one liter (1.1 quarts) and often having a hinged lid.
- rustle
-
noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- Ambler
-
noun,
Eric, 1909–1998, English suspense novelist.
- rutile
-
noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- ambles
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- eluate
-
noun,
a liquid solution resulting from eluting.
- Isabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- eludes
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade:
Synonyms: shun, dodge.
- elutes
-
verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- imbues
-
verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- embars
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- embeds
-
noun,
a journalist who is embedded with a military unit or a political campaign.
- embers
-
noun,
a small live piece of coal, wood, etc., as in a dying fire.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Iseult
-
noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- embrue
-
verb (used with object),
imbrue.
- Elbrus
-
noun,
a mountain in the S Russian Federation, in the Caucasus range: the highest peak in Europe, 18,465 feet (5628 meters).
- Serbia
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- elated
-
adjective,
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits:
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- beader
-
noun,
a tool for forming beads on lumber.
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- rulers
-
noun,
a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
- Elbert
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch range: second highest peak of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. 14,431 feet (4399 meters).
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- elides
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- elders
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- eldest
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- rumbas
-
noun,
a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- elemis
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- rumble
-
noun,
a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound:
- ambits
-
noun,
circumference; circuit.
- amused
-
adjective,
pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted.
- imbrue
-
verb (used with object),
to stain:
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- I-beam
-
noun,
a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I.
Compare H-beam.
- saurel
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- amidst
-
preposition,
amid.
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- iambus
-
noun,
iamb.
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- Sambre
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing NE through N France and S Belgium into the Meuse at Namur: battle 1918. 120 miles (193 km) long.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- samlet
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- amides
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- Samuel
-
noun,
a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1–3; 8–15.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- seabed
-
noun,
seafloor.
- salted
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- imbeds
-
verb (used with object),
embed.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- Emelia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tubers
-
noun,
Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- sedile
-
noun,
one of the seats (usually three) on the south side of the chancel, often recessed, for the use of the officiating clergy.
- sedate
-
adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- amulet
-
noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- idlers
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- ameers
-
noun,
emir.
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- erbium
-
noun,
a rare-earth metallic element, having pink salts. Symbol: Er; atomic weight: 167.26; atomic number: 68.
- tuladi
-
noun,
lake trout.
- Erebus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the darkness under the earth, imagined either as the abode of sinners after death or of all the dead.
- serdab
-
noun,
a chamber inside a mastaba containing a statue of the deceased.
- ambers
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Duarte
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- retuse
-
adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- reused
-
adjective,
noting wool that previously has been spun, woven, and used.
- Reuter
-
noun,
Paul Julius, Baron de, 1816–99, English founder of an international news agency, born in Germany.
- armure
-
noun,
a woolen or silk fabric woven with a small, raised pattern.
- slider
-
noun,
a person or thing that slides.
- turbid
-
adjective,
not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the like; clouded; opaque; obscured:
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- arride
-
verb (used with object),
to be agreeable or pleasing to.
- leader
-
noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- ribald
-
noun,
a ribald person.
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- Ribera
-
noun,
José de [hoh-zey duh;; Spanish haw-se th e] /hoʊˈzeɪ də;; Spanish hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), (Jusepe de Ribera"Lo Spagnoletto") 1588–1652, Spanish printmaker and painter active in Naples.
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- riblet
-
noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- Latium
-
noun,
a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- retire
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- albums
-
noun,
a bound or loose-leaf book consisting of blank pages, pockets, envelopes, etc., for storing or displaying photographs, stamps, or the like, or for collecting autographs.
a digital collection of photographs, stored on a computer or mobile device for viewing, displaying, or sharing.
- liards
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- retard
-
noun,
a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
- Ultima
-
noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- retems
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- Lester
-
noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- subtle
-
adjective,
thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor.
- retral
-
adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- alders
-
- trimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- Lerida
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- Ulster
-
noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- lemurs
-
noun,
any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, especially of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most lemurs are endangered.
- Dreams
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- dreamt
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Lauder
-
noun,
Sir Harry (MacLennan) [muh-klen-uh n] /məˈklɛn ən/ (Show IPA), 1870–1950, Scottish balladeer and composer.
- dulias
-
noun,
veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
- eiders
-
noun,
eider duck.
- labrid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Labridae, including the wrasses, the tautog, and the cunner, and characterized chiefly by well-developed teeth and, often, brilliant colors.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- ambeer
-
noun,
tobacco juice.
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- edemas
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- labrum
-
noun,
a lip or liplike part.
- edible
-
noun,
Usually, edibles. edible substances; food.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Tumbes
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Peru.
- ediles
-
noun,
aedile.
- labret
-
noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- labium
-
noun,
a lip or liplike part.
- ritual
-
noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- rubied
-
adjective,
having a color like that of a ruby; deep red.
- ardebs
-
noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- rubies
-
noun,
a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
- lairds
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- durrie
-
noun,
dhurrie.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- durbar
-
noun,
the court of a native ruler.
- riders
-
noun,
a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
- larums
-
noun,
alarum.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- durras
-
noun,
a type of grain sorghum with slender stalks, cultivated in Asia and Africa and introduced into the U.S.
- Duster
-
noun,
a person or thing that removes or applies dust.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- duties
-
noun,
something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
- sirdar
-
noun,
(in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan) a military chief or leader.
- larder
-
noun,
a room or place where food is kept; pantry.
- silure
-
plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- truism
-
noun,
a self-evident, obvious truth.
- lameds
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- submit
-
verb (used with object),
to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- etudes
-
noun,
a musical composition, usually instrumental, intended mainly for the practice of some point of technique.
- belted
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- milter
-
noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- breeds
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- bitser
-
noun,
a mongrel dog.
- bredes
-
noun,
something braided or entwined, especially a plait of hair; braid.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- baster
-
noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- usable
-
adjective,
available or convenient for use:
- bields
-
noun,
a shelter; refuge.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- biuret
-
noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 2 H 5 O 2 N 3 ⋅H 2 O, soluble in water and alcohol, used for the identification of urea, from which it is formed on heating.
- breast
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- breams
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- meatus
-
noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- metal.
-
- medial
-
noun,
Phonetics.
a medial sound or letter.
media2 (def 1).
- breads
-
noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- medias
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- Tarbes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
- urease
-
noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- bemaul
-
verb (used with object),
to maul severely.
- Brasil
-
noun,
Brazil.
- bemire
-
verb (used with object),
to soil with mire; dirty or muddy:
- bestud
-
verb (used with object),
to set with or as if with studs; dot:
- braise
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- braird
-
noun,
the first sprouts or shoots of grass, corn, or other crops; new growth.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- beldam
-
noun,
an old woman, especially an ugly one; hag.
- brails
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- belaud
-
verb (used with object),
to praise excessively.
- bistre
-
noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- blares
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- meters
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- mbiras
-
noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- bruise
-
noun,
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
- barred
-
noun,
a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose:
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- Talmud
-
noun,
the collection of Jewish law and tradition consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara and being either the edition produced in Palestine a.d. c400 or the larger, more important one produced in Babylonia a.d. c500.
- Tereus
-
noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- mitral
-
adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- ramtil
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- Reader
-
noun,
a person who reads.
- Breuer
-
noun,
Josef [yoh-zef] /ˈyoʊ zɛf/ (Show IPA), 1842–1925, Austrian neurologist: pioneer in psychoanalytic techniques.
- mealie
-
noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- betide
-
verb (used with object),
to happen to; come to; befall:
- briers
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- biters
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- measle
-
noun,
singular of measles (def 3).
- betels
-
noun,
an East Indian pepper plant, Piper betle, the leaves of which are chewed with other ingredients.
- bridle
-
noun,
part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
- adeems
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- bridal
-
noun,
a wedding.
- timbre
-
noun,
Acoustics, Phonetics. the characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, from which its source or manner of production can be inferred. Timbre depends on the relative strengths of the components of different frequencies, which are determined by resonance.
- Briard
-
noun,
one of a French breed of dogs having a long, slightly wavy coat, raised originally for herding sheep.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- barrel
-
noun,
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- radius
-
noun,
a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface:
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Blaise
-
noun,
a male given name.
- terbia
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- Meliae
-
plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- Barret
-
noun,
a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
- blites
-
noun,
sea blite.
- blamed
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- melter
-
noun,
a person or thing that melts.
- abides
-
Verb phrases,
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to:
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
- barter
-
noun,
the act or practice of bartering.
- beside
-
Idioms,
beside oneself, almost out of one's senses from a strong emotion, as from joy, delight, anger, fear, or grief:
- merdes
-
noun,
excrement.
- bardes
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- bleeds
-
noun,
Printing.
a sheet or page margin trimmed so as to mutilate the text or illustration.
a part thus trimmed off.
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- bleats
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- blames
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- blears
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- Merida
-
noun,
suntan (def 2).
- ureide
-
noun,
an acyl urea.
- Bertie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Barrie
-
noun,
Sir James M(atthew) 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- raider
-
noun,
a person or thing that raids.
- Blairs
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Medit.
-
- berate
-
verb (used with object),
to scold; rebuke:
- braids
-
noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- bemuse
-
verb (used with object),
to bewilder or confuse.
- medius
-
noun,
the middle finger.
- medlar
-
noun,
a small tree, Mespilus germanica, of the rose family, the fruit of which resembles a crab apple and is not edible until the early stages of decay.
- uredia
-
noun,
uredinium.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- Medusa
-
noun,
a saucer-shaped or dome-shaped, free-swimming jellyfish or hydra.
- timber
-
noun,
the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.
- bestir
-
verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Barres
-
noun,
Maurice [moh-rees] /moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1923, French novelist, writer on politics, and politician.
- Meerut
-
noun,
a city in W Uttar Pradesh, in N India.
- abeles
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- bardee
-
noun,
bardy2 .
- tedium
-
noun,
the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness.
- Rasure
-
noun,
an erasure.
- urials
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- blurts
-
noun,
an abrupt utterance.
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- Melder
-
noun,
the quantity of meal ground at one time; the yield of meal from a crop or specific amount of grain.
- bluets
-
noun,
Usually, bluets. Also called innocence, Quaker-ladies. any of several North American plants of the genus Houstonia (or Hedyotis), of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, a low-growing plant having four-petaled blue and white flowers.
- berime
-
verb (used with object),
berhyme.
- absurd
-
noun,
the quality or condition of existing in a meaningless and irrational world.
- bruits
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
- Beirut
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Lebanon.
- termer
-
noun,
a person who is serving a term, especially in prison (usually used in combination):
- Buriat
-
noun,
Buryat.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- barium
-
noun,
a whitish, malleable, active, divalent, metallic element, occurring in combination chiefly as barite or as witherite. Symbol: Ba; atomic weight: 137.34; atomic number: 56; specific gravity: 3.5 at 20°C.
- Marius
-
noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- beater
-
noun,
a person or thing that beats.
- burled
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- murras
-
noun,
a mineral or stone used in ancient Rome for making fine vases, cups, etc.: believed to have been fluorite.
- marled
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- buries
-
noun,
Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b).
- mulier
-
noun,
a woman or wife.
- burier
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that buries.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- burred
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- muleta
-
noun,
a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick set into one of the three holes in or near the center, for use by a matador in guiding the course of the bull's attack in the stage of the fight preparatory to the kill.
- burial
-
noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- burele
-
noun,
the netlike pattern of colored lines or dots forming the background design of certain postage stamps.
- birder
-
noun,
a person who raises birds.
- brules
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- bireme
-
noun,
a galley having two banks or tiers of oars.
- admits
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- beauts
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- muesli
-
noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- barite
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- multi-
-
- Sumter
-
noun,
a city in central South Carolina.
- bedims
-
verb (used with object),
to make dim; darken; obscure.
- Buster
-
noun,
a person who breaks up something:
- Beadle
-
noun,
a parish officer having various subordinate duties, as keeping order during services, waiting on the rector, etc.
- uremia
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- rebate
-
noun,
a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- malted
-
noun,
malted milk.
- Butler
-
noun,
the chief male servant of a household, usually in charge of serving food, the care of silverware, etc.
- ramble
-
noun,
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- bidets
-
noun,
a low, basinlike bathroom fixture, usually with spigots, used for bathing the genital and perineal areas.
- murder
-
noun,
Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
- suited
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- bustle
-
noun,
thriving or energetic activity; stir; ferment.
- bustee
-
noun,
a small settlement; village.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- murals
-
noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- Marble
-
noun,
metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- beards
-
noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- rearms
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- bearer
-
noun,
a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings:
- timbal
-
noun,
a kettledrum.
- bailee
-
noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- bursar
-
noun,
a treasurer or business officer, especially of a college or university.
- Muriel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mudras
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
- merles
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- builds
-
noun,
the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure:
- matri-
-
- ureter
-
noun,
a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
- brumes
-
noun,
mist; fog.
- rabies
-
noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- telium
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Admete
-
noun,
a daughter of Eurystheus for whom Hercules took the golden girdle of Ares from Hippolyte.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Martel
-
noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- tables
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- bister
-
noun,
bistre.
- mustee
-
noun,
the offspring of a white person and a quadroon; octoroon.
- birrus
-
noun,
a hooded cloak of coarse wool, a common article of apparel in the later Roman Empire.
- Mauser
-
noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- mature
-
adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- muster
-
noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- ad-lib
-
noun,
something improvised in speech, music, etc.:
- Batumi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Adzharistan, in the SW Georgian Republic, on the Black Sea.
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- brutal
-
adjective,
savage; cruel; inhuman:
- barit.
-
- Balder
-
noun,
a god, a son of Odin and Frigg and the twin brother of Hod, by whom he was killed.
- admire
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- betise
-
noun,
lack of understanding, perception, or the like; stupidity.
- biased
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- bedlam
-
noun,
a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.
- tiered
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Timaru
-
noun,
a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- Baldie
-
noun,
a bald person (sometimes used as a facetious term of address).
- teledu
-
noun,
a small, dark-brown, badgerlike mammal, Mydaus javensis, of the mountains of Java, Sumatra, and Borneo, having a white stripe down the back, and ejecting a foul-smelling secretion when alarmed.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- brumal
-
adjective,
wintry.
- reamer
-
noun,
any of various rotary tools, with helical or straight flutes, for finishing or enlarging holes drilled in metal.
- sutler
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- murres
-
noun,
either of two black and white diving birds of the genus Uria, of northern seas, U. aalge (common murre) or U. lomvia (thick-billed murre)
- radium
-
noun,
Chemistry. a highly radioactive metallic element whose decay yields radon gas and alpha rays. Symbol: Ra; atomic weight: 226; atomic number: 88.
- Musial
-
noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- Maseru
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- tildes
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- tabers
-
noun,
tabor.
- milers
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- birles
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- BSMetE
-
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- alum.
-
- ambi-
-
- lamed
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Amber
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- rubes
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- alums
-
noun,
Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- ruble
-
noun,
a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- male-
-
- Rudra
-
noun,
father of the storm gods and controller of the powers of nature.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- mudra
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Amer.
-
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- ileum
-
noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- USLTA
-
- murre
-
noun,
either of two black and white diving birds of the genus Uria, of northern seas, U. aalge (common murre) or U. lomvia (thick-billed murre)
- AMEDS
-
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- Euler
-
noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- salud
-
interjection,
(used after a person has sneezed or as a toast.)
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- iambs
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- 30-30
-
- mural
-
noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- IATSE
-
- murra
-
noun,
a mineral or stone used in ancient Rome for making fine vases, cups, etc.: believed to have been fluorite.
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- muted
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- abele
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- rumba
-
noun,
a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- rumal
-
noun,
a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- abide
-
Verb phrases,
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to:
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Ital.
-
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- ruler
-
noun,
a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
- ambit
-
noun,
circumference; circuit.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- rabid
-
adjective,
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- imbed
-
verb (used with object),
embed.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- imbue
-
verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Amble
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- 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.
- Ursid
-
noun,
any plantigrade carnivore of the family Ursidae, comprising the spectacled bear, the black, brown, and sun bears, and various extinct species that also gave rise to the giant panda of the family Ailuropodidae.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- rural
-
noun,
a person who lives in a rural area.
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Lamus
-
noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- mauds
-
noun,
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
- umble
-
plural noun,
numbles.
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- matr-
-
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- Umbra
-
noun,
shade; shadow.
- lubes
-
noun,
lubricant.
- lubra
-
noun,
an Aborigine girl or woman.
- ludes
-
noun,
Quaalude.
- lumb-
-
- mast-
-
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- mauls
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- umber
-
noun,
an earth consisting chiefly of a hydrated oxide of iron and some oxide of manganese, used in its natural state as a brown pigment (raw umber) or, after heating, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt umber)
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- medal
-
noun,
a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like:
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- adeem
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Meade
-
noun,
George Gordon, 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War.
- adieu
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- mbira
-
noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lurid
-
adjective,
gruesome; horrible; revolting:
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- Medea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a sorceress, daughter of Aeëtes and wife of Jason, whom she assisted in obtaining the Golden Fleece: when Jason deserted her, she killed their children.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Maidu
-
noun,
a member of a tribe of North American Indians of northeastern California.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- rears
-
- adsum
-
interjection,
I am present.
- Reaum
-
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- rebut
-
verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- adult
-
noun,
a person who is fully grown or developed or of age.
- adust
-
adjective,
dried or darkened as by heat.
- rebar
-
noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- rebid
-
noun,
Bridge. a second bid:
- rebus
-
noun,
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
- aeri-
-
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- etude
-
noun,
a musical composition, usually instrumental, intended mainly for the practice of some point of technique.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Mabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- rearm
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Lamut
-
noun,
Even.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- lauds
-
noun,
a song or hymn of praise.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- 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.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- tumid
-
adjective,
swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.
- meta-
-
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lebes
-
noun,
a wine bowl having an oval body without handles and a rounded base.
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- Leeds
-
noun,
a city in West Yorkshire, in N England.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- lards
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- alti-
-
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- larum
-
noun,
alarum.
- Rider
-
noun,
a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
- Meuse
-
noun,
Dutch Maas. a river in W Europe, flowing from NE France through E Belgium and S Netherlands into the North Sea. 575 miles (925 km) long.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- metr-
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- Rebel
-
noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- meeds
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- restr
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limba
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- abuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misuse:
- Albee
-
noun,
Edward, born 1928, U.S. playwright.
- abuts
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- limbs
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- umbel
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- retd.
-
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- turds
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- lemur
-
noun,
any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, especially of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most lemurs are endangered.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- merde
-
noun,
excrement.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- leuds
-
noun,
a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
- Melba
-
noun,
(Dame) Nellie (Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong) 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
- abstr
-
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Melia
-
- Libau
-
noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- melds
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- album
-
noun,
a bound or loose-leaf book consisting of blank pages, pockets, envelopes, etc., for storing or displaying photographs, stamps, or the like, or for collecting autographs.
a digital collection of photographs, stored on a computer or mobile device for viewing, displaying, or sharing.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- burse
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- burst
-
noun,
an act or instance of bursting.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- Busra
-
noun,
Basra.
- Sumba
-
noun,
one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, in Indonesia, S of Flores. 4306 sq. mi. (11,153 sq. km).
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Butes
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- suede
-
noun,
kid or other leather finished with a soft, napped surface, on the flesh side or on the outer side after removal of a thin outer layer.
- Sudra
-
noun,
Shudra.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- suber
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- dames
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- darts
-
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- datum
-
noun,
a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data.
- daube
-
noun,
a stew of braised meat, vegetables, herbs, and seasonings.
- daubs
-
noun,
material, especially of an inferior kind, for daubing walls.
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- dauts
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Bursa
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- Burma
-
noun,
a republic in SE Asia, on the Bay of Bengal. 261,789 sq. mi. (678,034 sq. km). Capital: Yangon.
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- balds
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
- bruit
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
- Brule
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- brume
-
noun,
mist; fog.
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- brute
-
noun,
a nonhuman creature; beast.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- BSElE
-
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- burls
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- BSMet
-
- BSRet
-
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- surra
-
noun,
an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
- build
-
noun,
the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure:
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- built
-
noun,
the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure:
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- burds
-
noun,
a young lady; maiden.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- 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.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- Audie
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- demes
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- demi-
-
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- demur
-
noun,
the act of making objection.
- treed
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- derm-
-
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- derms
-
noun,
a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- Deut.
-
- astr.
-
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- dial.
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- diam.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Aust.
-
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- debar
-
verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- treas
-
- Debir
-
noun,
a royal city in the vicinity of Hebron, conquered by Othniel.
- debit
-
noun,
the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
- Debra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Deborah.
- stilb
-
noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- debus
-
verb (used with or without object),
to get out of a bus; alight from a bus.
- debut
-
noun,
a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
- ster.
-
- Deems
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- amid-
-
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- deism
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- deles
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- audit
-
noun,
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- Brit.
-
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- belts
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- bemas
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- Beret
-
noun,
a soft, visorless cap with a close-fitting headband and a wide, round top often with a tab at its center.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- berms
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- Bart.
-
- beset
-
verb (used with object),
to attack on all sides; assail; harass:
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- betel
-
noun,
an East Indian pepper plant, Piper betle, the leaves of which are chewed with other ingredients.
- Barre
-
noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- tele-
-
- bides
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- Belem
-
noun,
a seaport in N Brazil on the Pará River.
- tiled
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- bield
-
noun,
a shelter; refuge.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- beads
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- beams
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- Beard
-
noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- Tibur
-
noun,
ancient name of Tivoli.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- beaut
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- term.
-
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- bedim
-
verb (used with object),
to make dim; darken; obscure.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Baume
-
noun,
Antoine, 1728–1804, French chemist and inventor.
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- bauds
-
noun,
a unit used to measure the speed of signaling or data transfer, equal to the number of pulses or bits per second:
- terr.
-
- beedi
-
noun,
bidi.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- Beers
-
noun,
Clifford Whittingham [hwit-ing-uh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt ɪŋ əm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1943, U.S. pioneer in mental hygiene.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- bidet
-
noun,
a low, basinlike bathroom fixture, usually with spigots, used for bathing the genital and perineal areas.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- brims
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- blume
-
noun,
Judy, born 1938, U.S. novelist.
- blurt
-
noun,
an abrupt utterance.
- Barde
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- BMarE
-
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- BMetE
-
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- brads
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- braid
-
noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Brale
-
- bread
-
noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- Bluet
-
noun,
Usually, bluets. Also called innocence, Quaker-ladies. any of several North American plants of the genus Houstonia (or Hedyotis), of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, a low-growing plant having four-petaled blue and white flowers.
- Bream
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Breda
-
noun,
a city in the S Netherlands.
- brede
-
noun,
something braided or entwined, especially a plait of hair; braid.
- Breed
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Balt.
-
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- briar
-
noun,
brier1 .
- Bride
-
noun,
a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Brier
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- blues
-
noun,
the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy:
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- barms
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- birrs
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- blade
-
noun,
the flat cutting part of a sword, knife, etc.
- Blaeu
-
noun,
Willem Janszoon [vil-uh m yahn-suh n,, -sohn] /ˈvɪl əm ˈyɑn sən,, -soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1571–1638, Dutch cartographer, geographer, astronomer, and mathematician.
- blame
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- blate
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- blats
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- bleat
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- bleed
-
noun,
Printing.
a sheet or page margin trimmed so as to mutilate the text or illustration.
a part thus trimmed off.
- blest
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
- Blida
-
noun,
a city in N Algeria.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- tears
-
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Durst
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- arium
-
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- tubi-
-
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- Sedum
-
noun,
any fleshy plant belonging to the genus Sedum, of the stonecrop family, usually having small, overlapping leaves and yellow, white, or pink flowers.
- tubes
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- embus
-
verb (used with or without object),
to get or put on a bus.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- durra
-
noun,
a type of grain sorghum with slender stalks, cultivated in Asia and Africa and introduced into the U.S.
- sebum
-
noun,
the fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands.
- Embla
-
noun,
the first woman, made by the gods from a tree.
- semi-
-
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- duels
-
noun,
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- emuls
-
- duets
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- duits
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- dulia
-
noun,
veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
- dulse
-
noun,
a coarse, edible, red seaweed, Rhodymenia palmata.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- dures
-
verb (used with or without object),
endure.
- Dumas
-
noun,
Alexandre [a-lek-sahn-druh] /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/ (Show IPA), ("Dumas père") 1802–70, and his son, Alexandre, (“Dumas fils”), 1824–95, French dramatists and novelists.
- sebi-
-
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- dural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the dura mater.
- duras
-
noun,
dura mater.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Durer
-
noun,
Albrecht [ahl-brekht] /ˈɑl brɛxt/ (Show IPA), 1471–1528, German painter and engraver.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- ember
-
noun,
a small live piece of coal, wood, etc., as in a dying fire.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ardeb
-
noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- tubas
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- Edsel
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich” and “hall.”.
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Arber
-
noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- Elder
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- tubal
-
adjective,
pertaining to a tube, as a Fallopian tube.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- embed
-
noun,
a journalist who is embedded with a military unit or a political campaign.
- embar
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Ebert
-
noun,
Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1871–1925, first president of Germany 1919–25.
- elute
-
verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- seti-
-
- elude
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade:
Synonyms: shun, dodge.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- edema
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- tuber
-
noun,
Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- edit.
-
- Eridu
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city near the Euphrates in S Iraq: center for the worship of Ea; partially excavated.
- elem.
-
- Dubai
-
noun,
an emirate in the NE United Arab Emirates, on the Persian Gulf.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- 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.
- slurb
-
noun,
a shabby, ill-planned suburban area.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- drabs
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- drear
-
adjective,
dreary.
- Saudi
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- drier
-
noun,
a person or thing that dries.
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Srta.
-
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dirls
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Artur
-
noun,
a male given name.
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- estab
-
- dist.
-
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- dribs
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- drams
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- drubs
-
noun,
a blow with a stick or the like.
- duals
-
noun,
the dual number.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- Druse
-
noun,
an incrustation of small crystals on the surface of a rock or mineral.
- Saml
-
- RIBA
-
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Tues
-
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- SBLI
-
- RADM
-
- Rus.
-
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- USAR
-
- Sat.
-
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sem.
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- SATB
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- rad.
-
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- 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.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- std.
-
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Saud
-
noun,
(Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- USIA
-
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ter.
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- saur
-
- uria
-
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- mus.
-
- MusB
-
- MusD
-
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- USDA
-
- Sab.
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Sam.
-
- 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.
- used
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- tel-
-
- uret
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- USMA
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- 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.
- stub
-
noun,
a short projecting part.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- sld.
-
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- str.
-
- SLBM
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- stud
-
noun,
a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- sub-
-
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Rida
-
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- trid
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- SRBM
-
- TRIB
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- tri-
-
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- stbd
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Ste.
-
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- Uele
-
noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- turd
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- rel.
-
- 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.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- rit.
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Tuba
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- urds
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tasm
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- taur
-
- TDRS
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tube
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- sur-
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- surd
-
noun,
Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- 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.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- 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.
- tab.
-
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- 1080
-
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- DBMS
-
- deem
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- debt
-
noun,
something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another:
- Debs
-
noun,
Eugene Victor, 1855–1926, U.S. labor leader: Socialist candidate for president 1900–20.
- deb.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- dbl.
-
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- daut
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- Daub
-
noun,
material, especially of an inferior kind, for daubing walls.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dat.
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Deus
-
noun,
God. Abbreviation: D.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- dibs
-
noun,
money in small amounts.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- dia-
-
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- der.
-
- deme
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- Dem.
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Del.
-
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- Brut
-
noun,
any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.
- BSIT
-
- BSIR
-
- BSIE
-
- BSEM
-
- BSEE
-
- BSAE
-
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- BSME
-
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Bred
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- BSLM
-
- BSMT
-
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- dabs
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- buts
-
noun,
buts, reservations or objections:
- Bute
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- but-
-
- Bust
-
noun,
a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, especially a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject.
- bus.
-
- Burt
-
noun,
William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
- Burr
-
noun,
Also, buhr. a protruding, ragged edge raised on the surface of metal during drilling, shearing, punching, or engraving.
- BSRT
-
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- Burd
-
noun,
a young lady; maiden.
- Bur.
-
- bul.
-
- Buda
-
noun,
See under Budapest.
- btl.
-
- dim.
-
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emia
-
- EMet
-
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- idae
-
- ible
-
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- IADB
-
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Eur.
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- Esd.
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- ELAS
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- dir.
-
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- dual
-
noun,
the dual number.
- drum
-
noun,
a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
- drub
-
noun,
a blow with a stick or the like.
- drib
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- duel
-
noun,
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- dlr.
-
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dis-
-
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dubs
-
noun,
an awkward, unskillful person.
- dues
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- EDTA
-
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- Dust
-
noun,
earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- Duse
-
noun,
Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- dumb
-
adjective,
lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
- Duma
-
noun,
(in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
- Duit
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- amt.
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- amus
-
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Arm.
-
- AMLS
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- amdt
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- ARIS
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- atm.
-
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- aud.
-
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- ates
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- arr.
-
- ASTM
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASME
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- alt.
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- auld
-
adjective,
old.
- abr.
-
- Adm.
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- abs-
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- ABLS
-
- aet.
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abl.
-
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- abed
-
adverb,
in bed:
- aer-
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Aldm
-
- Ald.
-
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- ALBM
-
- Alb.
-
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIME
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aur-
-
- BMet
-
- beld
-
adjective,
bald; hairless.
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- beet
-
noun,
any of various biennial plants belonging to the genus Beta, of the amaranth family, especially B. vulgaris, having a fleshy red or white root.
Compare sugar beet.
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- Bede
-
noun,
Saint ("the Venerable Bede") a.d. 673?–735, English monk, historian, and theologian: wrote earliest history of England.
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- bet.
-
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- BMEd
-
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- Blum
-
noun,
Léon [lee-on;; French ley-awn] /ˈli ɒn;; French leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1872–1950, French statesman, journalist, and Socialist Party leader: premier of France 1936–37, 1938, 1946–47.
- Blue
-
noun,
the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- BLit
-
- bldr
-
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- blad
-
noun,
a flier or other promotional material distributed by a company to sell a product.
- bide
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- birr
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Bird
-
noun,
any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- beam
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- bead
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- Aus.
-
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Bald
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
- bal.
-
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- BAEd
-
- bads
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- Badr
-
noun,
Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
- bade
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- BMus
-
- aut-
-
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- bams
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- BDSA
-
- baud
-
noun,
a unit used to measure the speed of signaling or data transfer, equal to the number of pulses or bits per second:
- bdrm
-
- bdls
-
plural,
bundle.
- bdle
-
plural,
bundle.
- bdl.
-
plural,
bundle.
- BDes
-
- Baum
-
noun,
L(yman) Frank [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- bar.
-
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Barr
-
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- Laud
-
noun,
a song or hymn of praise.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- meed
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- Mede
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Media.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- meas
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- lea.
-
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- mdse
-
- MDES
-
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Lab.
-
- MILR
-
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- mild
-
noun,
British. beer that has a blander taste than bitter.
- mil.
-
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- Mid.
-
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- met.
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mes-
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lam.
-
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- Maud
-
noun,
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- lit.
-
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- MAEd
-
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- 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.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- 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.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- LitB
-
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- med.
-
- LitD
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- LRBM
-
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- lude
-
noun,
Quaalude.
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- Luba
-
noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Mar.
-
- MALS
-
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- MALD
-
- leud
-
noun,
a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
- mal-
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lib.
-
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- MELD
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- Ltd.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- muds
-
noun,
wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- MSEE
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- MSBA
-
- MSIE
-
- ile-
-
- mult
-
- 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.
- mule
-
noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- mis-
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Ire.
-
- MSAE
-
- IRBM
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- MST
-
- abt
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- ABM
-
- MTS
-
- mud
-
noun,
wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- ADB
-
- BDA
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- MSE
-
- Bde
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- MSD
-
- ae.
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- TID
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- ure
-
- TIA
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- MSI
-
- UMT
-
- ur-
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ad-
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- ab-
-
- USM
-
- Am.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- BLA
-
- USR
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Md.
-
- uti
-
- ble
-
- BLM
-
- BLS
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- lub
-
- ltr
-
- 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.
- BME
-
- MBE
-
- Me.
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Ar.
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- 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.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- abd
-
- USB
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- MSL
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- al.
-
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- BIE
-
- 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.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Amb
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- at.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ATB
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- MIT
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AME
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- mi.
-
- Tbi
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- ALU
-
- BDS
-
plural,
board.
- be-
-
- BEM
-
- ASU
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- bl.
-
- AMS
-
- ard
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- Tu.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- AMU
-
- tue
-
- MIE
-
- ast
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ARS
-
- ARU
-
- asb
-
- ase
-
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- ASI
-
- ASM
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ASR
-
- BED
-
noun,
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- ml.
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- ult
-
- RDA
-
- RDS
-
- REA
-
- RMA
-
- MRA
-
- Re.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- 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.
- MDT
-
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Rd.
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MRE
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- MRI
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- MSA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- BTU
-
noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- tr.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Br.
-
- MLA
-
- MLD
-
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- ALM
-
- MLR
-
- tra
-
- MLS
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- RBI
-
- tlr
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- UAR
-
- USA
-
- UAE
-
- UAM
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- UIT
-
- mbd
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- TBD
-
- EdB
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- IUS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ium
-
- IUD
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- EBS
-
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- La.
-
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDT
-
- ite
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- eir
-
- ITA
-
- EIS
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- EAM
-
- ead
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- RSE
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- DRE
-
- SLR
-
- RLD
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Rs.
-
- DSA
-
- DSR
-
- DST
-
- SLE
-
- Du.
-
- RSA
-
- TBA
-
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- ea.
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- SLA
-
- RTS
-
- DUI
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Lt.
-
- LSD
-
- LDS
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Isl
-
- DMT
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ese
-
- ESL
-
- ESR
-
- Ir.
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- ESU
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- ILS
-
- eu-
-
- SAR
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- id.
-
- ESA
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ITU
-
- Ia.
-
- il-
-
- ial
-
- ier
-
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- SAE
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- IDB
-
- ide
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ERT
-
- ise
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ISA
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRL
-
- SED
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- EMR
-
- EMT
-
- sd.
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SDR
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- SBE
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Dr.
-
- dub
-
noun,
an awkward, unskillful person.
- DMS
-
- DSM
-
- BST
-
- Bt.
-
- BTE
-
- Bud
-
noun,
Botany.
a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud)
an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
- LIM
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- DBE
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- BSM
-
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- DML
-
- DAE
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- DAR
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- LTA
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- BMI
-
- BMR
-
- BMS
-
- BMT
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- LST
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- LSM
-
- LSI
-
- BRE
-
- LMT
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- BRM
-
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- BRT
-
- TAL
-
- BSL
-
- BSA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- BSD
-
- BSE
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- DBA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- STB
-
- DET
-
- di.
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- DIL
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SRB
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- bu.
-
- Sr.
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- SMD
-
- SMB
-
- DLS
-
- DMA
-
- SMA
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- DIB
-
verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- DBS
-
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- STM
-
- STL
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- STI
-
- Ld.
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- ee
-
- B-
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LM
-
- 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.
- LR
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- i.
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- Eb
-
- SU
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- 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.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- D.
-
- L2
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- DM
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- RI
-
- 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.
- EI
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- M.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- UI
-
- Ud
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- t.
-
- TB
-
- S.
-
- TD
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- DB
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- le
-
- SA
-
- TL
-
- L1
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- TM
-
- RU
-
- SL
-
- UL
-
- UB
-
- SM
-
- R.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- dl
-
- L.
-
- U.
-
- BM
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- MB
-