Anagrams of minelayers
Word minelayers has
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- minelayer
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noun,
a naval ship equipped for placing mines in the water.
- amylenes
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noun,
any of five unsaturated isomeric hydrocarbons having the formula C 5 H 10 .
- seminary
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noun,
a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate.
- yearlies
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noun,
a publication appearing once a year.
- marlines
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- almeries
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noun,
ambry.
- mineral.
-
- Milanese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Milan, Italy.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- enamels
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noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- mailers
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- miserly
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adjective,
of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- Melanie
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noun,
a female given name.
- leaners
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- seriema
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noun,
either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly.
- amylene
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noun,
any of five unsaturated isomeric hydrocarbons having the formula C 5 H 10 .
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- myelins
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noun,
a soft, white, fatty material in the membrane of Schwann cells and certain neuroglial cells: the substance of the myelin sheath.
- sealery
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noun,
a place where seals are caught.
- liernes
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- merlins
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- limners
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noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- Elysian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling Elysium.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- marlins
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noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- Marilyn
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Marlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- yes-man
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noun,
a person who, regardless of actual attitude, always expresses agreement with his or her supervisor, superior, etc.; sycophant.
- realism
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noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Milner
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noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- lemans
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Niamey
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noun,
a port in and the capital of Niger, in the SW part, on the Niger River.
- easily
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adverb,
in an easy manner; with ease; without trouble:
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- milers
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noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- yamens
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noun,
(in the Chinese Empire) the residence or office of a public official.
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- sealer
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noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- Easley
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noun,
a town in NW South Carolina.
- remise
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verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- seamen
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noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Yasmin
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “jasmine.”.
- Ramsey
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noun,
Arthur Michael (Baron Ramsey of Canterbury) 1904–1988, English clergyman and scholar: archbishop of Canterbury 1961–74.
- limner
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noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- mesail
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noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- ranees
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- armies
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noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- limens
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- inlays
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noun,
inlaid work.
- selen-
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- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- arsen-
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- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- limeys
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noun,
a British sailor.
- seemly
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adverb,
in a seemly manner; fittingly; becomingly.
- myelin
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noun,
a soft, white, fatty material in the membrane of Schwann cells and certain neuroglial cells: the substance of the myelin sheath.
- yearns
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verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- re-lay
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verb (used with object),
to lay again.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- learns
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- resale
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- mislay
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verb (used with object),
to lose temporarily; misplace:
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- Ismene
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noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- enamel
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noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- Emelia
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noun,
a female given name.
- nearly
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adverb,
all but; almost:
- Erinys
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noun,
any of the Furies.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- remans
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- enisle
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verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- namely
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adverb,
that is to say; explicitly; specifically; to wit:
- ensile
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verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- layers
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noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- laymen
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noun,
a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- Remsen
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noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- Elyria
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noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- leaner
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- inseam
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- miners
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- relies
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verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- elemis
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noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- Minyas
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noun,
a king of Orchomenus, famed for his wealth.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- riyals
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- Ermine
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noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- larees
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noun,
lari.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Arleen
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noun,
a female given name.
- myria-
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- Elmira
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noun,
a city in S central New York.
- misery
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noun,
wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
- maslin
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noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- Searle
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noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- Mersin
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noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- melan-
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- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Mailer
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- almery
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noun,
ambry.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- ameers
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noun,
emir.
- Melena
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noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Meliae
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plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- serine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- Amiens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- amines
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- mensal
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adjective,
monthly.
- lysine
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noun,
a crystalline, basic, amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 4 CH(NH 2)COOH, produced chiefly from many proteins by hydrolysis, essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: K. Abbreviation: Lys;
- mailes
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- mainly
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adverb,
chiefly; principally; for the most part; in the main; to the greatest extent:
- Serena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Aileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- snarly
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adjective,
apt to snarl; easily irritated.
- Marlin
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noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- Smyrna
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noun,
former name of Izmir.
- Marley
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noun,
Robert Nesta ("Bob") 1945–81, Jamaican reggae singer, guitarist, and songwriter: popularizer of Rastafarianism.
- Smiley
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noun,
a digital icon, a sequence of keyboard symbols, or a handwritten or printed equivalent, that serves to represent a facial expression, as :‐) for a smiling face or ;‐) for a winking face.
Compare emoticon.
- smeary
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adjective,
showing smears; smeared.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- measly
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adjective,
Informal.
contemptibly small, meager, or slight:
wretchedly bad or unsatisfactory:
- mealie
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noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- meanie
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noun,
Informal. meany.
- meanly
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adverb,
in a poor, lowly, or humble manner.
- Syrian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- measle
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noun,
singular of measles (def 3).
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Meyers
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noun,
Adolf, 1866–1950, U.S. psychiatrist, born in Switzerland.
- Mersey
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noun,
a river in W England, flowing W from Derbyshire to the Irish Sea. 70 miles (115 km) long.
- animes
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- linsey
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noun,
linsey-woolsey.
- merely
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adverb,
only as specified and nothing more; simply:
- Anselm
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noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- aneles
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verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- lyrism
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noun,
lyricism.
- senile
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noun,
a senile person.
- senary
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adjective,
of or relating to the number six.
- Merlin
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- liners
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- merles
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noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- nails
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noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Iran.
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- mesne
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adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- limey
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noun,
a British sailor.
- male-
-
- liras
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Marie
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noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Mears
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noun,
mere3 .
- Meany
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noun,
a small-minded, petty, or malicious person:
- limen
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- MEANS
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noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- manse
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noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Irene
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Manly
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adverb,
Archaic. in a manly manner.
- nares
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plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Marin
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noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Lerna
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noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- nears
-
- rainy
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adjective,
characterized by rain:
- marse
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noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Marne
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noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- rales
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noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- marls
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noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- liney
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adjective,
liny.
- yearn
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verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- liner
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Yemen
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noun,
Republic of, a country in S Arabia, formed in 1990 by the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. 207,000 sq. mi. (536,130 sq. km). Capital: Aden.
- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- limns
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verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Rains
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noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rails
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noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Maris
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noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Niles
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- ylems
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noun,
the initial substance of the universe from which all matter is said to be derived.
- mealy
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adjective,
having the qualities of meal; powdery; soft, dry, and crumbly:
- Imena
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Marys
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noun,
Also called Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- Neils
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- inlay
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noun,
inlaid work.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Islam
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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.
- Merle
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noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- mairs
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adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- lease
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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.
- Melas
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noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Melia
-
- mense
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noun,
propriety; discretion.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Leary
-
adjective,
leery1 .
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- lyase
-
noun,
any of various enzymes, as decarboxylase, that catalyze reactions involving the formation of or addition to a double bond.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Menes
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noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- mynas
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noun,
any of several Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae, especially those of the genera Acridotheres and Gracula, certain species of which have the ability to mimic speech and are kept as pets.
- 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.
- leery
-
adjective,
wary; suspicious (usually followed by of):
- leers
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noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- minas
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noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- LeMay
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noun,
Curtis (Emerson) 1906–90, U.S. Air Force officer: chief of the Strategic Air Command 1948–61; Chief of Staff of the Air Force 1961–65.
- Milan
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noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Mylar
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- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Lesya
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noun,
any of six possible colors given to the monad, or individual soul, by its karma and being lighter or darker according to the proportion of good or evil included in the karma.
- miler
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noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Mines
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noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- mains
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noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- lysin
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noun,
an antibody causing the disintegration of erythrocytes or bacterial cells.
- Lyman
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Maine
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noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- Mysia
-
noun,
an ancient country in NW Asia Minor.
- layer
-
noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Liman
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noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- myel-
-
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- lairy
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- Myrna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lyres
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noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Meyer
-
noun,
Adolf, 1866–1950, U.S. psychiatrist, born in Switzerland.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Mayer
-
noun,
Julius Robert von [jool-yuh s rob-ert von;; German yoo-lee-oo s roh-bert fuh n] /ˈdʒul yəs ˈrɒb ərt vɒn;; German ˈyu li ʊs ˈroʊ bɛrt fən/ (Show IPA), 1814–78, German physicist.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Meryl
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Merle.
- meiny
-
noun,
Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
- 30-30
-
- yeans
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- Yamis
-
noun,
a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- riyal
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Syene
-
noun,
ancient name of Aswan.
- Elyse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- anim.
-
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- anis-
-
- Early
-
noun,
a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Emery
-
noun,
a granular mineral substance consisting typically of corundum mixed with magnetite or hematite, used powdered, crushed, or consolidated for grinding and polishing.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- seamy
-
adjective,
unpleasant or sordid; low; disagreeable:
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- amyls
-
noun,
an amyl group.
- amyl-
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- eyras
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- eyres
-
noun,
a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
- eyrie
-
noun,
aerie.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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).
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Amer.
-
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- elem.
-
- 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.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Riley
-
noun,
James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Emily
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “industrious.”.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- Ailey
-
noun,
Alvin, Jr. 1931–1989, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- slimy
-
adjective,
of or like slime.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- ayins
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- 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)
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- yamen
-
noun,
(in the Chinese Empire) the residence or office of a public official.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Armen
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Emlyn
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Emily.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- enemy
-
noun,
a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another; an adversary or opponent.
- reni-
-
- Seely
-
adjective,
insignificant or feeble; poor.
- semi-
-
- Ayres
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Arnel
-
- Relay
-
noun,
a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Syria
-
noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- 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.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- syne
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
since.
- SRAM
-
- 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.
- Sra.
-
- snye
-
noun,
a backwater.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- sley
-
noun,
the reed of a loom.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- slay
-
noun,
sley.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meas
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Syr.
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- syn-
-
- 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.
- mes-
-
- syli
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
- 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.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- 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.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- men-
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sym.
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- 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.
- nays
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- neem
-
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- rely
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- MSIE
-
- MSEE
-
- MSAE
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- mRNA
-
- MNAS
-
- ryal
-
noun,
rose noble.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- rel.
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- NYSE
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- 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)
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Nysa
-
noun,
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- NIRA
-
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- MILR
-
- Sam.
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Saml
-
- 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).
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- mil.
-
- 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.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Sem.
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 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.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Ryle
-
noun,
Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- miry
-
adjective,
of the nature of mire; swampy:
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Myra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Asia Minor, in Lycia.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- 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.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- 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).
- rimy
-
adjective,
covered with rime.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RNAS
-
- Myna
-
noun,
any of several Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae, especially those of the genera Acridotheres and Gracula, certain species of which have the ability to mimic speech and are kept as pets.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- 1080
-
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- yams
-
noun,
the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Yami
-
noun,
a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- AMLS
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Yale
-
noun,
Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ELAS
-
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- ANSI
-
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- lays
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- 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.
- eyen
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lam.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alis
-
- Elys
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- ASME
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- yens
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- ylem
-
noun,
the initial substance of the universe from which all matter is said to be derived.
- ile-
-
- 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.
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- eyne
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- eyes
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- eery
-
adjective,
eerie.
- Ymir
-
noun,
the earliest being and the progenitor of the giants, killed by Odin and his brothers. From his flesh the earth was made, from his blood the waters, and from his skull the heavens.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ARIS
-
- Arm.
-
- army
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- yrs.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ire.
-
- inae
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Eyre
-
noun,
a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- ins.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lani
-
- lyre
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- lys-
-
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- lyse
-
verb (used with object),
to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- lea.
-
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- liny
-
adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Mar.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- MALS
-
- Ens.
-
- mal-
-
- Mays
-
noun,
Willie (Howard) born 1931, U.S. baseball player.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- enl.
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Man.
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- 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).
- aer-
-
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Aire
-
- leys
-
noun,
leu.
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- limy
-
adjective,
consisting of, containing, or like lime.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Mary
-
noun,
Also called Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus.
- 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.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- 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.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- AIME
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- Ayme
-
noun,
Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1902–67, French novelist and short-story writer.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- lyes
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- 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.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- emia
-
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- SAE
-
- RSE
-
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- eir
-
- RNA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- EMR
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- EIS
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- 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.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Syl
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ALM
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ays
-
- 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.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- SLA
-
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- SLE
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Sly
-
Idioms,
on the sly, secretly; furtively:
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- SLR
-
- SMA
-
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- Sr.
-
- Am.
-
- AME
-
- Amy
-
noun,
a vial of amyl nitrate.
- eye
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- ASN
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAR
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- ea.
-
- ASR
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ASM
-
- AMS
-
- ASI
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ase
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ARS
-
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- 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.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- 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).
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- en-
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ene
-
- MRI
-
- MSN
-
- ISR
-
- MSI
-
- MSE
-
- La.
-
- MSA
-
- MRE
-
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- MLS
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- NEA
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- Ir.
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Isl
-
- IRL
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- ise
-
- MLR
-
- MLA
-
- NIA
-
- Me.
-
- my-
-
- mi.
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LSI
-
- LSM
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- May
-
noun,
a maiden.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MIE
-
- ml.
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- LIM
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- NES
-
- ne-
-
- NYA
-
- REA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- yer
-
- ier
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- IAS
-
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Yam
-
noun,
the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.
- RMA
-
- ial
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- ese
-
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ery
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- NSA
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- ILS
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- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- NIM
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noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- il-
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- yis
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noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- Yin
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noun,
See under yin and yang.
- NMI
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- nr.
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- NRA
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- NMR
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- Re.
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- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- sy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- i.
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- LM
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- ln
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- LR
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- RN
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- yr
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- M.
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- SN
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- Y.
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RI
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- ee
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- AI
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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.
- ry
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- A.
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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.
- yl
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- SL
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- SM
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ey
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- R.
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- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- ye
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pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- le
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- NI
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- NY
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- L.
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- MN
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- S.
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- ly
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L2
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- NM
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- NL
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- YA
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noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SA
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- L1
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