Anagrams of misadventure
Word misadventure has
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- mensurative
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adjective,
adapted for or concerned with measuring.
- advisement
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noun,
careful deliberation or consideration; consultation:
- disnature
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verb (used with object),
to deprive (something) of its proper nature or appearance; make unnatural.
- adventure
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noun,
an exciting or very unusual experience.
- Demetrias
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noun,
an ancient city in NE Greece, in Thessaly.
- Mertensia
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Mertensia, of the borage family, including the lungworts and the Virginia cowslip.
- invertase
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noun,
an enzyme, occurring in yeast and in the digestive juices of animals, that causes the inversion of cane sugar into invert sugar.
- numerates
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adjective,
able to use or understand numerical techniques of mathematics.
- nursemaid
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noun,
Also called nurserymaid. a woman or girl employed to care for a child or several children, especially in a household.
- tradesmen
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noun,
a person engaged in trade.
- detainers
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- advertise
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verb (used with object),
to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it:
- estuarine
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adjective,
formed in an estuary.
- indurates
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adjective,
hardened; unfeeling; callous; inured.
- muraenids
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noun,
any fish of the family Muraenidae, comprising the morays.
- mutineers
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noun,
a person who mutinies.
- dentaries
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noun,
one of a pair of membrane bones that in lower vertebrates form the distal part of the lower jaws and in mammals comprise the mandible.
- verminate
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verb (used without object),
to become infested with vermin, especially parasitic vermin.
- dementias
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noun,
severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
- maneuvers
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noun,
a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- antiserum
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noun,
a serum containing antibodies, as antitoxins or agglutinins, obtained by inoculation of animals and used for injection into other animals to provide immunity to a specific disease.
- averments
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noun,
the act of averring.
- ruminates
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verb (used with object),
to chew again or over and over.
- denatures
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verb (used with object),
to deprive (something) of its natural character, properties, etc.
- derivates
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noun, adjective,
derivative.
- antimeres
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- Ansermet
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noun,
Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1883–1969, Swiss symphony orchestra conductor.
- amerinds
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noun,
Indian (def 1).
- diatreme
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noun,
a volcanic vent produced in a solid rock structure by the explosive energy of gases in magmas.
- sedative
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noun,
a sedative drug or agent.
- matinees
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- inserted
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- urinates
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- 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.
- indurate
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adjective,
hardened; unfeeling; callous; inured.
- sirvente
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noun,
a medieval poem or song of heroic or satirical character, as composed by a troubadour.
- sediment
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noun,
the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs.
- uranites
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- ventures
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noun,
an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one:
- Madurese
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noun,
a member of a people native to the island of Madura and also inhabiting the northeastern coast of Java.
- maunders
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verb (used without object),
to talk in a rambling, foolish, or meaningless way.
- dentures
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noun,
an artificial replacement of one or several of the teeth (partial denture) or all of the teeth (full denture) of either or both jaws; dental prosthesis.
- mutineer
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noun,
a person who mutinies.
- untreads
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verb (used with object),
to go back through in the same steps.
- maundies
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noun,
the ceremony of washing the feet of the poor, especially commemorating Jesus' washing of His disciples' feet on Maundy Thursday.
- sauterne
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noun,
a semisweet white wine of California, commonly sold as a jug wine.
- sederunt
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noun,
a prolonged discussion or session for discussion.
- arsenide
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noun,
a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.
- 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.
- Neustria
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noun,
the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- detainer
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- denarius
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noun,
a silver coin and monetary unit of ancient Rome, first issued in the latter part of the 3rd century b.c., that fluctuated in value and sometimes appeared as a bronze coin.
- natriums
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noun,
(formerly) sodium.
- Suriname
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noun,
a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- taurines
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- detinues
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noun,
an old commonlaw form of action to recover possession of personal property wrongfully detained.
- denature
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verb (used with object),
to deprive (something) of its natural character, properties, etc.
- detrains
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- demerits
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noun,
a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:
- andesite
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noun,
a dark-colored volcanic rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar and one or more mafic minerals, as hornblende or biotite.
- numerate
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adjective,
able to use or understand numerical techniques of mathematics.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- dementis
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noun,
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- antimere
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- meanders
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noun,
Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
- intrudes
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verb (used with object),
to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
- naivetes
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noun,
the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity.
- derivate
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noun, adjective,
derivative.
- dementia
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noun,
severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
- deviates
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noun,
a person or thing that departs from the accepted norm or standard.
- Temesvar
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noun,
Hungarian name of Timişoara.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- ruinates
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adjective,
ruined.
- Sumerian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sumer.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- transude
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verb (used without object),
to pass or ooze through pores or interstices, as a fluid.
- Eridanus
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noun,
the River, a large southern constellation between Cetus and Orion, containing the bright star Achernar.
- underset
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noun,
a current of water below the surface and flowing in a direction contrary to the water on the surface.
- undersea
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adverb,
underseas.
- resident
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noun,
a person who resides in a place.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- sandiver
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noun,
a whitish, saline scum formed on the surface of molten glass.
- retinues
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noun,
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
- varmints
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noun,
Chiefly Southern and South Midland U.S.
vermin.
an objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat.
- duramens
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noun,
heartwood.
- reunites
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verb (used with or without object),
to unite again, as after separation.
- Muenster
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noun,
a white, semisoft, mild cheese made from whole milk.
- emirates
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- strained
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- emeritus
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noun,
an emeritus professor, minister, etc.
- minarets
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- trendies
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noun,
a trendy person, place, object, or idea.
- averment
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noun,
the act of averring.
- east-end
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noun,
a section of E London, England.
- mind-set
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noun,
an attitude, disposition, or mood.
- ruminate
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verb (used with object),
to chew again or over and over.
- rudiment
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noun,
Usually, rudiments.
the elements or first principles of a subject:
a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something:
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- maneuver
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noun,
a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- muraenid
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noun,
any fish of the family Muraenidae, comprising the morays.
- Dniester
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noun,
a river in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains to the Black Sea. About 875 miles (1410 km) long.
- muriates
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noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- unmitres
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verb (used with object),
unmiter.
- measured
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noun,
a unit or standard of measurement:
- universe
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noun,
the totality of known or supposed objects and phenomena throughout space; the cosmos; macrocosm.
- mediants
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noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- etamines
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- mediates
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adjective,
acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
- unmiters
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of a miter; depose from the rank of a bishop.
- esurient
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adjective,
hungry; greedy.
- unitards
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noun,
a one-piece leotard with full-length stockings; bodysuit.
- Terminus
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noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- deniers
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noun,
a person who denies.
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- Martinu
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noun,
Bohuslav [baw-hoo-slahf] /ˈbɔ hʊˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1959, Czech composer.
- martins
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noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- Martens
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- mediant
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noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- vaunted
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noun,
a boastful action or utterance.
- Avertin
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- mantids
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noun,
mantis.
- manures
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noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- Minerva
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of wisdom and the arts, identified with the Greek goddess Athena.
- minders
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noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- meander
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noun,
Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
- Maureen
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
- measure
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noun,
a unit or standard of measurement:
- dearies
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noun,
darling.
- Maurist
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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.
- Avernus
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noun,
a lake near Naples, Italy, looked upon in ancient times as an entrance to hell, from whose waters vile-smelling vapors arose, supposedly killing birds flying over it.
- medinas
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noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- Mideast
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noun,
Middle East.
- menders
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noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- medusan
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noun,
a medusa or jellyfish.
- Daumier
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noun,
Honoré [aw-naw-rey] /ɔ nɔˈreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1808–79, French painter, cartoonist, and lithographer.
- matinee
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- demeans
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noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- suimate
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noun,
self-mate.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- dementi
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noun,
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- matures
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adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- Meitner
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noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- mediate
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adjective,
acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
- dements
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verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- surname
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noun,
the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name.
- Danvers
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noun,
a town in NE Massachusetts, near Boston.
- demerit
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noun,
a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:
- danseur
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noun,
a male ballet dancer.
- Meriden
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noun,
a city in central Connecticut.
- stuiver
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noun,
stiver (def 1).
- varmint
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noun,
Chiefly Southern and South Midland U.S.
vermin.
an objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat.
- metiers
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- uterine
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adjective,
of or relating to the uterus or womb.
- maunder
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verb (used without object),
to talk in a rambling, foolish, or meaningless way.
- datives
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noun,
the dative case.
- Sudeten
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noun,
Also, Sudetes [soo-dee-teez] /suˈdi tiz/ (Show IPA). Czech Sudety [soo -de-ti] /ˈsʊ dɛ tɪ/ (Show IPA). a mountain range in E central Europe, extending along the N boundary of the Czech Republic between the Elbe and Oder rivers. Highest peak, 5259 feet (1603 meters).
- inverse
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noun,
an inverted state or condition.
- Maidens
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noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- unitard
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noun,
a one-piece leotard with full-length stockings; bodysuit.
- unarmed
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adjective,
without weapons or armor.
- enviers
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noun,
a person who feels envy.
- tirades
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noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- erudite
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adjective,
characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly:
Synonyms: educated, knowledgeable; wise, sapient.
- tinders
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noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- dravite
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noun,
a brown variety of magnesium tourmaline.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- estrade
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noun,
a slightly raised platform in a room or hall.
- etamine
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- unmiter
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of a miter; depose from the rank of a bishop.
- diverts
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verb (used with object),
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- diverse
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adjective,
of a different kind, form, character, etc.; unlike:
- Eventus
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noun,
Bonus Eventus.
- evident
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adjective,
plain or clear to the sight or understanding:
- unmitre
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verb (used with object),
unmiter.
- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- disrate
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verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- emirate
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- triunes
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- tsunami
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noun,
an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- tundras
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noun,
one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- dustmen
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noun,
a person employed to remove or cart away garbage, refuse, ashes, etc.; garbage collector.
- Dustman
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noun,
a person employed to remove or cart away garbage, refuse, ashes, etc.; garbage collector.
- Emerita
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noun,
a woman with such status.
- durmast
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noun,
a European oak, Quercus petraea, yielding a heavy, elastic wood used for furniture and in the construction of buildings.
- endures
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verb (used with object),
to hold out against; sustain without impairment or yielding; undergo:
- durians
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noun,
the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- Durante
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noun,
James Francis ("Jimmy") 1893–1980, U.S. comedian.
- duramen
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noun,
heartwood.
- endears
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verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- turdine
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Turdidae, comprising the true thrushes.
- dunites
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine.
- endives
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noun,
a composite plant, Cichorium endivia, having a rosette of often curly-edged leaves used in salads.
Compare escarole.
- tureens
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noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- Ditmars
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noun,
Raymond Lee, 1876–1942, U.S. zoologist and author.
- tenures
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noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- tandems
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noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- Temenus
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noun,
a son of Aristomachus who was allotted the city of Argos for his participation in the Heraclidae invasion of Peloponnesus.
- deuter-
-
- Minster
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noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- detinue
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noun,
an old commonlaw form of action to recover possession of personal property wrongfully detained.
- inverts
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noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- detains
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- destine
-
verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- destain
-
verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- tediums
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noun,
the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness.
- invades
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verb (used with object),
to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent:
- dermat-
-
- taurine
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- tardive
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adjective,
appearing or tending to appear late, as in human development or in the treatment of a disease.
- Tardieu
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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.
- dereism
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noun,
autism.
- urinate
-
verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- denture
-
noun,
an artificial replacement of one or several of the teeth (partial denture) or all of the teeth (full denture) of either or both jaws; dental prosthesis.
- standee
-
noun,
a person who stands, as a passenger in a train, a spectator at a theater, etc., either because all the seats are taken or because standing room is cheaper than a seat.
- uremias
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- deveins
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verb (used with object),
to remove the dark dorsal vein of (a shrimp).
- tenured
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- uranite
-
noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- ideates
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noun,
ideatum.
- ideatum
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noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- untread
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verb (used with object),
to go back through in the same steps.
- tensive
-
adjective,
stretching or straining.
- untried
-
adjective,
not tried; not attempted, proved, or tested.
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- tenders
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noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- dimeter
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noun,
a verse or line of two measures or feet, as He is gone on the mountain,/He is lost to the forest.
- ureides
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noun,
an acyl urea.
- diester
-
noun,
an organic compound that contains two ester groups.
- instead
-
Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- diaster
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noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- diastem
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noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- insured
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noun,
the person, group, or organization whose life or property is covered by an insurance policy.
- intrude
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verb (used with object),
to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
- deviate
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noun,
a person or thing that departs from the accepted norm or standard.
- deviant
-
noun,
a person or thing that deviates or departs markedly from the accepted norm.
- minever
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noun,
miniver.
- Suevian
-
noun,
a member of an ancient Germanic people of uncertain origin, mentioned in the writings of Caesar and Tacitus.
- veritas
-
noun,
truth.
- sidemen
-
noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- 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.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- venters
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the abdomen or belly.
a bellylike cavity or concavity.
a bellylike protuberance.
- 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.
- admires
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- smarten
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- murines
-
noun,
a murine rodent.
- veriest
-
adverb,
in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly:
- advisee
-
noun,
one of a group of students assigned to a faculty adviser for help in selection of a course of studies.
- muriate
-
noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Admetus
-
noun,
a Thessalian king, one of the Argonauts and husband of Alcestis.
- astride
-
preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- Munster
-
noun,
muenster.
- asunder
-
adverb, adjective,
into separate parts; in or into pieces:
- Venetia
-
noun,
an ancient district in NE Italy: later a Roman province bounded by the Alps, the Po River, and the Adriatic Sea.
- reedman
-
noun,
a musician who plays a reed instrument.
- retinue
-
noun,
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
- veteran
-
noun,
a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like:
- sideman
-
noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- verites
-
noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- ventrad
-
adverb,
toward the ventral side; ventrally.
- natrium
-
noun,
(formerly) sodium.
- residue
-
noun,
something that remains after a part is removed, disposed of, or used; remainder; rest; remnant.
- adverts
-
noun,
advertisement.
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- Sievert
-
noun,
the standard unit in the International System of Units (SI) of dose equivalent having the same biological effect as one joule of x-rays per kilogram of recipient mass (or one gray):
Abbreviation: Sv.
- aniseed
-
noun,
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- adverse
-
adjective,
unfavorable or antagonistic in purpose or effect:
- verdant
-
adjective,
green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass:
- naivete
-
noun,
the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity.
- sinuate
-
adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- advents
-
noun,
a coming into place, view, or being; arrival:
- reminds
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- restive
-
adjective,
impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy.
- vermian
-
adjective,
resembling or of the nature of a worm.
- 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.
- servant
-
noun,
a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
- natured
-
adjective,
having a temperament of a particular kind (usually used in combination):
- Sirenum
-
noun,
Mare, Mare Sirenum.
- venturi
-
noun,
Robert Charles, born 1925, U.S. architect.
- venture
-
noun,
an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one:
- Vietnam
-
noun,
Official name Socialist Republic of Vietnam. a country in SE Asia, comprising the former states of Annam, Tonkin, and Cochin-China: formerly part of French Indochina; divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War but now reunified. 126,104 sq. mi. (326,609 sq. km). Capital: Hanoi.
Compare North Vietnam, South Vietnam.
- Ventris
-
noun,
Michael George Francis, 1922–56, English architect and linguist.
- ventri-
-
- remands
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- amusive
-
adjective,
amusing; entertaining.
- vendues
-
noun,
a public auction.
- verdins
-
noun,
a small, yellow-headed, titmouse-like bird, Auriparus flaviceps, of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, which builds a compact, spherical nest of thorny twigs.
- misread
-
verb (used with or without object),
to read wrongly.
- 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.
- versine
-
noun,
versed sine.
- raiment
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- sardine
-
noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- sedarim
-
noun,
a plural of Seder.
- Nereids
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- vistaed
-
adjective,
possessing or forming a vista or vistas.
- misdate
-
noun,
a wrong date.
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- remudas
-
noun,
a group of saddle horses from which ranch hands choose mounts for the day.
- sternum
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the clavicles and the true ribs; breastbone.
- nervate
-
adjective,
(of leaves) having veins.
- minutes
-
noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- AmerInd
-
noun,
Indian (def 1).
- minuets
-
noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- vitreum
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) glass.
- austere
-
adjective,
severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding:
- Vereins
-
noun,
a union, association, or society.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- radiums
-
noun,
Chemistry. a highly radioactive metallic element whose decay yields radon gas and alpha rays. Symbol: Ra; atomic weight: 226; atomic number: 88.
- ravined
-
adjective,
marked or furrowed with ravines.
- seminar
-
noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- 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:
- stadium
-
noun,
a sports arena, usually oval or horseshoe-shaped, with tiers of seats for spectators.
- reunite
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unite again, as after separation.
- adviser
-
noun,
one who gives advice.
- 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.
- readies
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- venders
-
noun,
vendor.
- Servite
-
noun,
a member of an order of mendicant friars, founded in Florence in 1233, engaged in fostering devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- stamin-
-
- versant
-
noun,
a slope of a mountain or mountain chain.
- nutrias
-
noun,
the coypu.
- natives
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- steamed
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Anterus
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- sainted
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- steamer
-
noun,
something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
- saunter
-
noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- neuters
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- vesture
-
noun,
Law.
everything growing on and covering the land, with the exception of trees.
any such covering, as grass or wheat.
- remuda
-
noun,
a group of saddle horses from which ranch hands choose mounts for the day.
- etudes
-
noun,
a musical composition, usually instrumental, intended mainly for the practice of some point of technique.
- 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.
- Timaru
-
noun,
a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- 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.
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Stevia
-
noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- evades
-
verb (used with object),
to escape from by trickery or cleverness:
Synonyms: avoid, dodge.
Antonyms: face, confront.
- tenure
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Ravens
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- ravine
-
noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- ravins
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Evadne
-
noun,
the wife of Capaneus who threw herself on his funeral pyre.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- 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.
- evites
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- remand
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- everts
-
noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Evarts
-
noun,
William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- remind
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- revest
-
verb (used with object),
to vest (a person) again, as with ownership or office; reinvest; reinstate.
- emends
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- revues
-
noun,
a form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- revise
-
noun,
an act of revising.
- revets
-
verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- reused
-
adjective,
noting wool that previously has been spun, woven, and used.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- Travis
-
noun,
William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- retuse
-
adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- trans.
-
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Enders
-
noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- rumens
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- rivets
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- 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.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- eiders
-
noun,
eider duck.
- rutins
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- edemas
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- endive
-
noun,
a composite plant, Cichorium endivia, having a rosette of often curly-edged leaves used in salads.
Compare escarole.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- resend
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Ermine
-
noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- Ervine
-
noun,
St. John Greer [greer] /grɪər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1971, Irish dramatist and novelist.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Reseda
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- reseau
-
noun,
a network.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Erivan
-
noun,
Yerevan.
- Erevan
-
noun,
Yerevan.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- enter-
-
- retems
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- endues
-
verb (used with object),
to invest or endow with some gift, quality, or faculty.
- endure
-
verb (used with object),
to hold out against; sustain without impairment or yielding; undergo:
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- ensure
-
verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- reside
-
noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- resume
-
noun,
résumé.
- enures
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- envier
-
noun,
a person who feels envy.
- envies
-
noun,
a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc.
- tender
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- invars
-
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- sundae
-
noun,
ice cream served with syrup poured over it, and often other toppings, as whipped cream, chopped nuts, or fruit.
- medius
-
noun,
the middle finger.
- munite
-
verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- Medit.
-
- Munsee
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- Medina
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- medias
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- murine
-
noun,
a murine rodent.
- Median
-
noun,
Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
- meatus
-
noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- suited
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- mustee
-
noun,
the offspring of a white person and a quadroon; octoroon.
- Sumner
-
noun,
Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
- Sumter
-
noun,
a city in central South Carolina.
- sunder
-
verb (used with object),
to separate; part; divide; sever.
- mudras
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Maseru
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- native
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mavens
-
noun,
an expert or connoisseur.
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- matri-
-
- 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.
- maunds
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India and other parts of Asia, varying greatly according to locality: in India, from about 25 to 82.286 pounds (11 to 37.4 kilograms) (the latter being the government maund).
- Mauser
-
noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- Medusa
-
noun,
a saucer-shaped or dome-shaped, free-swimming jellyfish or hydra.
- Meerut
-
noun,
a city in W Uttar Pradesh, in N India.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- misrun
-
noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- 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.).
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- stiver
-
noun,
Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- Struma
-
noun,
Pathology. goiter.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- minder
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- Steven
-
noun,
a male given name.
- minute
-
noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- minuet
-
noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- strive
-
verb (used without object),
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
- 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.
- menads
-
noun,
maenad.
- starve
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- mender
-
noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- Mendes
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- merdes
-
noun,
excrement.
- Merida
-
noun,
suntan (def 2).
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- stumer
-
noun,
something bogus or fraudulent.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Mervin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Struve
-
noun,
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von [free-drikh gey-awrk vil-helm fuh n] /ˈfri drɪx geɪˈɔrk ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/ (Show IPA), 1793–1864, Russian astronomer, born in Germany.
- 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.
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- Marvin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- Seaver
-
noun,
(George) Thomas ("Tom"; "Tom Terrific") born 1944, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- intra-
-
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- invert
-
noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- Sender
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- nudism
-
noun,
the practice of going nude, especially in places that allow sexually mixed groups, in the belief that such practice benefits health.
- Stevin
-
noun,
Simon [see-mawn] /ˈsi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1548–1620, Dutch mathematician and physicist.
- invade
-
verb (used with object),
to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent:
- numis.
-
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- indues
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- sedate
-
adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- inter.
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- radius
-
noun,
a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface:
- instr.
-
- radium
-
noun,
Chemistry. a highly radioactive metallic element whose decay yields radon gas and alpha rays. Symbol: Ra; atomic weight: 226; atomic number: 88.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- invest
-
verb (used with object),
to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- navies
-
noun,
the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- Severn
-
noun,
a river in Great Britain, flowing from central Wales through W England into the Bristol Channel. 210 miles (338 km) long.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- maiden
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- nemat-
-
- mantid
-
noun,
mantis.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- Nereus
-
noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- manure
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- sevier
-
noun,
John, 1745–1815, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier and politician: first governor of Tennessee.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- 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.
- Marius
-
noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- tandem
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- Neruda
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-vlaw;; English pah-bloh] /ˈpɑ vlɔ;; English ˈpɑ bloʊ/ (Show IPA), (Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto) 1904–73, Chilean poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1971.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Nimrud
-
noun,
modern name of the site of the ancient city of Kalakh.
- Servia
-
noun,
former name of Serbia.
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- Nevers
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nièvre, in central France, on the Loire River: Romanesque church.
- tedium
-
noun,
the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- madres
-
noun,
mother1 .
- tavern
-
noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- neuter
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- neumes
-
noun,
any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- nested
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- truism
-
noun,
a self-evident, obvious truth.
- duvets
-
noun,
a usually down-filled quilt, often with a removable cover; comforter.
- Truman
-
noun,
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- demure
-
adjective,
characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- demean
-
noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- dement
-
verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- demies
-
noun,
a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.
- demise
-
noun,
death or decease.
- demits
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- demurs
-
noun,
the act of making objection.
- davits
-
noun,
any of various cranelike devices used singly or in pairs for supporting, raising, and lowering especially boats, anchors, and cargo over a hatchway or side of a ship.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- denims
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- dentes
-
noun,
plural of dens.
- usenet
-
noun,
Computers. an extensive system of newsgroups: a branch of the Internet.
- Davies
-
noun,
Arthur Bowen [boh-uh n] /ˈboʊ ən/ (Show IPA), 1862–1928, U.S. painter.
- Denver
-
noun,
John (Henry Deutschendorf) 1943–97, U.S. country singer.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- averts
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- daimen
-
adjective,
rare; occasional.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- varies
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- Damien
-
noun,
Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
- Varese
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Milan.
- Vanier
-
noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- davens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pray.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- dastur
-
noun,
a Parsee chief priest.
- dative
-
noun,
the dative case.
- datums
-
noun,
a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data.
- daunts
-
verb (used with object),
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
- dautie
-
noun,
a darling.
- denti-
-
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- avenue
-
noun,
a wide street or main thoroughfare.
- disarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- dimers
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- diseur
-
noun,
a male professional entertainer who performs monologues.
- uredia
-
noun,
uredinium.
- distr.
-
- unseam
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- unsaid
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of unsay.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- unread
-
adjective,
not read, as a letter or newspaper.
- divers
-
noun,
a person or thing that dives.
- urease
-
noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- ureide
-
noun,
an acyl urea.
- deriv.
-
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- derive
-
verb (used with object),
to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).
- dermas
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- 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.
- 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.
- desire
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- desman
-
noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- deters
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- devise
-
noun,
Law.
the act of disposing of property, especially real property, by will.
a will or clause in a will disposing of property, especially real property.
the property so disposed of.
- Deurne
-
noun,
a former city in N Belgium, now part of Antwerp.
- uremia
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- devein
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the dark dorsal vein of (a shrimp).
- Devers
-
noun,
Gail, born 1966, U.S. track athlete.
- devest
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to divest.
- Devine
-
adjective, noun, verb,
a frequent misspelling of divine.
- averse
-
adjective,
having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.; opposed:
- 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.
- divest
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.:
- verset
-
noun,
Prosody. a brief verse, especially from Scripture.
- amends
-
noun,
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- amides
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- amidst
-
preposition,
amid.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- versed
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a stanza.
- vested
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- Vernet
-
noun,
Claude Joseph [klohd zhaw-zef] /kloʊd ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1714–89, French painter.
- amused
-
adjective,
pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Andrus
-
noun,
Andron.
- vermis
-
noun,
the median lobe or division of the cerebellum.
- vermin
-
noun,
noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals collectively, especially those of small size that appear commonly and are difficult to control, as flies, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, mice, and rats.
- ameers
-
noun,
emir.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- admire
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- vitrum
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) glass.
- visard
-
noun,
vizard.
- virtue
-
noun,
moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
- adeems
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- Admete
-
noun,
a daughter of Eurystheus for whom Hercules took the golden girdle of Ares from Hippolyte.
- admits
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- viands
-
noun,
an article of food.
- adren-
-
- Advent
-
noun,
a coming into place, view, or being; arrival:
- advert
-
noun,
advertisement.
- advise
-
verb (used with object),
to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following:
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- aidmen
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- vermi-
-
- veenas
-
noun,
vina.
- vender
-
noun,
vendor.
- Venite
-
noun,
the 95th Psalm (94th in the Vulgate and Douay), used as a canticle at matins or morning prayers.
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- Veneti
-
noun,
Also, Venetia. Also called Veneto [ve-ne-taw] /ˈvɛ nɛ tɔ/ (Show IPA). a region in NE Italy. 7095 sq. mi. (18,375 sq. km).
- vendue
-
noun,
a public auction.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- 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.
- audits
-
noun,
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- venter
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the abdomen or belly.
a bellylike cavity or concavity.
a bellylike protuberance.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- austr-
-
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- ventr-
-
- verite
-
noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- Verein
-
noun,
a union, association, or society.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- antrum
-
noun,
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- verism
-
noun,
the theory that rigid representation of truth and reality is essential to art and literature, and therefore the ugly and vulgar must be included.
- Anvers
-
noun,
French name of Antwerp.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- venues
-
noun,
Law.
the place of a crime or cause of action.
the county or place where the jury is gathered and the cause tried.
the designation, in the pleading, of the jurisdiction where a trial will be held.
the statement naming the place and person before whom an affidavit was sworn.
- Verdun
-
noun,
a fortress city in NE France, on the Meuse River. A German offensive was stopped here in 1916 in the bloodiest fighting of World War I.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- verdin
-
noun,
a small, yellow-headed, titmouse-like bird, Auriparus flaviceps, of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, which builds a compact, spherical nest of thorny twigs.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- arsen-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- divert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- varied
-
adjective,
characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified:
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- durain
-
noun,
the coal forming the dull layers in banded bituminous coal.
- Duster
-
noun,
a person or thing that removes or applies dust.
- driven
-
noun,
the act of driving.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- drives
-
- United
-
adjective,
made into or caused to act as a single entity:
- Dnestr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- undies
-
plural noun,
women's or children's underwear.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Durant
-
noun,
Ariel, 1898–1981, U.S. author and historian (wife of Will).
- unmade
-
adjective,
not made.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- dreamt
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- under-
-
- durian
-
noun,
the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- unarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- Duarte
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- tundra
-
noun,
one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- Dustin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Dreams
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- tureen
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- duties
-
noun,
something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
- turves
-
noun,
plural of turf.
- dunite
-
noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine.
- unmeet
-
adjective,
not meet; not fitting, suitable, or proper; not becoming or seemly.
- Undset
-
noun,
Sigrid [sig-rid;; Norwegian si-gri] /ˈsɪg rɪd;; Norwegian ˈsɪ grɪ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1949, Norwegian novelist: Nobel prize 1928.
- Armen
-
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- durns
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Verde
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in Senegal, near Dakar: the westernmost point of Africa.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- sieve
-
noun,
an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Verdi
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1813–1901, Italian composer.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- Venus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of gardens and spring, identified by the Romans with Aphrodite as the goddess of love and beauty.
- Nevis
-
noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- nevus
-
noun,
any congenital anomaly of the skin, including moles and various types of birthmarks.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- serve
-
noun,
the act, manner, or right of serving, as in tennis.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- anis-
-
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- 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.
- naut.
-
- neume
-
noun,
any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- arium
-
- neut.
-
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- emend
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- seven
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 6 plus 1.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- seti-
-
- Emden
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Germany.
- anti-
-
- nerve
-
noun,
one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- neur-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- ante-
-
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- 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:
- never
-
Idioms,
never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself.
- treas
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- nears
-
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- 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.
- venue
-
noun,
Law.
the place of a crime or cause of action.
the county or place where the jury is gathered and the cause tried.
the designation, in the pleading, of the jurisdiction where a trial will be held.
the statement naming the place and person before whom an affidavit was sworn.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Durst
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- sever
-
verb (used with object),
to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- veins
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- 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.
- audit
-
noun,
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- Audie
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- Auden
-
noun,
W(ystan) H(ugh) [wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- MNurs
-
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- ster.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Venda
-
noun,
a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa in the NE part: granted independence in 1979 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 2510 sq. mi. (6500 sq. km). Capital: Thohoyandou.
- endue
-
verb (used with object),
to invest or endow with some gift, quality, or faculty.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- avens
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.
- Vedas
-
noun,
Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- veena
-
noun,
vina.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mirvs
-
noun,
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- turds
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- Aust.
-
- Steve
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Steven or Stephen.
- dunts
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- veers
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- stave
-
noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- vents
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- astr.
-
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- 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.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- veni-
-
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Sivan
-
noun,
the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
- dures
-
verb (used with or without object),
endure.
- nidus
-
noun,
a nest, especially one in which insects, spiders, etc., deposit their eggs.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- muted
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- duras
-
noun,
dura mater.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- MSEnt
-
- Duran
-
noun,
Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- Srta.
-
- Vener
-
noun,
Vänern.
- ative
-
- mudra
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
- vends
-
verb (used with object),
to sell as one's business or occupation, especially by peddling:
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Munda
-
noun,
a small family of languages spoken in east-central India.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- 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.
- nieve
-
noun,
Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.
- sanit
-
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- reni-
-
- aeri-
-
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- vimen
-
noun,
a long, flexible shoot of a plant.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- vinas
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- advt.
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- adust
-
adjective,
dried or darkened as by heat.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- adsum
-
interjection,
I am present.
- viand
-
noun,
an article of food.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- 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.
- 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.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Vidar
-
noun,
a son of Odin, who will survive Ragnarok after killing Fenrir.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- vined
-
adjective,
covered or decorated with vines or representations of vines:
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- 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).
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- runed
-
adjective,
having runes inscribed:
- Rundi
-
noun,
a member of a people constituting virtually the entire population of Burundi.
- 30-30
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- 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.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- adieu
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
- tumid
-
adjective,
swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.
- retd.
-
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- vinum
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a solution of a medicinal substance in wine.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- virus
-
noun,
an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA or DNA core, a protein coat, and, in more complex types, a surrounding envelope.
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- aden-
-
- revet
-
verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- adeem
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- virtu
-
noun,
excellence or merit in objects of art, curios, and the like.
- revue
-
noun,
a form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- veter
-
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- Verne
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1828–1905, French novelist.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nurds
-
noun,
nerd.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- Dvina
-
noun,
Also called Western Dvina. Latvian Daugava. a river rising in the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation, flowing W through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Latvia to the Baltic Sea at Riga. About 640 miles (1030) long.
- nudi-
-
- verse
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a stanza.
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- semi-
-
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- edit.
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- nudie
-
noun,
a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
- nudes
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- amin-
-
- anim.
-
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- duvet
-
noun,
a usually down-filled quilt, often with a removable cover; comforter.
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- andr-
-
- 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.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Reaum
-
- vertu
-
noun,
virtu.
- verts
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- savin
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- edema
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- AMEDS
-
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Vesta
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Saudi
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- 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)
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- 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.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- amid-
-
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- verst
-
noun,
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- Amer.
-
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- 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.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- avers
-
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- uran-
-
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- surv.
-
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- matr-
-
- 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).
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- devas
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- mauds
-
noun,
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- maund
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India and other parts of Asia, varying greatly according to locality: in India, from about 25 to 82.286 pounds (11 to 37.4 kilograms) (the latter being the government maund).
- 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.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- demur
-
noun,
the act of making objection.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Eridu
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city near the Euphrates in S Iraq: center for the worship of Ea; partially excavated.
- demi-
-
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- demes
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- mast-
-
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- indue
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Deems
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- 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).
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- derms
-
noun,
a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
- diam.
-
- 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 .
- Unit.
-
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- intr.
-
- 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.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Deut.
-
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- invt.
-
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Iran.
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Drave
-
noun,
the act of driving.
- tears
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Indus
-
noun,
a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1900 miles (3060 km) long.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- dent.
-
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Maidu
-
noun,
a member of a tribe of North American Indians of northeastern California.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- derm-
-
- inst.
-
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- 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.
- 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.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- Druse
-
noun,
an incrustation of small crystals on the surface of a rock or mineral.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- duets
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- evens
-
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- merde
-
noun,
excrement.
- suave
-
adjective,
(of persons or their manner, speech, etc.) smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane.
- event
-
noun,
something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Sudan
-
noun,
a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Udine
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- vairs
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Diver
-
noun,
a person or thing that dives.
- Mende
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- Evers
-
noun,
(James) Charles, born 1922, U.S. civil-rights leader.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- Sudra
-
noun,
Shudra.
- darts
-
- 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.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Evert
-
noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- evade
-
verb (used with object),
to escape from by trickery or cleverness:
Synonyms: avoid, dodge.
Antonyms: face, confront.
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Dives
-
noun,
the rich man of the parable in Luke 16:19–31.
- varus
-
noun,
abnormal angulation of a bone or joint, with the angle pointing away from the midline.
- etude
-
noun,
a musical composition, usually instrumental, intended mainly for the practice of some point of technique.
- 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.
- vari-
-
- metr-
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- duits
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- Evans
-
noun,
Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- 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.
- 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.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- meta-
-
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- evase
-
adjective,
widened at the top, as a vase or chimney flue.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- divas
-
noun,
a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
- 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.
- Daven
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pray.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Duane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Davie
-
noun,
a town in SE Florida.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- term.
-
- Davis
-
noun,
Alexander Jackson, 1803–92, U.S. architect.
- davit
-
noun,
any of various cranelike devices used singly or in pairs for supporting, raising, and lowering especially boats, anchors, and cargo over a hatchway or side of a ship.
- 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.
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- Meade
-
noun,
George Gordon, 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Univ.
-
- dist.
-
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- IATSE
-
- tera-
-
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Mavis
-
noun,
a song thrush.
- deave
-
verb (used with object),
to make deaf; deafen.
- maven
-
noun,
an expert or connoisseur.
- Mauve
-
noun,
a pale bluish purple.
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- Invar
-
- divan
-
noun,
a sofa or couch, usually without arms or back, often usable as a bed.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dauts
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- uveas
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- evite
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- meeds
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- daunt
-
verb (used with object),
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- utend
-
- 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.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- datum
-
noun,
a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data.
- 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.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- 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.
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- 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.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- ten.
-
- Tues
-
- 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.
- ter.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Sat.
-
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- tRNA
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- vin-
-
- vims
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- urds
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- 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.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- std.
-
- Sam.
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- vide
-
verb,
see (used especially to refer a reader to parts of a text).
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Rus.
-
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- 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.
- Vida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- 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.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- 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.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- vet.
-
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- trav
-
- uvea
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- 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.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- 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.
- USNA
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- USMA
-
- 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.
- USIA
-
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- used
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USDA
-
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sur-
-
- 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.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Veda
-
noun,
Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- str.
-
- Vaud
-
noun,
a canton in W Switzerland. 1239 sq. mi. (3210 sq. km). Capital: Lausanne.
- vatu
-
noun,
a nickel-brass coin and monetary unit of Vanuatu.
- Vat.
-
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- vas-
-
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- vees
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Ven.
-
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- turd
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- stud
-
noun,
a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- var.
-
- Vend
-
verb (used with object),
to sell as one's business or occupation, especially by peddling:
- Ste.
-
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- USAR
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Saud
-
noun,
(Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- uria
-
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- trid
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tasm
-
- taur
-
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- TDRS
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- 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.
- uni-
-
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- 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.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- 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.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- uret
-
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- saur
-
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- surd
-
noun,
Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Seve
-
noun,
the characteristic flavor and body of a wine.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Suva
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Fiji, on Viti Levu island.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- serv
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tri-
-
- Sem.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- vers
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- 1080
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Man.
-
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- 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.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mar.
-
- Dave
-
noun,
a male given name, form of David.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Marv
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Marvin.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- daut
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Maud
-
noun,
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- MDES
-
- mdnt
-
- mdse
-
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Dem.
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- der.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Den.
-
- deme
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- med.
-
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- deem
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- MAEd
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- meas
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- 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.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- MIRV
-
noun,
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.
- mis-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- 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.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- 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.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- 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.
- MNAS
-
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- avn.
-
- mRNA
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- MSAE
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Mede
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Media.
- meed
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- dat.
-
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- men-
-
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- ment
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- 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.
- min.
-
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- met.
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mid.
-
- midn
-
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- MSEE
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- emia
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Duit
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- end-
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Ens.
-
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- 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).
- dues
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- 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.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Esd.
-
- EMet
-
- Duma
-
noun,
(in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- DVMS
-
- Dust
-
noun,
earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- 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.
- 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.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- durn
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- dunt
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Duns
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- EDTA
-
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Deus
-
noun,
God. Abbreviation: D.
- inv.
-
- Idun
-
noun,
a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Din.
-
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- inae
-
- IndE
-
- dim.
-
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- 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-
-
- devs
-
noun,
a software developer:
- Devi
-
noun,
a mother goddess of which Durga, Kali, etc., are particular forms.
- Deva
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- est.
-
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- 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.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- dive
-
noun,
an act or instance of diving.
- diva
-
noun,
a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
- div.
-
- Eur.
-
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- 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.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Ind.
-
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dis-
-
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dir.
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- idae
-
- 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).
- avid
-
adjective,
showing great enthusiasm for or interest in:
Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, keen; devoted, dedicated; zealous, fanatic.
Antonyms: indifferent, apathetic; reluctant.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- amus
-
- ant.
-
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- ANSI
-
- nurd
-
noun,
nerd.
- Rida
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ands
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- 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.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- amt.
-
- MSIE
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- 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.
- rad.
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- NTIA
-
- ANTU
-
- RADM
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- 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).
- Neve
-
noun,
granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NIRA
-
- aet.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- Nev.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- AIME
-
- 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)
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- AInd
-
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- Aire
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rev.
-
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- 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).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- amdt
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- 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.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RNAS
-
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- ates
-
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- MVEd
-
- atm.
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- MusD
-
- aer-
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- riv.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- 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.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Ave.
-
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- aut-
-
- Aus.
-
- aur-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- mus.
-
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- 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.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- mun.
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- aud.
-
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- ASTM
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- art.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- adv.
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Adm.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- neem
-
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- nav.
-
- NASD
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- rit.
-
- ASME
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- VRM
-
- Dr.
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- DNR
-
- DUI
-
- UAR
-
- ETD
-
- DVS
-
- USA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- DRE
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Vt.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- UAE
-
- Vte
-
- UAM
-
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- ae.
-
- DSA
-
- vim
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- Du.
-
- DST
-
- DSR
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- UMT
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- av.
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- Ar.
-
- VMD
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- an.
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- UIT
-
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ad-
-
- Am.
-
- TVA
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- Une
-
- VDM
-
- Dev
-
noun,
a software developer:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- uva
-
noun,
ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.
- vs.
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- Va.
-
- ASM
-
- ASI
-
- 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.
- ASU
-
- uti
-
- ase
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ARU
-
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- Ver
-
- DAV
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- ASV
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- DAE
-
- Avi
-
- VDT
-
- VDU
-
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- a-v
-
- DSM
-
- DVM
-
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ATV
-
- DAR
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- 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.
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- at.
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- USV
-
- DNA
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ure
-
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AME
-
- ur-
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AMS
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- 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.
- uns
-
- 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.
- DMA
-
- DMS
-
- DMT
-
- DMV
-
- di.
-
- DET
-
- USR
-
- ard
-
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- USN
-
- ARS
-
- USM
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- 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.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- AMU
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ea.
-
- id.
-
- ead
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- MTI
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- mtn
-
- MTS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- 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.
- Sr.
-
- SNU
-
- 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.
- SMD
-
- SMA
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- MTV
-
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NES
-
- Mt.
-
- MST
-
- NIA
-
- STM
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- MDT
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- STV
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- MeV
-
- mi.
-
- tue
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- STI
-
- MSN
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIT
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- MSA
-
- MSD
-
- MSE
-
- MSI
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- sd.
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- SAR
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- SAE
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- REA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RNA
-
- rnd
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- RSV
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- RDS
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Re.
-
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- NMU
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- 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).
- NSA
-
- NSU
-
- NUM
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Rd.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- RDA
-
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- SED
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SDR
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- 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.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- ene
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETV
-
- TID
-
- TIA
-
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- SVR
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- eu-
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- ITU
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- ed.
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ide
-
- 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.
- ier
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- en-
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- 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.
- env
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- TMV
-
- EMT
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ERT
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- EMR
-
- ERV
-
- ESA
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- ese
-
- EIS
-
- ESR
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ESU
-
- eir
-
- EDT
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- in.
-
- ine
-
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- Ir.
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- Md.
-
- TSI
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- 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.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ium
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- 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.
- EAM
-
- Tu.
-
- IUS
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TSE
-
- ISV
-
- 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.
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ean
-
- 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.
- ISR
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ist
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ITA
-
- IUD
-
- ite
-
- ITV
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- VM
-
- EV
-
- RU
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- VN
-
- ee
-
- UV
-
- RV
-
- U.
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
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- EI
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- SM
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- TV
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noun,
television.
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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.
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
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- DM
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
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noun,
ti1 .
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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.
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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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.
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
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- UI
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
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- DT
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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.
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
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- DN
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- NM
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
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noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
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