Anagrams of misalliance
Word misalliance has
783 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of misalliance.
- milanaise
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adjective,
served with macaroni, or sometimes spaghetti, that has been flavored with tomatoes, mushrooms, shredded meat, etc.:
- camellias
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noun,
any of several shrubs of the genus Camellia, especially C. japonica, native to Asia, having glossy evergreen leaves and white, pink, red, or variegated roselike flowers.
- canailles
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noun,
riffraff; rabble.
- calamines
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noun,
a pink, water-insoluble powder consisting of zinc oxide and about 0.5 percent ferric oxide, used in ointments, lotions, or the like, for the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the skin.
- Camellia
-
noun,
any of several shrubs of the genus Camellia, especially C. japonica, native to Asia, having glossy evergreen leaves and white, pink, red, or variegated roselike flowers.
- Milesian
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noun,
any of the people from Spain who invaded Ireland and defeated the Tuatha Dé Danann, and who were the ancestors of the present Irish people.
- manacles
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noun,
a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- canaille
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noun,
riffraff; rabble.
- manilles
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noun,
the second highest trump in certain card games, as the seven of trumps in omber or nine of trumps in klaberjass.
- calamine
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noun,
a pink, water-insoluble powder consisting of zinc oxide and about 0.5 percent ferric oxide, used in ointments, lotions, or the like, for the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the skin.
- alienism
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noun,
alienage.
- limacine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.
- amnesiac
-
noun,
a person affected by amnesia.
- millines
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noun,
one agate line of advertising one column in width appearing in one million copies of a periodical.
- slimline
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adjective,
slim in appearance.
- manillas
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noun,
Manila hemp.
- canellas
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noun,
the cinnamonlike bark of a West Indian tree, Canella winterana, used as a condiment and in medicine.
- mainsail
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noun,
the lowermost sail on a mainmast.
- Alliance
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noun,
the act of allying or state of being allied.
- ancillas
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noun,
an accessory; auxiliary or adjunct.
- canella
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noun,
the cinnamonlike bark of a West Indian tree, Canella winterana, used as a condiment and in medicine.
- liminal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated at the limen.
- Camilla
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noun,
Roman Legend. a woman warrior who fought on the side of Turnus against Aeneas.
- Alamein
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noun,
El Alamein.
- McAllen
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noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- manacle
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noun,
a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- camails
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noun,
aventail (def 1).
- Millais
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noun,
Sir John Everett, 1829–96, English painter.
- ancilla
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noun,
an accessory; auxiliary or adjunct.
- malaise
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noun,
a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- miscall
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verb (used with object),
to call by a wrong name.
- milline
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noun,
one agate line of advertising one column in width appearing in one million copies of a periodical.
- caimans
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noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- malices
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- Caelian
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noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- manilas
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- anlaces
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noun,
anelace.
- laminal
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noun,
a laminal speech sound.
- silicle
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noun,
a short silique.
- amnesia
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noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- anemias
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noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- laicism
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noun,
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- aminase
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noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- Ameslan
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noun,
American Sign Language.
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- acnemia
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noun,
a condition characterized by atrophy of the muscles of the calf of the leg.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- lacinia
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noun,
Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- cimelia
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plural noun,
treasures, especially church treasures, as art objects or jeweled vestments.
- cimaise
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noun,
cymaise.
- anaemic
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adjective,
anemic.
- laminas
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noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- manille
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noun,
the second highest trump in certain card games, as the seven of trumps in omber or nine of trumps in klaberjass.
- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- Cellini
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noun,
Benvenuto [ben-vuh-noo-toh,, -nyoo-;; Italian ben-ve-noo-taw] /ˌbɛn vəˈnu toʊ,, -ˈnyu-;; Italian ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1500–71, Italian, metalsmith, sculptor, and autobiographer.
- Manilla
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noun,
Manila hemp.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- Anemia
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noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- maslin
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noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- animal
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noun,
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- mascle
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noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- Manisa
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noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- Mallia
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noun,
a town in E Crete: site of an excavated Minoan palace.
- asemia
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noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- Animas
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noun,
soul; life.
- maniac
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noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- manias
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noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Anselm
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noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- animes
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Manila
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- malice
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- lamina
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noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- Maisie
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noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- Ismael
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noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- lanais
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noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- lamias
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- claims
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noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Lamesa
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noun,
a city in NW Texas.
- cleans
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- Laelia
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noun,
any of several epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Laelia, having fleshy leaves and showy flowers.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- lemans
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- cnemis
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noun,
the tibia or shin.
- Isaian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- inseam
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- imines
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noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- caiman
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noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- L-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- maills
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noun,
mail3 .
- mailes
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Calais
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noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- calesa
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noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- macles
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noun,
chiastolite.
- Callas
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noun,
Maria Meneghini [men-i-gee-nee] /ˌmɛn ɪˈgi ni/ (Show IPA), 1923–77, U.S. soprano.
- Calles
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noun,
Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- llamas
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noun,
a woolly-haired South American ruminant of the genus Lama, believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco: often used as a beast of burden.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- camail
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noun,
aventail (def 1).
- lineal
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adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- linacs
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- camise
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- limens
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- lilies
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noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- lianas
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noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- calli-
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- anlace
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noun,
anelace.
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Alesia
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noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- milli-
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- Millie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Millicent or Mildred.
- all-in
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adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Allies
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noun,
plural of ally.
- aaliis
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noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- simile
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noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- simian
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- silica
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noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- Alicia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- Alsace
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noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- Aleman
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noun,
Mateo [mah-te-aw] /mɑˈtɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1547?–1610, Spanish novelist.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- Seaman
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noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- Scilla
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noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- Nicaea
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noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Samian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- salami
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noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- Salian
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noun,
a Salian Frank.
- Samain
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noun,
Samhain.
- Salina
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noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- Milles
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noun,
Carl (Carl Wilhelm Emil Anderson) 1875–1955, U.S. sculptor, born in Sweden.
- minces
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- amices
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- mescal
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noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- Amelia
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noun,
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- mensal
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adjective,
monthly.
- amines
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- Amiens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- melan-
-
- Sella
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noun,
Zillah.
- scena
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Iceni
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noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Selma
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noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- semi-
-
- Icel.
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- ician
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- scall
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noun,
dandruff.
- Lanai
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noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- lanas
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- LANCE
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- scale
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- lansa
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noun,
langsat.
- leans
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leila
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noun,
a female given name.
- Enlil
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noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- Leman
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noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- encl.
-
- Saman
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noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- EMAIL
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noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- lenis
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noun,
a lenis consonant.
- 30-30
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- incl.
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- lamia
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- Islam
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noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- Smail
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noun,
snail mail.
- smell
-
noun,
the sense of smell; faculty of smelling.
- incas
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noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- smile
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noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- slime
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noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Isaac
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noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- slain
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noun,
sley.
- since
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adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Isiac
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adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- imine
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noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- sinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Siena
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noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- salmi
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noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Sinai
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noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Illia
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noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- Iliac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lalia
-
- Lamas
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noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Small
-
noun,
something that is small:
- lames
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noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Nisei
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noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Milan
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noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Maine
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noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- mains
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noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- MINCE
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Malan
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noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- male-
-
- malic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- minas
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noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Milne
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noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Mills
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noun,
C(harles) Wright, 1916–62, U.S. sociologist.
- malls
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noun,
Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building.
Compare shopping center.
- milia
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noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- miens
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noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Mines
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noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- manic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- micas
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noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- mesic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Ellas
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noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- Mensa
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noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- manse
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noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Masai
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noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- Masan
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noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- masc.
-
- mells
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noun,
a heavy hammer; mallet.
- melic
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adjective,
intended to be sung.
- Melia
-
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- mini-
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- Lilac
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noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Salic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Salem
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noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Liman
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noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- salal
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Gaultheria shallon, of the heath family, native to the western coast of North America, having leathery, oblong leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers and purplish-black fruit.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- maill
-
noun,
mail3 .
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- 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.
- LLAMA
-
noun,
a woolly-haired South American ruminant of the genus Lama, believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco: often used as a beast of burden.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- Mlles
-
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- misc.
-
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- anim.
-
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- amin-
-
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Alas.
-
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- anal.
-
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- aemia
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- cine-
-
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ASEAN
-
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Allan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- clase
-
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Mic.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Amal
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- 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.
- mil.
-
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- men-
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Man.
-
- MALS
-
- Mall
-
noun,
Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building.
Compare shopping center.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- ASME
-
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- mal-
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Cal.
-
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- 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.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Mell
-
noun,
a heavy hammer; mallet.
- AMLS
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- Anas
-
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- meas
-
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- ance
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ANSI
-
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- Mill
-
noun,
a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Saml
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sam.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- sec.
-
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- SLIC
-
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- acea
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- ACLS
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Sem.
-
- AISI
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- msec
-
- MSCE
-
- MSAE
-
- MNAS
-
- Mlle
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- Alis
-
- NACA
-
- all-
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- MSIE
-
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- 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.
- Ala.
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NCAA
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- 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.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- 1080
-
- Mac-
-
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- cen.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- ELAS
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- lea.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- iana
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- IAEA
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- ins.
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- cml.
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Ill.
-
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- cis-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lam.
-
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- ile-
-
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Cels
-
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Ens.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- enl.
-
- LISA
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Came
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noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- enc.
-
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Emil
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noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emic
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adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Elis
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noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- ells
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noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Elli
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noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- M-14
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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
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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.
- lin.
-
- emia
-
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- cams
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noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Can.
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- Cana
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noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- lime
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noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Casa
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noun,
a house.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- in.
-
- Ia.
-
- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- NMI
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- SAA
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ECA
-
- an.
-
- Sal
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noun,
salt1 .
- ILS
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- ae.
-
- ec-
-
- SMA
-
- AMA
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noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- SEL
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noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- CSA
-
- Am.
-
- ics
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- NES
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- NIA
-
- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ine
-
- ea.
-
- 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.
- ac-
-
- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- EAA
-
- EAM
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- AIA
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- ean
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- ECM
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- al.
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- 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.
- SLA
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- SLE
-
- ESA
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- AIC
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- Esc
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- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- se-
-
- SCM
-
- AEA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- en-
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- sc.
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- il-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- EIS
-
- AEC
-
- AAE
-
- AIM
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noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ACS
-
- AAM
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ial
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ESL
-
- EMS
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noun,
the letter M, m.
- NEC
-
- MSI
-
- NEA
-
- CEA
-
- LIM
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- MCI
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ANC
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- AMS
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Les
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- ne-
-
- LCM
-
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- AME
-
- cl.
-
- MAA
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- 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.
- MSC
-
- MSL
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Me.
-
- Mc-
-
- CAI
-
- CAA
-
- cs.
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LSM
-
- ca.
-
- ASN
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- ASM
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- ASI
-
- LLM
-
- ll.
-
- ase
-
- MIE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- AMC
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MNS
-
- MSA
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- MSE
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- MSN
-
- NAA
-
- CMA
-
- LCL
-
- Isl
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- ise
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- CNM
-
- ALC
-
- CNS
-
- ISA
-
- MNE
-
- La.
-
- MNA
-
- MLA
-
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- CIM
-
- ALM
-
- cle
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- CLI
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- ml.
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- MLS
-
- L2
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- SN
-
- ic
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- i.
-
- le
-
- EI
-
- L1
-
- SM
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- M.
-
- NM
-
- N.
-
- NL
-
- L.
-
- LM
-
- ln
-
- LC
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- SL
-
- MN
-
- CE
-
- NI
-
- CM
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- NC
-