Anagrams of salmonberries
Word salmonberries has
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that can be made by using the letters of salmonberries.
- neorealism
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) any of various movements in literature, art, etc., that are considered as a return to a more realistic style.
- brasserie
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noun,
an unpretentious restaurant, tavern, or the like, that serves drinks, especially beer, and simple or hearty food.
- isomerase
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noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze reactions involving intramolecular rearrangements.
- masonries
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noun,
the craft or occupation of a mason.
- messaline
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noun,
a thin, soft silk with a twill or satin weave.
- baseliner
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noun,
a player who typically plays near the baseline using ground strokes, as distinguished from one who typically goes to the net.
- semolinas
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noun,
a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
- Seminoles
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noun,
a member of any of several groupings of North American Indians comprising emigrants from the Creek Confederacy territories to Florida or their descendants in Florida and Oklahoma, especially the culturally conservative present-day Florida Indians.
- assembler
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noun,
a person or thing that assembles.
- berliners
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noun,
Emile, 1851–1929, U.S. inventor, born in Germany.
- miserable
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adjective,
wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable:
- near-miss
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noun,
a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target.
- sea-robin
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noun,
any of various gurnards, especially certain American species of the genus Prionotus, having large pectoral fins used to move across the ocean bottom.
- melanosis
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noun,
abnormal deposition or development of black or dark pigment in the tissues.
- almonries
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noun,
the place where an almoner resides or where alms are distributed.
- emersions
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noun,
Also called egress. Astronomy. the emergence of a heavenly body from an eclipse, an occultation, or a transit.
Compare immersion (def 5).
- brassiere
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noun,
a woman's undergarment for supporting the breasts.
- Rosemarie
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noun,
a female given name.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- Milanese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Milan, Italy.
- almoners
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noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- Messenia
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noun,
a division of ancient Greece, in the SW Peloponnesus: an important center of Mycenaean culture.
- Messiaen
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noun,
Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles [aw-lee-vyey œ-zhen praw-sper sharl] /ɔ liˈvyeɪ œˈʒɛn prɔˈspɛr ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1908–92, French composer and organist.
- Solimena
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noun,
Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1657–1747, Italian painter.
- ramblers
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that rambles.
- semolina
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noun,
a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
- Osmanlis
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noun,
an Ottoman.
- Seminole
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noun,
a member of any of several groupings of North American Indians comprising emigrants from the Creek Confederacy territories to Florida or their descendants in Florida and Oklahoma, especially the culturally conservative present-day Florida Indians.
- oralisms
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noun,
the theory, practice, or advocacy of education for the deaf chiefly or exclusively through lipreading, training in speech production, and training of residual hearing.
- assemble
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noun,
a jump in which the dancer throws one leg up, springs off the other, and lands with both feet together.
- mineable
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adjective,
minable.
- Asnieres
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noun,
a city in N central France, near Paris.
- nombrils
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noun,
the point in an escutcheon between the middle of the base and the fess point.
- sea-born
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adjective,
born in or of the sea, as naiads.
- mineral.
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- armories
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noun,
a storage place for weapons and other war equipment.
- armoires
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noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- moraines
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- solarism
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noun,
the interpretation of myths by reference to the sun, especially such interpretation carried to an extreme.
- seilenos
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noun,
Silenus.
- nameless
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adjective,
having no name.
- seaborne
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adjective,
transported by ship over the sea.
- anemosis
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noun,
wind shake (def 1).
- anisoles
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- M-series
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noun,
See under M-line.
- baroness
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noun,
the wife of a baron.
- bailsmen
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noun,
a person who gives bail or acts as surety.
- Borrelia
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noun,
any of several spiral, parasitic bacteria of the genus Borrelia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans, other mammals, or birds.
- bismanol
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noun,
a highly ferromagnetic alloy of bismuth and manganese, having a high degree of magnetic force.
- serranos
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noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- laminose
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adjective,
laminate; laminar.
- Laborism
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noun,
a political theory favoring the dominance of labor in the economic and political life of a country.
- laborers
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noun,
a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training:
- erasions
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- enmarble
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verb (used with object),
emmarble.
- seriemas
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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.
- emersion
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noun,
Also called egress. Astronomy. the emergence of a heavenly body from an eclipse, an occultation, or a transit.
Compare immersion (def 5).
- embroils
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verb (used with object),
to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife.
- brasiers
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noun,
brazier1 .
- embolies
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noun,
the pushing or growth of one part into another, as in the formation of certain gastrulas.
- Elsinore
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noun,
Helsingør.
- earlobes
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noun,
the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.
- bromines
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noun,
an element that is a dark-reddish, fuming, toxic liquid and a member of the halogen family: obtained from natural brines and ocean water, and used chiefly in the manufacture of gasoline antiknock compounds, pharmaceuticals, and dyes. Symbol: Br; atomic weight: 79.909; atomic number: 35; specific gravity: 3.119 at 20°C.
- learners
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noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- binormal
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noun,
the normal to a curve, lying perpendicular to the osculating plane at a given point on the curve.
- Balinese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Bali.
- sensoria
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noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- alienors
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- baronies
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noun,
the domain of a baron.
- marlines
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- baseline
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noun,
Baseball. the area between bases within which a base runner must keep when running from one base to another.
- mariners
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noun,
a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
- malisons
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noun,
a curse.
- sensible
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adjective,
having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment:
- L-series
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noun,
See under L-line.
- lesbians
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noun,
an inhabitant of Lesbos.
- Lorraine
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noun,
Also, Lorrain. Claude (Claude Gelée) 1600–82, French painter.
- lorimers
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noun,
a craftsperson who makes hardware for harnesses and riding habits, as bits or spurs.
- serbians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- Berliner
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noun,
Emile, 1851–1929, U.S. inventor, born in Germany.
- berlines
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noun,
an automobile with the front and rear compartments separated by a glass partition, as some limousines.
- besmears
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verb (used with object),
to smear all over; bedaub.
- bimensal
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adjective,
occurring once in two months; bimonthly.
- almeries
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noun,
ambry.
- broilers
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noun,
any device for broiling meat or fish; a grate, pan, or compartment in a stove for broiling.
- ailerons
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- Alberoni
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noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
- salesmen
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noun,
a man who sells goods, services, etc.
- airborne
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adjective,
carried by the air, as pollen or dust.
- romaines
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- realisms
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noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- Romanies
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noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- rosaries
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church.
a series of prayers, usually consisting of 15 decades of aves, each decade being preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, one of the mysteries or events in the life of Christ or the Virgin Mary being recalled at each decade.
a string of beads used for counting these prayers during their recitation.
a similar string of beads consisting of five decades.
- isobars
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noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- merlons
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noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- isomers
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- bailors
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noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- merlins
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- resails
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Abilene
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noun,
a city in central Texas.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- bailees
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noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- Siamese
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noun,
a native of Siam.
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- baleens
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noun,
whalebone (def 1).
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- laborer
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noun,
a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training:
- Melrose
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noun,
a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- serries
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verb (used with or without object),
to crowd closely together.
- resales
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- melano-
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- Melanie
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noun,
a female given name.
- Meissen
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noun,
a city in E central Germany, on the Elbe River: famous for fine porcelain.
- measles
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noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) Pathology.
an acute infectious disease occurring mostly in children, characterized by catarrhal and febrile symptoms and an eruption of small red spots; rubeola.
any of certain other eruptive diseases. Compare German measles.
- roemers
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noun,
a German wineglass having a body with a globular top and a cylindrical bottom often decorated with prunts, supported by a conical foot.
- Siemens
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noun,
Electricity. the standard unit of electrical conductance in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the reciprocal of the ohm and replacing the equivalent MKS unit (mho) Abbreviation: S.
- Melissa
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the sister of Amalthea who nourished the infant Zeus with honey.
- seniles
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noun,
a senile person.
- Mirabel
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noun,
a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- Moliere
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noun,
(Jean Baptiste Poquelin) 1622–73, French actor and playwright.
- Moissan
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1852–1907, French chemist: Nobel prize 1906.
- Bonaire
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noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- seleno-
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- arseno-
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- mobiles
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noun,
a piece of sculpture having delicately balanced units constructed of rods and sheets of metal or other material suspended in midair by wire or twine so that the individual parts can move independently, as when stirred by a breeze.
Compare stabile (def 3).
- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- semaise
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noun,
cymaise.
- seminal
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- inseams
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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.
- insoles
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- misease
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noun,
Archaic. discomfort; distress; suffering.
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- Messier
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noun,
Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1730–1817, French astronomer.
- silanes
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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.
- berries
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noun,
any small, usually stoneless, juicy fruit, irrespective of botanical structure, as the huckleberry, strawberry, or hackberry.
- Mineola
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noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- boilers
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noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- minable
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adjective,
capable of being mined, especially profitably.
- sierras
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- remises
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verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- sorrels
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noun,
light reddish-brown.
- ironers
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- aimless
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adjective,
without aim; purposeless.
- remoras
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noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- remorse
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noun,
deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction.
- Messina
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noun,
a seaport in NE Sicily.
- Serrano
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noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- larries
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noun,
a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
- Massine
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noun,
Léonide [ley-aw-need] /leɪ ɔˈnid/ (Show IPA), 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.
- Serbian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- serials
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- sailers
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- riboses
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- Lesbian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Lesbos.
- abseils
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noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- Lorimer
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noun,
a craftsperson who makes hardware for harnesses and riding habits, as bits or spurs.
- sailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- lesions
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- bemeans
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verb (used with object),
to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- bemires
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verb (used with object),
to soil with mire; dirty or muddy:
- bemoans
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verb (used with object),
to express distress or grief over; lament:
- benames
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verb (used with object),
to name; call by name.
- biomass
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noun,
Ecology. the amount of living matter in a given habitat, expressed either as the weight of organisms per unit area or as the volume of organisms per unit volume of habitat.
- Benares
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noun,
a former name of Varanasi.
- loaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- lissome
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adjective,
lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.
- sereins
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- berimes
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verb (used with object),
berhyme.
- liernes
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- berline
-
noun,
an automobile with the front and rear compartments separated by a glass partition, as some limousines.
- rissole
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noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- berlins
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noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- lioness
-
noun,
a female lion.
- limbers
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noun,
a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- limners
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- soirees
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- bearers
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noun,
a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings:
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- resoles
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verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- aerobes
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noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- resiles
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- marrons
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noun,
a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.
- marries
-
verb (used with object),
to take in marriage:
- barrens
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noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- marlins
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noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- serines
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- Barrios
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noun,
Justo Rufino [hoo-staw roo-fee-naw] /ˈhu stɔ ruˈfi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1835–85, Guatemalan statesman: president of Guatemala 1873–85.
- Marlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Marisol
-
noun,
(Marisol Escobar) born 1930, Venezuelan artist, in U.S. since 1950.
- leaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- learner
-
noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- basemen
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noun,
a first, second, or third baseman.
- seriema
-
noun,
either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Mariner
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noun,
a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- Maribor
-
noun,
a city in N Slovenia, on the Drava River.
- basions
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noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- marbles
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noun,
metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- Bassein
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noun,
a city in SW Burma, near the mouth of the Irrawaddy River.
- resorbs
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verb (used with object),
to absorb again, as an exudation.
- malison
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noun,
a curse.
- Malines
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- biremes
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noun,
a galley having two banks or tiers of oars.
- mailers
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- senoras
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- eslisor
-
noun,
elisor.
- airless
-
adjective,
lacking air.
- monesia
-
noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- normals
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adjective,
conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- brassie
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noun,
a club with a wooden head, the brass-plated face of which has more slope than a driver but less than a spoon, for hitting long, low drives on the fairway.
- brasils
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noun,
Brazil.
- embroil
-
verb (used with object),
to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife.
- Oberlin
-
noun,
Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
- obelias
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- brasier
-
noun,
brazier1 .
- oarsmen
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- reamers
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noun,
any of various rotary tools, with helical or straight flutes, for finishing or enlarging holes drilled in metal.
- branles
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- sealers
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noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- oralism
-
noun,
the theory, practice, or advocacy of education for the deaf chiefly or exclusively through lipreading, training in speech production, and training of residual hearing.
- braless
-
adjective,
wearing no bra.
- Emerson
-
noun,
Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
- albinos
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- nombril
-
noun,
the point in an escutcheon between the middle of the base and the fess point.
- nombles
-
plural noun,
numbles.
- braises
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- reasons
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- enables
-
verb (used with object),
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
- enamels
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noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- anoesis
-
noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- Sorbian
-
noun,
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
- Orleans
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- enisles
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- Alebion
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
- salines
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- ransoms
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- broiler
-
noun,
any device for broiling meat or fish; a grate, pan, or compartment in a stove for broiling.
- bromals
-
noun,
an oily, colorless liquid, CBr 3 CHO, used in medicine chiefly as an anodyne and hypnotic.
- bromine
-
noun,
an element that is a dark-reddish, fuming, toxic liquid and a member of the halogen family: obtained from natural brines and ocean water, and used chiefly in the manufacture of gasoline antiknock compounds, pharmaceuticals, and dyes. Symbol: Br; atomic weight: 79.909; atomic number: 35; specific gravity: 3.119 at 20°C.
- ramsons
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- Rameses
-
noun,
Ramses (def 1).
- almoner
-
noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- realism
-
noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- rambles
-
noun,
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- rambler
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that rambles.
- Ambrose
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 340?–397, bishop of Milan 374–397.
- earlobe
-
noun,
the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.
- sabines
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- salmons
-
noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- ambeers
-
noun,
tobacco juice.
- ebonies
-
noun,
a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
- ambiens
-
- samisen
-
noun,
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- Osmanli
-
noun,
an Ottoman.
- Amboise
-
noun,
a town in central France, E of Tours: castle.
- Eleanor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- ambries
-
noun,
Also called armarium. Ecclesiastical. a recess in the wall of a church or a cupboard in the sacristy where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc., are kept.
- enamors
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- besmear
-
verb (used with object),
to smear all over; bedaub.
- Nemesis
-
noun,
something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc.:
- Salerno
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- erasers
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- areoles
-
noun,
an areola.
- reliers
-
noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- Morelia
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- seiners
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- moraine
-
noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- eonisms
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- ensiles
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- arenose
-
adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- seismo-
-
- enrobes
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire:
- morales
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- boranes
-
noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- sirrees
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- moreens
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- Romains
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- seismol
-
- armoire
-
noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- armless
-
adjective,
lacking an arm or arms:
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- easels
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Lesbos
-
noun,
Mytilene (def 1).
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- Lerner
-
noun,
Alan Jay, 1918–86, U.S. lyricist and librettist.
- slimes
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- 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.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- r-less
-
adjective,
r-dropping.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- limbos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- 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.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- Limber
-
noun,
a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
- limbas
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- broses
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- libras
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- lessen
-
verb (used with object),
to make less; reduce.
- I-beam
-
noun,
a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I.
Compare H-beam.
- libers
-
noun,
phloem.
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Simons
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- lessor
-
noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- smiles
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- lesson
-
noun,
a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject:
- Lesser
-
noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- smears
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- simars
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- 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;
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- enable
-
verb (used with object),
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
- Emelia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- sabres
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- irreal
-
adjective,
unreal.
- Labors
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- emesis
-
noun,
vomitus.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- labio-
-
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- enrobe
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire:
- sesame
-
noun,
a tropical, herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, whose small oval seeds are edible and yield an oil.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- enamel
-
noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- Isabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- isobar
-
noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- elemis
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- embars
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- Lemnos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lemass
-
noun,
Seán Francis [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1899–1971, prime minister of Ireland 1959–66.
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- leases
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- robles
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sabins
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- embers
-
noun,
a small live piece of coal, wood, etc., as in a dying fire.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- sabirs
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- roemer
-
noun,
a German wineglass having a body with a globular top and a cylindrical bottom often decorated with prunts, supported by a conical foot.
- Rosser
-
noun,
a logger who peels the bark from, and often smooths one side of, a log so that it may be dragged easily.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- emboss
-
verb (used with object),
to raise or represent (surface designs) in relief.
- rosins
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- silane
-
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.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- rassle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- Seboim
-
noun,
Zeboim.
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- reborn
-
adjective,
having undergone rebirth.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- nimble
-
adjective,
quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid:
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- Nobile
-
noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- nobles
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- relier
-
noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Moerae
-
plural noun,
the Fates.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- selen-
-
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- molars
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- molies
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- morsel
-
noun,
a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- morals
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- morass
-
noun,
a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
- Moreen
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- morels
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- semens
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- Salmon
-
noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- ormers
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- Sambre
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing NE through N France and S Belgium into the Meuse at Namur: battle 1918. 120 miles (193 km) long.
- sambos
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male.
- Salome
-
noun,
Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
- rabies
-
noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- ramble
-
noun,
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- Ramses
-
noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- salmis
-
noun,
salmi.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Samson
-
noun,
a judge of Israel famous for his great strength. Judges 13–16.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- rearms
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- Obelia
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- Sasebo
-
noun,
a seaport on NW Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- reamer
-
noun,
any of various rotary tools, with helical or straight flutes, for finishing or enlarging holes drilled in metal.
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- Olbers
-
noun,
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus [hahyn-rikh vil-helm mah-te-oo s] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm mɑˈtɛ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- ombers
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- Sansom
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samson.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- Mobile
-
noun,
a piece of sculpture having delicately balanced units constructed of rods and sheets of metal or other material suspended in midair by wire or twine so that the individual parts can move independently, as when stirred by a breeze.
Compare stabile (def 3).
- M-line
-
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.
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- Ribera
-
noun,
José de [hoh-zey duh;; Spanish haw-se th e] /hoʊˈzeɪ də;; Spanish hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), (Jusepe de Ribera"Lo Spagnoletto") 1588–1652, Spanish printmaker and painter active in Naples.
- senors
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- MAeroE
-
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Malone
-
noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- manses
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Marble
-
noun,
metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- resorb
-
verb (used with object),
to absorb again, as an exudation.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- ribose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- Serbia
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- serbo-
-
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- risers
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Lisbon
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- losers
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Lorrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- Marlon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- missal
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Church. the book containing the prayers and rites used by the priest in celebrating Mass over the course of the entire year.
- messin
-
noun,
messan.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- mesons
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- messan
-
noun,
a lap dog; small pet dog.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- remora
-
noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- remiss
-
adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- milers
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- misers
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- merlon
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- merles
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- Marron
-
noun,
a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.
- measle
-
noun,
singular of measles (def 3).
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- masers
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- mbiras
-
noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- mealie
-
noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- melan-
-
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Melena
-
noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- Meliae
-
plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- bromal
-
noun,
an oily, colorless liquid, CBr 3 CHO, used in medicine chiefly as an anodyne and hypnotic.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- mensas
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- menses
-
noun,
the periodic flow of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus; menstrual flow.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- Morris
-
noun,
Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack [muh-kwig slak] /məˈkwɪg ˈslæk/ (Show IPA), 1814–1902, U.S. suffragist.
- Blairs
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- aniso-
-
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- bemoan
-
verb (used with object),
to express distress or grief over; lament:
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- boiler
-
noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- armors
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- arsen-
-
- blears
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anemo-
-
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- borers
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- ambeer
-
noun,
tobacco juice.
- braise
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- ambers
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- Ambler
-
noun,
Eric, 1909–1998, English suspense novelist.
- ambles
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- brains
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- brails
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Bosnia
-
noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- ameers
-
noun,
emir.
- Borman
-
noun,
Frank, born 1928, U.S. astronaut.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Boreas
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
- Boreal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- borane
-
noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- borals
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amino-
-
- bonsai
-
noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- amnios
-
- amoles
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- boners
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- arsons
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Brasil
-
noun,
Brazil.
- basils
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- Soemba
-
noun,
Dutch name of Sumba.
- Barren
-
noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- Barres
-
noun,
Maurice [moh-rees] /moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1923, French novelist, writer on politics, and politician.
- Bessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Barrie
-
noun,
Sir James M(atthew) 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- barrio
-
noun,
(in Spain and countries colonized by Spain) one of the divisions into which a town or city, together with the contiguous rural territory, is divided.
- Barron
-
noun,
Clarence Walker, 1855–1928, U.S. financial publisher.
- Barros
-
noun,
João de [zhwoun duh] /ʒwãʊ̃ də/ (Show IPA), ("the Portuguese Livy") 1496–1570, Portuguese historian.
- Bessel
-
noun,
Friedrich Wilhelm [free-drik wil-helm;; German free-drikh vil-helm] /ˈfri drɪk ˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈfri drɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1784–1846, German astronomer.
- besoms
-
noun,
a broom, especially one of brush or twigs.
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- Barnes
-
noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- Bernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Bernard.
- beanie
-
noun,
a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and by college freshmen, especially in the 1940s.
- Berlin
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- berime
-
verb (used with object),
berhyme.
- beanos
-
noun,
bingo.
- bearer
-
noun,
a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings:
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Belsen
-
noun,
locality in NW Germany: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II.
- bemean
-
verb (used with object),
to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).
- bename
-
verb (used with object),
to name; call by name.
- barrel
-
noun,
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- Barmen
-
noun,
a former city in W Germany, now incorporated into Wuppertal.
- blares
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- blames
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- Blaise
-
noun,
a male given name.
- somni-
-
- blains
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Blaine
-
noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- Somers
-
- somber
-
adjective,
gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted:
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- Sobers
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- birses
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- bimane
-
noun,
a bimanous animal.
- solemn
-
adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- bailee
-
noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- bailor
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- birles
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- baleen
-
noun,
whalebone (def 1).
- bireme
-
noun,
a galley having two banks or tiers of oars.
- broils
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- biomes
-
noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- solans
-
noun,
a gannet.
- branle
-
noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- bemire
-
verb (used with object),
to soil with mire; dirty or muddy:
- sorels
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Bremen
-
noun,
a state in NW Germany. 156 sq. mi. (405 sq. km).
- abeles
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- brines
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- breams
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- A-line
-
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.
- Alboin
-
noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Albion
-
noun,
Alebion.
- aerobe
-
noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- albino
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- aeron.
-
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Albers
-
noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- sorrel
-
noun,
light reddish-brown.
- Brasso
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Braşov.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- briers
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- snarls
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- mero-
-
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- mesas
-
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.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- meso-
-
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- 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).
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- meno-
-
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Melia
-
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Melba
-
noun,
(Dame) Nellie (Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong) 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- 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).
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- miso-
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- reni-
-
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- Miss.
-
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- semi-
-
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- aeri-
-
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- assn.
-
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- aero-
-
- 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.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- somas
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- barms
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- abele
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- 30-30
-
- Mabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- 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.
- beams
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- male-
-
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Basso
-
noun,
a person who sings bass; a bass.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- bemas
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Belem
-
noun,
a seaport in N Brazil on the Pará River.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Beers
-
noun,
Clifford Whittingham [hwit-ing-uh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt ɪŋ əm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1943, U.S. pioneer in mental hygiene.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- maror
-
noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- sails
-
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.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Barre
-
noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- baro-
-
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- mbira
-
noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- basis
-
noun,
the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- bases
-
noun,
plural of basis.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- saris
-
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.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- obese
-
adjective,
very fat or overweight; corpulent.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- omber
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- anim.
-
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- amin-
-
- omni-
-
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Ambon
-
noun,
ambo.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Rambo
-
noun,
a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Amble
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- ambi-
-
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Amber
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Sambo
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- SAMOS
-
noun,
a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- Sans.
-
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Amer.
-
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- orial
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- sorbs
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- ormer
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- ambos
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Rebel
-
noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- rebar
-
noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Albee
-
noun,
Edward, born 1928, U.S. playwright.
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Moses
-
noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Armen
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- moble
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap the head of, as in a hood.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- moles
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- Arnel
-
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- 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.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- armor
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- rears
-
- anis-
-
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- 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.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- 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.
- rearm
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- 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)
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Nabis
-
- areo-
-
- 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.
- arbor
-
noun,
a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
- sebi-
-
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- naso-
-
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- seels
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Arber
-
noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- nears
-
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Nebr.
-
- seems
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Brass
-
noun,
any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- Bream
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- bisso
-
noun,
bis2 .
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- embar
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- ember
-
noun,
a small live piece of coal, wood, etc., as in a dying fire.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- Embla
-
noun,
the first woman, made by the gods from a tree.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- blame
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Brale
-
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- brom-
-
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- slabs
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- bless
-
verb (used with object),
to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- biol.
-
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- biome
-
noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- briar
-
noun,
brier1 .
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- elem.
-
- Breen
-
noun,
a deep brownish green.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- birrs
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- lebes
-
noun,
a wine bowl having an oval body without handles and a rounded base.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- slams
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- insol
-
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- erron
-
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- in-lb
-
- bones
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Iran.
-
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- iambs
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- sines
-
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.
- Sino-
-
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- snibs
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- simas
-
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.
- ileo-
-
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- BMarE
-
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Bliss
-
noun,
supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment:
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- snobs
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Borer
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- isbas
-
noun,
izba.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- sero-
-
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- slobs
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- brims
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- Liman
-
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.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- limba
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- Berne
-
noun,
Bern.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Benes
-
noun,
Eduard [e-doo-ahrt] /ˈɛ dʊˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1884–1948, Czech patriot and statesman: president of Czechoslovakia 1935–38 and 1945–48.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- limbs
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- Brier
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- BSElE
-
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- slims
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- besom
-
noun,
a broom, especially one of brush or twigs.
- limbo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- berms
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- bor.
-
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- 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.
- ole-
-
- ABLS
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- 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).
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- BSME
-
- Ens.
-
- SMSA
-
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- BSLS
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- BSLM
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- BSIR
-
- 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.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- BSIE
-
- BSES
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- BSEM
-
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- SRBM
-
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- ESIS
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- eso-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- RONA
-
- nos-
-
- BSEE
-
- abl.
-
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Rom.
-
- obs.
-
- SASE
-
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- AMLS
-
- RNAS
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- BSAE
-
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- SBLI
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- NRAB
-
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Sra.
-
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- 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.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Alis
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- 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.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- aer-
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- 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.
- rel.
-
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- SLBM
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- ELAS
-
- ALBM
-
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- 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)
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- AIME
-
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Alb.
-
- abs-
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Saml
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- BOSS
-
noun,
a person who employs or superintends workers; manager.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- BSSE
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- enl.
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- BSSA
-
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- BSNA
-
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- abr.
-
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- osis
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 1080
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- 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).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- SRAM
-
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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).
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Sam.
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- RIBA
-
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- emia
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- ambo
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- inae
-
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- bams
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- men-
-
- bio-
-
- 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.
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- 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.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- 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.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- 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.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- bin-
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- meas
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- bar.
-
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- bal.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- mil.
-
- lea.
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- 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).
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MILR
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- 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.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- 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.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- ASSR
-
- birr
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Sab.
-
- soln
-
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lib.
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- 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.
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- 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.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- LRBM
-
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- lobs
-
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Bess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Mar.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- sobs
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- Barr
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mal-
-
- 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.
- beam
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Sol.
-
- Bass
-
noun,
the bass part.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- MALS
-
- Man.
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- ASME
-
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- asis
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- 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.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- 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.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Bol.
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- SEbS
-
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ins.
-
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- mRNA
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- MSAE
-
- MSBA
-
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- MSIE
-
- Ire.
-
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- IRBM
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- ible
-
- ano-
-
- 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.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- 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
-
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- NLRB
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- NEbE
-
- 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.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- Soni
-
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neem
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ANSI
-
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neo-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- ile-
-
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- MSEE
-
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- sers
-
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).
- MNAS
-
- Sem.
-
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Lab.
-
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- 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.
- arr.
-
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- mol.
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ISSN
-
- mis-
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- 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.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Lam.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sibs
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- isls
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- ISBN
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- ARIS
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- iso-
-
- Arm.
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- Mon.
-
- SAR
-
- Sr.
-
- SRS
-
- SMS
-
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- SLE
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SSB
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SSE
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SSI
-
- SSM
-
- SSN
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- sb.
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- se-
-
- SLR
-
- SMB
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SAE
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SLA
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- 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).
- SMA
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SBE
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- SBA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SRB
-
- 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.
- SRO
-
- ese
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ESA
-
- ESL
-
- ene
-
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- EOE
-
- en-
-
- ib.
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- ea.
-
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EbN
-
- EBS
-
- EEO
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- EMR
-
- IAS
-
- IBN
-
- eo-
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- ISR
-
- La.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- So.
-
- Isl
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ise
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ine
-
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ISA
-
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Ir.
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- EOM
-
- BSO
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- AME
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AMS
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- aor
-
- 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.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ARS
-
- asb
-
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ASM
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Amb
-
- ALM
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- abn
-
- Am.
-
- ab-
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ABM
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ae.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- ASR
-
- be-
-
- BSN
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BMI
-
- BMR
-
- BMS
-
- Bn.
-
- BNS
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- BRE
-
- BLS
-
- BRM
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- BSL
-
- BSA
-
- BSE
-
- BSM
-
- BME
-
- BLM
-
- BEM
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- bl.
-
- BSS
-
- Br.
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- ble
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BIE
-
- BLA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LBO
-
- LIM
-
- OIr
-
- OBE
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- obl
-
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Ola
-
- OAS
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- OMB
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ons
-
- NMR
-
- NES
-
- NIA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- NMI
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- OSB
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- ob.
-
- OSA
-
- ONR
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- RNR
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- RMA
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ose
-
- OSS
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- 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.
- 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.
- RBI
-
- REA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- SSR
-
- NEA
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- mi.
-
- ne-
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MIE
-
- ml.
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MLA
-
- MLR
-
- MLS
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MBO
-
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- MBE
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
-
- LSI
-
- LSM
-
- LSS
-
- Me.
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mao
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MRI
-
- NBS
-
- NBA
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- MSE
-
- MSA
-
- MOI
-
- MRE
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOR
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NbE
-
- LR
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MB
-
- M.
-
- Eb
-
- RO
-
- L2
-
- AO
-
- le
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- LM
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- S.
-
- SA
-
- 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.
- SL
-
- SM
-
- 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.
- L1
-
- NI
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- i.
-
- ol
-
- MN
-
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- BO
-
- BM
-
- SN
-
- N.
-
- R.
-
- B-
-
- NL
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- RN
-
- NB
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- NM
-
- L.
-
- EI
-