Anagrams of seminarians
Word seminarians has
633 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of seminarians.
- seminarian
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noun,
a student in a theological seminary.
- Anamnesis
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noun,
the recollection or remembrance of the past; reminiscence.
- 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.
- sirenians
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- armenians
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noun,
a native of Armenia.
- airiness
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noun,
openness to the air:
- Saarinen
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noun,
Eero [air-oh] /ˈɛər oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1910–61, U.S. architect, born in Finland.
- Erasmian
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noun,
a follower of Erasmus.
- amnesias
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noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- iranians
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noun,
a subbranch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Persian, Pashto, Avestan, and Kurdish.
- sirenian
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- insnares
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- Armenian
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noun,
a native of Armenia.
- Marianne
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noun,
the French Republic, personified as a woman.
- reinsman
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noun,
a person who rides or drives horses, especially a skillful one, as a jockey or harness driver.
- Arianism
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noun,
the doctrine, taught by Arius, that Christ the Son was not consubstantial with God the Father.
- anemias
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noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- nanisms
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noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- merisis
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noun,
growth, especially growth resulting from cell division.
- Amen-Ra
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noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- 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.
- siennas
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noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- aminase
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noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.
- amnesia
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noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- 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.
- marinas
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Manners
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noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Armenia
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- Massena
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noun,
a city in N New York, on the St. Lawrence River.
- samisen
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noun,
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- 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.
- simians
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- asinine
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adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- Messina
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noun,
a seaport in NE Sicily.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- insnare
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- Iranian
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noun,
a subbranch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Persian, Pashto, Avestan, and Kurdish.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- Riemann
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noun,
Georg Friedrich Bernhard [gey-awrk free-drikh bern-hahrt] /geɪˈɔrk ˈfri drɪx ˈbɛrn hɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1826–66, German mathematician.
- raisins
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- 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.
- Raamses
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noun,
a city that was built for the Pharaoh by the Israelites and from which the Exodus began. Ex. 1:11.
- seisin
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noun,
seizin.
- Seaman
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noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- imines
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noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Marian
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noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- mannas
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noun,
the food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness. Ex. 16:14–36.
- inseam
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- manner
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noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- inanes
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noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- armies
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noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- insane
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adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- Ariane
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noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- renins
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noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- remans
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Mannes
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noun,
Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
- arsen-
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- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- arises
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- manses
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noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- marais
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noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- Inness
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noun,
George, 1825–94, and his son George, 1854–1926, U.S. painters.
- Mannie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Mannar
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noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Indian Ocean, bounded by W Sri Lanka, the chain of shoals that comprise Adam's Bridge, and S India.
- Samain
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noun,
Samhain.
- Nissan
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noun,
Nisan.
- niseis
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noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- sarans
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noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- raises
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Maisie
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noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- raisin
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- asians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Sarnen
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- Samian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- Sarnia
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noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- sarsen
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noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- asemia
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noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- manias
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noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Ramses
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noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- manini
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adjective,
small; insignificant.
- Manisa
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noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- Isaian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- irises
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noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- rinses
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- mensas
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noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- remiss
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adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- amines
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Sisera
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noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Minnis
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noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- masers
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noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- smears
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noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- serins
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Minnie
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noun,
mother; mom.
- sinner
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noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- messan
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noun,
a lap dog; small pet dog.
- sirens
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- nanism
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noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- Amiens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- sienna
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noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- simian
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- miners
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Mersin
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noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Anemia
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noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- masais
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noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- snares
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noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Marina
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Sennar
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noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- misers
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noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- sennas
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noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- Marini
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- simars
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noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- airman
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noun,
an aviator.
- airmen
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noun,
an aviator.
- anises
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- messin
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noun,
messan.
- animes
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Nasser
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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.
- Animas
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noun,
soul; life.
- miens
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noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- ramie
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noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- minas
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noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- rases
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verb (used with object),
raze.
- Miner
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- reams
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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)
- Irina
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noun,
a female given name.
- Raman
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noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- ranis
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noun,
ranee.
- Marie
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noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Reims
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noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- Missa
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noun,
Mass.
- inane
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noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- mises
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noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Inari
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noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- reman
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Miss.
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- Inner
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adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- Minni
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noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- Mines
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noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Minna
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noun,
a female given name.
- Issei
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noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- Minn.
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- minis
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noun,
miniskirt.
- reins
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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.
- Iran.
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- mini-
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- Miass
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noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- Maera
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noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- Naima
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Masan
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noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- mania
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noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- MEANS
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noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- nares
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plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- manna
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noun,
the food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness. Ex. 16:14–36.
- masse
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noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- Massa
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noun,
marse.
- MASER
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noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Masai
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noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- Nimes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- marse
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noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Maris
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noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- maras
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noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- nears
-
- Maria
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noun,
calaba.
- Mears
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noun,
mere3 .
- nanas
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Marin
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noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Nairn
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noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Rains
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noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- raias
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noun,
rayah.
- maars
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noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- mesas
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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.
- Nisei
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noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Nisan
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noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- manas
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noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- nines
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noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Maine
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noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- Names
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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.
- mains
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noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- mairs
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adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- 30-30
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- Mensa
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noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Neman
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noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- mires
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noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- ARENA
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noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- assai
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noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- semis
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- amass
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verb (used with object),
to gather for oneself; collect as one's own:
- saris
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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.
- simas
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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.
- Ansar
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noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- Saran
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noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- amain
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adverb,
with full force.
- Sans.
-
- serin
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Asian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Assam
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 30,285 sq. mi. (78,438 sq. km). Capital: Dispur.
- 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.
- assn.
-
- sanes
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noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Aisne
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noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Senna
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noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- Annie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- Sinai
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noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Asine
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noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- simar
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noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- annas
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noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- Sears
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noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- Siena
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noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- arian
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noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Aries
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noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- amine
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
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- imine
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noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- arise
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Armen
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- ASEAN
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- amirs
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noun,
emir.
- semi-
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- seams
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noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- arses
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noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arsis
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noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- Amer.
-
- sasin
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noun,
blackbuck.
- amens
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noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Sinan
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noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Sinas
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noun,
a female given name.
- seism
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noun,
an earthquake.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- siris
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noun,
lebbek (def 1).
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- anima
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noun,
soul; life.
- rimes
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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).
- smear
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noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Rimas
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noun,
a female given name.
- anim.
-
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- sires
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noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- reni-
-
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Samas
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- anis-
-
- Annam
-
noun,
a former kingdom and French protectorate along the E coast of French Indochina: now part of Vietnam.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- 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.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- aemia
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- mRNA
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- SMSA
-
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- MNAS
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- 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.
- MSAE
-
- MSIE
-
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- 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.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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).
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sam.
-
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- RNAS
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female 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).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIIA
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- SASE
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sem.
-
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- 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.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- 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.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- NIRA
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- 1080
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- ISSN
-
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- ANSI
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ann.
-
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Anas
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- 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.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- AISI
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ins.
-
- Aire
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- emia
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- ASSR
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ASME
-
- asis
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Ens.
-
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- mis-
-
- ESIS
-
- INRI
-
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- IAEA
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- iana
-
- Arm.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ARIS
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- inae
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- aer-
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meas
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- men-
-
- 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.
- mes-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Man.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mar.
-
- 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.
- AIME
-
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- SSA
-
- SSE
-
- ASI
-
- ss.
-
- SRS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SSI
-
- Am.
-
- Sr.
-
- 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.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ASM
-
- SSM
-
- ASN
-
- SAR
-
- ase
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SSN
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- 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.
- ASR
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- se-
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- 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).
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AMS
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Aar
-
- AME
-
- AAM
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- AAE
-
- SMA
-
- Ar.
-
- SMS
-
- an.
-
- ARS
-
- AIA
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- 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.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- NRA
-
- NES
-
- NIA
-
- 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.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MAA
-
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- NNE
-
- nr.
-
- NSA
-
- ne-
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- eir
-
- 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.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- NEA
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ISR
-
- MSE
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- MSA
-
- MSI
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MIE
-
- MSN
-
- NAA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Me.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- RNA
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ESA
-
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- en-
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- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Rs.
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- RSA
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- RSE
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- RSS
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- SAA
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- EMS
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noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMR
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- SAE
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- EIS
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- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ESR
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- REM
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noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ise
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- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ISA
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
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- REA
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- Ir.
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- SSR
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- INN
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noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- IAS
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- ier
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- in.
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- ine
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- SM
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- MN
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- S.
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- SA
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SN
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- i.
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- N.
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- NM
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NI
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RN
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- M.
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- R.
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- RI
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.