Anagrams of tailor-mades
Word tailor-mades has
1892 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of tailor-mades.
- tailor-made
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noun,
something, as a garment, that is tailor-made.
- materials
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noun,
the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed:
- mediators
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noun,
a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- old-timer
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noun,
a person whose residence, membership, or experience began long ago and has been continuing for a considerable length of time; veteran.
- idolaters
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noun,
Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.
- soda-lime
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noun,
a mixture of sodium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide.
- diametral
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adjective,
of a diameter.
- rolamites
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- maladroit
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adjective,
lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless:
- estradiol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 24 O 2 , produced by the maturing Graafian follicle, that causes proliferation and thickening of the tissues and blood vessels of the endometrium.
- do-re-mi
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noun,
money.
- soredial
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a soredium.
- lamister
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noun,
lamster.
- oatmeals
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noun,
meal made from ground or rolled oats.
- melodist
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noun,
a composer or a singer of melodies.
- asteroid
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noun,
Also called minor planet. Astronomy. any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in diameter that revolve about the sun in orbits lying mostly between those of Mars and Jupiter.
- melodias
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noun,
an 8 feet (2.4 meters) wooden flue-pipe stop organ resembling the clarabella in tone.
- old-time
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adjective,
belonging to or characteristic of old or former times, methods, ideas, etc.:
- medalist
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noun,
a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- earldoms
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noun,
Also called earlship. the rank or title of an earl.
- armloads
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noun,
Chiefly Midland U.S. armful (def 1).
- modelist
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noun,
a person who makes models, as of airplanes.
- loadstar
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noun,
lodestar.
- mediator
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noun,
a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- lodestar
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noun,
a star that shows the way.
- rolamite
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- leotards
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noun,
a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc.
- airdates
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noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- dioramas
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noun,
a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- dilators
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
- darioles
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noun,
a small round mold.
- diastole
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noun,
Physiology. the normal rhythmical dilatation of the heart during which the chambers are filling with blood.
Compare systole (def 1).
- diastema
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noun,
Cell Biology. the modified protoplasm at the equator of a cell, existing before mitotic division.
- dataries
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noun,
the office of the Curia Romana that investigates candidates for papal benefices.
- alamodes
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noun,
a lightweight, glossy silk fabric used in the manufacture of scarfs, hoods, etc.
- dermato-
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- alarmist
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noun,
a person who tends to raise alarms, especially without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities.
- sodalite
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noun,
a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.
- tailored
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- adamsite
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noun,
a yellow irritant smoke, containing a poisonous form of arsenic and used as a harassing agent.
- material
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noun,
the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed:
- maladies
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noun,
any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated.
- moralist
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noun,
a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- amirates
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noun,
emirate.
- matadors
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noun,
the principal bullfighter in a bullfight who passes the bull with a muleta and then, in many countries, kills it with a sword thrust; a torero.
- madeiras
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noun,
a group of eight islands off the NW coast of Africa, part of Portugal. 308 sq. mi. (798 sq. km). Capital: Funchal.
- sea-maid
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noun,
a mermaid.
- idolater
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noun,
Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.
- matildas
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noun,
swag2 (def 2).
- radiates
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adjective,
radiating from a center.
- isolated
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- salaried
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adjective,
receiving a salary:
- trimodal
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adjective,
(of a distribution) having three modes.
- amosite
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noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- Amorite
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noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- amorist
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noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- amritas
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noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- tamaris
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noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- ramtils
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noun,
Niger seed.
- armload
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noun,
Chiefly Midland U.S. armful (def 1).
- tamales
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noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- dariole
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noun,
a small round mold.
- maestro
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noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- dartles
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verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- amirate
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noun,
emirate.
- amidols
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline powder, C 6 H 8 N 2 O⋅2HCl, derived from phenol, used chiefly as a photographic developer.
- rialtos
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- tailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- amidate
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verb (used with object),
to convert into an amide.
- amidase
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noun,
an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an acid amide.
- meloids
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noun,
a beetle of the family Meloidae, comprising the blister beetles.
- molders
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noun,
a person or thing that molds.
- loaders
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noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- Madeira
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noun,
a group of eight islands off the NW coast of Africa, part of Portugal. 308 sq. mi. (798 sq. km). Capital: Funchal.
- realism
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noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- aristo-
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- medlars
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noun,
a small tree, Mespilus germanica, of the rose family, the fruit of which resembles a crab apple and is not edible until the early stages of decay.
- Deloria
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noun,
Vine, (Jr.) [vahyn] /vaɪn/ (Show IPA), 1933–2005, U.S. writer.
- melodia
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noun,
an 8 feet (2.4 meters) wooden flue-pipe stop organ resembling the clarabella in tone.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- areolas
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noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- morales
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noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- aramids
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noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- re-laid
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- astride
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preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- astroid
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noun,
a hypocycloid with four cusps.
- astrol.
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- loiters
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- atomies
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noun,
an atom; mote.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- armlets
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noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- Daimler
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noun,
Gottlieb (Wilhelm) [got-leeb-wil-helm;; German gawt-leep-vil-helm] /ˈgɒt libˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈgɔt lipˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1834–1900, German automotive engineer, inventor, and manufacturer.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- Maritsa
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noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing from S Bulgaria along the boundary between Greece and European Turkey and into the Aegean. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- derails
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noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- earldom
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noun,
Also called earlship. the rank or title of an earl.
- solaria
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noun,
a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- Olmsted
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noun,
Frederick Law, 1822–1903, U.S. landscape architect.
- ordeals
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noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- smolder
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noun,
dense smoke resulting from slow or suppressed combustion.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- Mistral
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noun,
a cold, dry, northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions.
- Isadore
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noun,
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- Isadora
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Isidor.
- sidero-
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- sidearm
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adverb,
with a swinging motion of the arm moving to the side of the body at shoulder level or below and nearly parallel to the ground:
- soldier
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noun,
a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
- misread
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verb (used with or without object),
to read wrongly.
- mislead
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verb (used with object),
to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- milords
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noun,
an English nobleman or gentleman (usually used as a term of address).
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- misdeal
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noun,
Cards. a deal in which the wrong number of cards have been distributed or in which the cards were dealt in the wrong order or manner, necessitating a new deal and the cancellation of any points made on the hand, sometimes with a penalty to the dealer.
- misdate
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noun,
a wrong date.
- sedarim
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noun,
a plural of Seder.
- Sedalia
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noun,
a city in central Missouri.
- milters
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- iodates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- oralism
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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.
- oralist
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noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- solatia
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noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- oldster
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noun,
an old or elderly person.
- dermat-
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- steroid
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noun,
any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- details
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- merlots
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noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- dialers
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noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- diastem
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noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- diaster
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noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- diatoms
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noun,
any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
- dilates
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verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- dilator
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
- storied
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- leotard
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noun,
a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc.
- disrate
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verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- Ditmars
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noun,
Raymond Lee, 1876–1942, U.S. zoologist and author.
- stearo-
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- Mideast
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noun,
Middle East.
- latrias
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Latimer
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noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- stardom
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noun,
the world or class of professional stars, as of the stage.
- laterad
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adverb,
toward the side.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- stadial
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noun,
stade.
- lariats
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Laramie
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noun,
a city in SE Wyoming.
- modiste
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noun,
Older Use. a female maker of or dealer in women's fashionable attire.
- lamster
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noun,
a fugitive from the law.
- soredia
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noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- radials
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noun,
a radial section or construction.
- Somalia
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noun,
an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- diorama
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noun,
a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- tirades
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noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- Aetolia
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noun,
an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
- radomes
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noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- Matador
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noun,
the principal bullfighter in a bullfight who passes the bull with a muleta and then, in many countries, kills it with a sword thrust; a torero.
- malaise
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noun,
a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
- mastoid
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noun,
the mastoid process.
- malates
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noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- Admiral
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noun,
the commander in chief of a fleet.
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- admires
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Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- Aloidae
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plural noun,
Aloadae.
- Martial
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noun,
(Marcus Valerius Martialis) a.d. 43?–104? Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain.
- Almeria
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noun,
a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- Almeida
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noun,
Francisco de [frahn-seesh-koo duh] /frɑ̃ˈsiʃ kʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1450?–1510, Portuguese military leader: first Portuguese viceroy in India.
- maltase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts maltose into glucose and causes similar cleavage of many other glucosides.
- Matilda
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noun,
swag2 (def 2).
- malteds
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noun,
malted milk.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- marital
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- torsade
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noun,
a twisted cord.
- maltose
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 12 H 22 O 11 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
- Aleardi
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noun,
Count Aleardo [ah-le-ahr-daw] /ˌɑ lɛˈɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1812–78, Italian poet and patriot.
- airdate
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noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- Marisol
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noun,
(Marisol Escobar) born 1930, Venezuelan artist, in U.S. since 1950.
- oatmeal
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noun,
meal made from ground or rolled oats.
- mortise
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- medials
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noun,
Phonetics.
a medial sound or letter.
media2 (def 1).
- mortals
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noun,
a human being.
- alamode
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noun,
a lightweight, glossy silk fabric used in the manufacture of scarfs, hoods, etc.
- Adamite
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noun,
a descendant of Adam; human being.
- toadies
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noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- Alastor
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
- amatols
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noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- tsardom
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noun,
czardom.
- mailers
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- trisome
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- radiate
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adjective,
radiating from a center.
- triodes
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noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- radial
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noun,
a radial section or construction.
- idlers
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noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- distal
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adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- distr.
-
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- milter
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- sterol
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noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- torsel
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noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- metal.
-
- dismal
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noun,
Southern U.S. a tract of swampy land, usually along the coast.
- metro-
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- medial
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noun,
Phonetics.
a medial sound or letter.
media2 (def 1).
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- latria
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- doater
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noun,
doter.
- Rosita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- dormie
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adjective,
(of a player or side in match play) being in the lead by as many holes as are still to be played.
- Laredo
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noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- dories
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noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- Dorati
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noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- oldest
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- lariat
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- trails
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- stadia
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noun,
a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
- mesial
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adjective,
medial.
- ideals
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noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- dolmas
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noun,
a dish of tomatoes, green peppers, vine leaves, or eggplants stuffed with a mixture of meat, rice, and spices.
- stadle
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noun,
staddle.
- metros
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noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- ideata
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noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- Moesia
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noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- trades
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noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- marled
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noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- disarm
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- Marist
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noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- dermis
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis, composed of connective tissue, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and an elaborate sensory nerve network.
- alamos
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noun,
a poplar.
- Tadema
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noun,
Sir Lawrence Alma-, Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence.
- mortal
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noun,
a human being.
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- Tadmor
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noun,
Biblical name of Palmyra.
- desalt
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verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- dermo-
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- alarms
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noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- dermas
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- dermal
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adjective,
of or relating to the skin.
- lidars
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noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- marais
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noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- derail
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- merlot
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noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- demits
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noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- dialer
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noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- liards
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noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- stolid
-
adjective,
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
- radio-
-
- Lerida
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- dimers
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- strode
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- diatom
-
noun,
any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- motile
-
adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- dorsal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dorsal speech sound.
- masto-
-
- mitral
-
adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- slider
-
noun,
a person or thing that slides.
- milers
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- 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.
- 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).
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- salami
-
noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- Salado
-
noun,
Rí·o [ree-oh;; Spanish ree-aw] /ˈri oʊ;; Spanish ˈri ɔ/ (Show IPA) a river in N Argentina, flowing SE to the Paraná River. About 1200 miles (1930 km) long.
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- salade
-
noun,
sallet.
- ordeal
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- salted
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- 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.
- samlet
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- Oradea
-
noun,
a city in NW Romania.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matri-
-
- milord
-
noun,
an English nobleman or gentleman (usually used as a term of address).
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Matadi
-
noun,
a seaport in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the mouth of the Congo (Zaire) River.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Isolda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Isolde
-
noun,
German name of Iseult.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- lamias
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- lameds
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- dreamt
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- Dreams
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- Lamesa
-
noun,
a city in NW Texas.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Martel
-
noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- drails
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- droits
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- modest
-
adjective,
having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- sorted
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- dorsi-
-
- Dorset
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Thomas Sackville.
- seldom
-
adverb,
on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often:
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- admire
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- iatro-
-
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- admits
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- solder
-
noun,
any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- radome
-
noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- lairds
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- somat-
-
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- 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.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- malted
-
noun,
malted milk.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- malate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- aramid
-
noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- Madera
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- molder
-
noun,
a person or thing that molds.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- tildes
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Madero
-
noun,
Francisco Indalecio [frahn-sees-kaw een-dah-le-syaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ˌin dɑˈlɛ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1913, Mexican revolutionary and political leader: president 1911–13.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- Madras
-
noun,
a light cotton fabric of various weaves, especially one in multicolored plaid or stripes, used for shirts, dresses, jackets, etc.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- asemia
-
noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- dalasi
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Gambia, equal to 100 bututs.
- loader
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- Moraea
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genera Moraea and Dietes, of the iris family, native to tropical Africa.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- damars
-
noun,
dammar.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- alodia
-
noun,
allodium.
- madres
-
noun,
mother1 .
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- meloid
-
noun,
a beetle of the family Meloidae, comprising the blister beetles.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- molies
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- molest
-
verb (used with object),
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- astro-
-
- morels
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- tarso-
-
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- Amadis
-
noun,
a knight-errant, model of the chivalric hero.
- malars
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- morsel
-
noun,
a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- delist
-
verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- listed
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Amelia
-
noun,
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- amides
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- amidst
-
preposition,
amid.
- amido-
-
- Deimos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek personification of terror, a son of Ares and Aphrodite.
- mailed
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- 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.
- damsel
-
noun,
a young woman or girl; a maiden, originally one of gentle or noble birth.
- medias
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- Tamale
-
noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- morals
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- medlar
-
noun,
a small tree, Mespilus germanica, of the rose family, the fruit of which resembles a crab apple and is not edible until the early stages of decay.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Medit.
-
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- ramate
-
adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- aldose
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- amoral
-
adjective,
not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
- dartle
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- alders
-
- Aromas
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- amatol
-
noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- ramtil
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- Merida
-
noun,
suntan (def 2).
- amoles
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- Amidol
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline powder, C 6 H 8 N 2 O⋅2HCl, derived from phenol, used chiefly as a photographic developer.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- male-
-
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- salad
-
noun,
a usually cold dish consisting of vegetables, as lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, covered with a dressing and sometimes containing seafood, meat, or eggs.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Saida
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- mast-
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Samoa
-
noun,
a group of islands in the S Pacific, the islands W of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- Ital.
-
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- medal
-
noun,
a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like:
- matr-
-
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- 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.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Sadat
-
noun,
Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- retd.
-
- meso-
-
- meta-
-
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- Metol
-
- metr-
-
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- oste-
-
- 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).
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- mero-
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- Melia
-
- lamed
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- melds
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Saadi
-
noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Masai
-
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.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- 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)
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- 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:
- 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.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- lards
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Lords
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- orial
-
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- term.
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- amid-
-
- Amida
-
noun,
a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- areo-
-
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tiled
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- AMEDS
-
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Damar
-
noun,
dammar.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Damas
-
noun,
French name of Damascus.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- dames
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- Damia
-
noun,
a spirit of fertility.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- molds
-
noun,
a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- telo-
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- tears
-
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- oidea
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- 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.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- oiled
-
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.
- atmo-
-
- Amer.
-
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- aemia
-
- treas
-
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Adlai
-
noun,
a male given name.
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aero-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- 30-30
-
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- Adams
-
noun,
Abigail (Smith) 1744–1818, U.S. social and political figure (wife of John Adams).
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- Alta.
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- alti-
-
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- alto-
-
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Amado
-
noun,
Jorge [Portuguese zhawr-zhuh] /Portuguese ˈʒɔr ʒə/ (Show IPA), 1912–2001, Brazilian novelist.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Alamo
-
noun,
a poplar.
- Alas.
-
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- Aldas
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- darts
-
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- edit.
-
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- dorms
-
noun,
dormitory.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- 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.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- drama
-
noun,
a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
- modal
-
noun,
modal auxiliary.
- drams
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- modes
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- drome
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
- model
-
noun,
a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- sero-
-
- misdo
-
verb (used with object),
to do badly or wrongly; botch.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- IATSE
-
- semi-
-
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- ideo-
-
- seti-
-
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- ileo-
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- miso-
-
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- sito-
-
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- dial.
-
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- diam.
-
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stome
-
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Srta.
-
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- derms
-
noun,
a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
- derm-
-
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- deism
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- Demos
-
noun,
the common people of an ancient Greek state.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- demi-
-
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- demo-
-
- dirls
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- dolma
-
noun,
a dish of tomatoes, green peppers, vine leaves, or eggplants stuffed with a mixture of meat, rice, and spices.
- dolts
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- domes
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- dist.
-
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- ster.
-
- domal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a domal sound.
- OSRD
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- MSIE
-
- 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:
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- ord.
-
- 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.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ole-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- rad.
-
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- 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.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- RADM
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Sra.
-
- SRAM
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- str.
-
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- 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.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- sld.
-
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sol.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- tri-
-
- trid
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- TODS
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tasm
-
- TDRS
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- ter.
-
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- 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).
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rida
-
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rel.
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- 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)
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Saml
-
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Sem.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Rom.
-
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Sam.
-
- std.
-
- 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.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- 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.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- MSAE
-
- 1080
-
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- ates
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- lea.
-
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- atm.
-
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- ASTM
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ator
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Lam.
-
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- dat.
-
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dom.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASME
-
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- art.
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arm.
-
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- ARIS
-
- LitD
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- 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).
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- 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.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- 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.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- 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.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- Esd.
-
- eso-
-
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- est.
-
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- dol.
-
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- IAEA
-
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- EDTA
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- ELAS
-
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- 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.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- emia
-
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- DMSO
-
- IATA
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- dia-
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- der.
-
- Dem.
-
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- iso-
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Del.
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itol
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- dlr.
-
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- idae
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- dis-
-
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- iod-
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dir.
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- ile-
-
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- dim.
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- 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.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- mil.
-
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- mild
-
noun,
British. beer that has a blander taste than bitter.
- 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.
- MILR
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- 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.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mis-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- MELD
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- 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.
- 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-
-
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- met.
-
- Aldm
-
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- Ald.
-
- Ala.
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Adm.
-
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Adam
-
noun,
the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- 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.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- mod.
-
- Mods
-
noun,
a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
- 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.
- AIME
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- mol.
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- mold
-
noun,
a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Mid.
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Ltd.
-
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- 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.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mal-
-
- MALD
-
- 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.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- MALS
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- med.
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- 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.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amt.
-
- 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.
- AMLS
-
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- MAEd
-
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mar.
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- 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.
- MDES
-
- alt.
-
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- 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.
- amdt
-
- mdse
-
- meas
-
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Amal
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- ae.
-
- AAM
-
- Sta
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- St.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ETD
-
- ea.
-
- AEA
-
- ad-
-
- Tro
-
- EAA
-
- aor
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AOA
-
- ead
-
- Am.
-
- AMS
-
- TSE
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- TSI
-
- Doi
-
- EAM
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- EOM
-
- DRE
-
- Dr.
-
- Aar
-
- Ar.
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- TID
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- al.
-
- TIA
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- 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.
- DSA
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ard
-
- DSR
-
- Sr.
-
- DST
-
- AAE
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- AIA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- eo-
-
- ARS
-
- STM
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- ast
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- at.
-
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- TAL
-
- AME
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ATA
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- DAR
-
- ALM
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- DAE
-
- DSO
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- DSM
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- DOA
-
- do.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TMO
-
- tlr
-
- ASR
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- DMT
-
- tlo
-
- DMS
-
- tra
-
- DML
-
- DMA
-
- DLS
-
- tr.
-
- DLO
-
- STI
-
- 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.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- STL
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ASM
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- DIL
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ASI
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- di.
-
- DET
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ase
-
- MRI
-
- 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.
- MSL
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- Md.
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- REA
-
- RDS
-
- RDA
-
- 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.
- LSI
-
- MAA
-
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Mao
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MDT
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- LSM
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Re.
-
- RLD
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Ld.
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- ROA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- LIM
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- LMT
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- RMA
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- 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.
- oid
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEM
-
- ODT
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- MOR
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- OSD
-
- OIr
-
- OSA
-
- OED
-
- MTS
-
- MTO
-
- MTI
-
- Mt.
-
- MST
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MSI
-
- MSE
-
- MSD
-
- MRA
-
- MSA
-
- 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.
- OIt
-
- Rd.
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- OTS
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- ose
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ola
-
- 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.
- MIT
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MLD
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- MLR
-
- MLS
-
- 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.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SMD
-
- ide
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SED
-
- MRE
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ier
-
- SMA
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- se-
-
- SDR
-
- 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).
- EIS
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- 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.
- IOT
-
- Ir.
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- SLR
-
- EMR
-
- ESR
-
- SLA
-
- EMT
-
- 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.:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SLE
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- ESL
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- IAS
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- 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.
- ETS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- id.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- SAR
-
- IRL
-
- eir
-
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- Lt.
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- SAE
-
- 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)
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LSD
-
- sd.
-
- ed.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Rs.
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- ITA
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- LDS
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- La.
-
- EDT
-
- EI
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- 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.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- O.
-
- 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.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- OA
-
- AO
-
- D.
-
- ol
-
- LR
-
- le
-
- dl
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- RO
-
- SM
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LM
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- L.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TM
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- i.
-
- DM
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- RI
-
- M.
-
- TL
-
- t.
-
- TD
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .