Anagrams of uniformities
Word uniformities has
1065 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of uniformities.
- minorities
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noun,
the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole.
- misfortune
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noun,
adverse fortune; bad luck.
- fumitories
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noun,
any plant of the genus Fumaria, especially a delicate herb, F. officinalis, having finely dissected, grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers.
- fruitions
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noun,
attainment of anything desired; realization; accomplishment:
- routinism
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noun,
adherence to routine.
- mortifies
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verb (used with object),
to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.
- misorient
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verb (used with object),
to orient wrongly or improperly.
- nitrifies
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verb (used with object),
to oxidize (ammonia, ammonium compounds, or atmospheric nitrogen) to nitrites, nitrates, or their respective acids, especially by bacterial action.
- unmortise
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verb (used with object),
to unfasten or separate (something mortised).
- fruition
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noun,
attainment of anything desired; realization; accomplishment:
- feminist
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noun,
an advocate of such rights.
- Minorite
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noun,
Friar Minor.
- mounters
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noun,
a person or thing that mounts.
- unmiters
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of a miter; depose from the rank of a bishop.
- minister
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noun,
a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- fermions
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noun,
any particle that obeys the exclusion principle and Fermi-Dirac statistics; fermions have spins that are half an odd integer: 1/2, 3/2, 5/2, ….
- rimstone
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noun,
a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- minifies
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verb (used with object),
to make less.
- setiform
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adjective,
bristle-shaped; setaceous.
- uniforms
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noun,
an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank.
- neuritis
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noun,
inflammation of a nerve.
- notifies
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verb (used with object),
to inform (someone) or give notice to:
- unmitres
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verb (used with object),
unmiter.
- iris-out
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noun,
the gradual disappearance of an image or scene through a contracting circle.
- routines
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- interims
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- mutinies
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noun,
revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers.
- Terminus
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noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- moisture
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noun,
condensed or diffused liquid, especially water:
- fremitus
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noun,
palpable vibration, as of the walls of the chest.
- monsieur
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noun,
the conventional French title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or sir.
- remounts
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noun,
a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
- ensiform
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adjective,
sword-shaped; xiphoid.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- unmiter
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of a miter; depose from the rank of a bishop.
- furmint
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noun,
a variety of grape from which Tokay is made.
- finites
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noun,
something that is finite.
- ironies
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- ironist
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noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- Niteroi
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- nifties
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noun,
something nifty, as a clever remark or joke.
- trisome
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- triunes
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- neutro-
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- funster
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noun,
a person who creates or seeks fun, as a comedian or reveler.
- termini
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noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- frontis
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noun,
the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare rebote (def 1).
- fermion
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noun,
any particle that obeys the exclusion principle and Fermi-Dirac statistics; fermions have spins that are half an odd integer: 1/2, 3/2, 5/2, ….
- unities
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noun,
the state of being one; oneness.
- surfeit
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noun,
excess; an excessive amount:
- forints
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- routine
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- timeous
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adjective,
timely; sufficiently early.
- Interim
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- Forseti
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noun,
the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
- nostrum
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noun,
a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine.
- informs
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Verb phrases,
inform on, to furnish incriminating evidence about (someone) to an authority, prosecuting officer, etc.:
- forties
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten times four.
- Fortune
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noun,
position in life as determined by wealth:
- infirms
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adjective,
feeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- iris-in
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noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- unifies
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become a single unit; unite:
- remount
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noun,
a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
- uniform
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noun,
an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank.
- ioniums
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noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- Fremont
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noun,
a city in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
- 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.
- nitrous
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adjective,
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- turfmen
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noun,
a person who is extremely devoted to horse racing.
- foments
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verb (used with object),
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of:
- tourism
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noun,
the activity or practice of touring, especially for pleasure.
- minuets
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noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Sirenum
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noun,
Mare, Mare Sirenum.
- misfire
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noun,
an act or instance of misfiring.
- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- snifter
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noun,
Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
- minutes
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noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- sternum
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the clavicles and the true ribs; breastbone.
- monster
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noun,
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- 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.
- Munster
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noun,
muenster.
- sterno-
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- unmitre
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verb (used with object),
unmiter.
- mounter
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noun,
a person or thing that mounts.
- murines
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noun,
a murine rodent.
- Minster
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noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- moisten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Mountie
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noun,
a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- tonsure
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noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- numis.
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- Timour
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noun,
Tamerlane.
- infuse
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verb (used with object),
to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into):
- MOSFET
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noun,
Electronics. metal oxide semiconducter field-effect transistor.
- minute
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noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- inmost
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adjective,
situated farthest within:
- inform
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adjective,
without form; formless.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Minuit
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noun,
Peter, 1580–1638, Dutch colonial administrator in America: director general of the New Netherlands 1626–31.
- infirm
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adjective,
feeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing.
- infest
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verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- infers
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verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- timers
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noun,
a person or thing that times.
- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Miseno
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noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- miters
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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.
- tensor
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- moires
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- tenuis
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noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- fumets
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noun,
a stock made by simmering fish, chicken, game, etc., in water, wine, or in both, often boiled down to concentrate the flavor and used as a flavoring.
- mitres
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- funest
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adjective,
boding or causing evil or death; fatal; disastrous.
- monies
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noun,
a plural of money.
- Furies
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noun,
unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like:
- tuners
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noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- furnit
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- Mister
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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.).
- misrun
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noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- futons
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noun,
a thin mattress, usually filled with layers of cotton batting and encased in cotton fabric, placed on a floor for sleeping, especially in traditional Japanese interiors, and folded and stored during the day.
- turion
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noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- Morini
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noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- misfit
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noun,
something that fits badly, as a garment that is too large or too small.
- tie-in
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noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- instr.
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- imines
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noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- intime
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adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- insure
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- Munroe
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noun,
Charles Edward, 1849–1938, U.S. chemist.
- muftis
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noun,
civilian clothes, in contrast with military or other uniforms, or as worn by a person who usually wears a uniform.
- munite
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verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- Merton
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noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- Mersin
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noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- merous
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- Nistru
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noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- isomer
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- truism
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noun,
a self-evident, obvious truth.
- metro-
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- merits
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- neuro-
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- itious
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- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Merino
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Triune
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- murine
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noun,
a murine rodent.
- Mentor
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noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- toners
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- inter.
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- ionium
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noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- minuet
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noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- muster
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noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- intro.
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- mounts
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noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- inures
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verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- mourns
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verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- miners
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- tumors
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noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- mouser
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noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- nitro-
-
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- metros
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noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- iritis
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noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- trones
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- souter
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- ostium
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or orifice, as at the end of the oviduct.
- stumer
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noun,
something bogus or fraudulent.
- femto-
-
- Ruston
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noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- fermis
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noun,
a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
- Rustin
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noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- ferous
-
- rumens
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noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- fetors
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noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- unites
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- finest
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noun,
the police:
- finite
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noun,
something that is finite.
- feints
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noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- routes
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noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- rouens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- foetus
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noun,
fetus.
- foment
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verb (used with object),
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of:
- rimose
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adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- unfits
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adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- Rimini
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noun,
Francesca da, Francesca da Rimini.
- suitor
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noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- Forest
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noun,
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- forint
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- rutins
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Sumner
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noun,
Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
- steno-
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- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- utero-
-
- somni-
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- somite
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noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- softie
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noun,
softy.
- soften
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verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- Snefru
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noun,
flourished c2920 b.c, Egyptian ruler of the 4th dynasty.
- ursine
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adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- Smriti
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noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- urino-
-
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- urines
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noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- eonism
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noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Simeon
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noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- sifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- sermon
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noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- senufo
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noun,
a member of a group of indigenous people of Ivory Coast, Mali, and Burkina Faso, known for their music and art.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- formes
-
noun,
form (def 30).
- strife
-
noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- Sumter
-
noun,
a city in central South Carolina.
- fronts
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- refits
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- Fresno
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- frenum
-
noun,
a fold of membrane that checks or restrains the motion of a part, as the fold on the underside of the tongue.
- 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.
- fouter
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noun,
something that has no value (used in expressions of contempt):
- Foster
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noun,
Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- fusion
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noun,
the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
- fortes
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noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- fortis
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noun,
a fortis consonant.
- rifts
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noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- seti-
-
- reifs
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noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- mourn
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verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- Seton
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noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- Stern
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Sino-
-
- term.
-
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- MOUSE
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noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- torsi
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noun,
a plural of torso.
- motif
-
noun,
a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
- serin
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Mufti
-
noun,
civilian clothes, in contrast with military or other uniforms, or as worn by a person who usually wears a uniform.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- onium
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- 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.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- MSFor
-
- sero-
-
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- MSEnt
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- 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).
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Mont.
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- teno-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- 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.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- ster.
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- 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.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- sito-
-
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- 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.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- reni-
-
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- tious
-
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- 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).
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- 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.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- omni-
-
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- 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.
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- muons
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stome
-
- semi-
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- neut.
-
- 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.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- oste-
-
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- 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.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- neur-
-
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- 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.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- futon
-
noun,
a thin mattress, usually filled with layers of cotton batting and encased in cotton fabric, placed on a floor for sleeping, especially in traditional Japanese interiors, and folded and stored during the day.
- fumet
-
noun,
a stock made by simmering fish, chicken, game, etc., in water, wine, or in both, often boiled down to concentrate the flavor and used as a flavoring.
- fumes
-
noun,
Often, fumes. any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, especially of an odorous or harmful nature:
- fruit
-
noun,
any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals.
- MNurs
-
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- Frits
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- turfs
-
noun,
a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Fris.
-
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Freon
-
- fours
-
noun,
a cardinal number, three plus one.
- Fount
-
noun,
a spring of water; fountain.
- unfit
-
adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- forte
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- inst.
-
- ition
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- intr.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- init.
-
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- imit.
-
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Forum
-
noun,
the marketplace or public square of an ancient Roman city, the center of judicial and business affairs and a place of assembly for the people.
- fort.
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- femur
-
noun,
Anatomy. a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- Euro-
-
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- feti-
-
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- ento-
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- 30-30
-
- Fermi
-
noun,
a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- forms
-
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- forme
-
noun,
form (def 30).
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- fore-
-
- fomes
-
noun,
any agent, as clothing or bedding, that is capable of absorbing and transmitting the infecting organism of a disease.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- Foism
-
noun,
Chinese Buddhism.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Fiume
-
noun,
Italian name of Rijeka.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- fetus
-
noun,
(used chiefly of viviparous mammals) the young of an animal in the womb or egg, especially in the later stages of development when the body structures are in the recognizable form of its kind, in humans after the end of the second month of gestation.
- firms
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- fires
-
- Unit.
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- metr-
-
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- 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.
- miso-
-
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- 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.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- meso-
-
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meno-
-
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- mini-
-
- mero-
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- firm
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mout
-
- UNEF
-
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- min.
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- for.
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Rom.
-
- Sufi
-
noun,
a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
- uni-
-
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rit.
-
- 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).
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- 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.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Frs.
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- Mon.
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- 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.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- eous
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- uro-
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- Ste.
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- uret
-
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rus.
-
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- fems
-
noun,
a woman.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- str.
-
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- mis-
-
- Fin.
-
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- fem.
-
- eso-
-
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- est.
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- 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.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- 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.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Eur.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Sem.
-
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Four
-
noun,
a cardinal number, three plus one.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- ins.
-
- Nor.
-
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- not-
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- int.
-
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- nom.
-
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- 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.
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- tofu
-
noun,
a soft, bland, white cheeselike food, high in protein content, made from curdled soybean milk: used in Asian and vegetarian cookery.
- 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.
- mun.
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Inf.
-
- mes-
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- 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.
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- 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.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- mus.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- iso-
-
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tues
-
- ment
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- tron
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- ious
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- tion
-
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- neo-
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- 1080
-
- met.
-
- itis
-
- 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.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- MSIE
-
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- from
-
preposition,
(used to specify a starting point in spatial movement):
- out-
-
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- 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.
- SURF
-
noun,
the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
- sur-
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- men-
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Fri.
-
- tri-
-
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- ref.
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- ten.
-
- frt.
-
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- turf
-
noun,
a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- fut.
-
- FUSE
-
noun,
a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
- fur.
-
- funs
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Ont.
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- ter.
-
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- ufos
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- Frum
-
adjective,
Yiddish. religious; observant.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- fume
-
noun,
Often, fumes. any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, especially of an odorous or harmful nature:
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- TMO
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- USR
-
- Sr.
-
- USN
-
- tr.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- uti
-
- St.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Tro
-
- USM
-
- USO
-
- UMT
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- Une
-
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- UIT
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- UFO
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- suf
-
- trf
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- tfr
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- 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.
- Tu.
-
- tue
-
- STI
-
- ure
-
- UNO
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ur-
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- uns
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- STM
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- IRO
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- MFT
-
- MFS
-
- MFR
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
-
- Me.
-
- IUS
-
- ium
-
- ite
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- Ir.
-
- IOU
-
- IOT
-
- 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.
- mi.
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- MSE
-
- MTS
-
- MTO
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- MTF
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- MST
-
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- MSF
-
- MRI
-
- MIE
-
- MRE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOR
-
- MOI
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- MIT
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ior
-
- IOF
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- EOF
-
- eu-
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- ESU
-
- ESR
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- en-
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- EMT
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMR
-
- EMF
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ef-
-
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- fo.
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- ine
-
- FSR
-
- in.
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- IMF
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ier
-
- io-
-
- ITU
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- fun
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- ft.
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- FET
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- fou
-
adjective,
drunk.
- FOT
-
- FOS
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- fm.
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- FIO
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- MUF
-
- Mt.
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- 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.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- RFI
-
- RFE
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RSE
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- ot-
-
- ose
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Rs.
-
- rt.
-
- ons
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SOF
-
- SNU
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- sfm
-
- 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).
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- rte
-
- se-
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RTS
-
- RTF
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Re.
-
- ONR
-
- NMR
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEM
-
- OSF
-
- OFM
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NSU
-
- nr.
-
- NMU
-
- NMI
-
- OFr
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NFS
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NES
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- ne-
-
- NSF
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- of-
-
- NUM
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- ONI
-
- OIt
-
- Om.
-
- 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.
- OIr
-
- ONF
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SM
-
- T1
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EI
-
- TM
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- SF
-
- NI
-
- M.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NF
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- SN
-
- S.
-
- U.
-
- NM
-
- MN
-
- i.
-
- UI
-
- MF
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RN
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- RO
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- fn
-
- 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.
- RF
-
- SU
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- RI
-
- N.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- FE
-
- RU
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- R.
-
- t.
-