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Definition: DESMAN |
DESMANNoun1. An amphibious, insectivorous mammal found in Russia (Myogale moschata). It is allied to the moles, but is called muskrat by some English writers. |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
DESMAN | English | Diploma for Endangered Species Management | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Crosswords: DESMAN |
| English words defined with "DESMAN": Myogalid. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "DESMAN" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Turkish (desman). |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "DESMAN"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | руски мускусен плъх. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | dezmán. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | esmanday выхухоль (muskrat, musk-shrew). (various references) jedna od dve moguće vrste vodenih sisara. (various references) desmanråtta. (various references) desman. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "DESMAN": desmans. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "DESMAN": bedesman, tradesman. (additional references) | |
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"DESMAN" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Dashman, Dedman, deman, Demsar, Densan, derman, Desano, Desmet, desmond, Despax, Devswap, Deyman, Dezhan, Dezzman, dismac, Doezema, Dreesman, dsean, Edeiman, Edelmann, ediswan, Eisman, eshman, Pdeastman. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "DESMAN" (pronounced de"smun) |
| 5 | -e" s m u n | chessman, messman, pressman. |
| 4 | -s m u n | baseman, congressman, craftsman, craftsmen, draftsman, draftsmen, horseman, horsemen, houseman, huntsman, marksman, policeman, spokesman, sportsman, statesman, talisman, yachtsman. |
| 3 | -m u n | abdomen, acumen, adman, admen, airman, albumin, alderman, antihistamine, Ashman, assemblywoman, backgammon, backwoodsman, Badman, bagman, barman, bayman, bellman, Benjamin, bitumen, Boardman, boatman, bookman, Bowman, bowmen, brakeman, bushman, businesswoman, cameraman, Carman, Carmen, carmine, cattlemen, Cayman, chairman, chairwoman, Chapman, chrismon, churchman, churchmen, cinnamon, clergyman, coachman, cochairman, committeeman, common, congresswoman, corpsman, councilman, councilwoman, councilwomen, countryman, cowman, crewman, daemon, dairymen, Daman, demon, determine, Dolman, dromon, dustman, Dutchman, Ermine, Everyman, examine, famine, ferryman, fireman, firemen, Firman, footman, foramen, foreman, foremen, forewoman, Freedman, Freeman, freshman, gammon, gentleman, gentlewoman, gentlewomen, german, Goodman, gunman, hangman, headman, headsman, henchman, henchmen, Herdman, Hetman, human, hymen, illumine, infantryman, inhuman, jasmine, Kirkman, Landman, landsman, lawman, layman, laymen, Leman, lemon, Letterman, Liman, Lineman, linemen, lobsterman, longshoremen, lumen, madmen, midshipman, newswoman, newswomen, nobleman, noblewoman, nonhuman, nurserymen, oarsman, ombudsman, omen, ottoman, Outman, overman, Packman, Penman, pitchman, Pitman, Plowman, policewoman, postman, predetermine, Pullman, ragmen, reexamine, regimen, rifleman, Rodman, roman, rumen, salarymen, salesman, saleswoman, saleswomen, salmon, seaman, seamen, seedsman, semen, sermon, shaman, Shipman, showman, Spearman, specimen, spokeswoman, Stillman, Stockman, subhuman, summon, superhuman, superwoman, Telamon, thiamin, timberman, Titman, Toman, townsman, tradesmen, trainmen, uncommon, vitamin, watchman, Waterman, watermen, wingman, wireman, woman, women, Woodman, woodsmen, Woolman, workman, yeoman. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: amends, menads. | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-m-n-s" | |
-1 letter: admen, amend, amens, dames, damns, deans, maned, manes, manse, meads, means, menad, mends, mensa, named, names, nemas, saned, sedan. | |
-2 letters: amen, ands, anes, dame, damn, dams, dean, dens, ends, made, mads, maes, mane, mans, mead, mean, mend, mesa, name, nema, sade, same, sand, sane, seam, send, sned. | |
-3 letters: ads, and, ane, dam, den. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-m-n-s" | |
+1 letter: anadems, bedamns, daemons, damners, dampens, daysmen, demands, demeans, deskman, desmans, maddens, madness, maenads, maidens, masoned, medians, medinas, medusan, monades, remands, sandmen, seedman, sideman, tandems. | |
+2 letters: abdomens, adenomas, agendums, amenders, amidines, amidones, bandsmen, beadsman, beadsmen, bedesman, daemones, daimones, dalesman, dalesmen, damndest, dampness, diamines, duramens, endgames, handsome, headsman, headsmen, herdsman, landsmen, leadsman, leadsmen, madrones, maenades, mandates, mandrels, maunders, maundies, meanders, mediants, medusans, misnamed, mundanes, ransomed, seedsman, surnamed, unamused, unmasked, unseamed, unshamed. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 45 53 4D 41 4E |
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. . ... -- .- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01000101 01010011 01001101 01000001 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D E S M A N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0045 0053 004D 0041 004E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)383953473548 |
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