emcee
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How emcee fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
C E M
Two-Letter Start
EM
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
EE
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- 5 letters
- 3 unique letters
- EM start
- EE ending
- repeated letters
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A rapper.
noun
Initialism of main colour.
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Initialism of matching colour.
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Initialism of movie clip.
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Initialism of mail code.
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Initialism of main character.
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Initialism of military cross.
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Initialism of Member of Congress.
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Initialism of medical college.
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Initialism of Mars-crosser.
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Initialism of medium coeli, the midheaven or highest point in the sky. Contrasted to Imum Coeli.
noun
A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.
noun
(by extension) A hospital session to diagnose or treat patients.
noun
A school, or a session of a school or class, in which medicine or surgery is taught by the examination and treatment of patients in the presence of the pupils.
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A group practice of several physicians.
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A meeting for the diagnosis of problems, or training, on a particular subject.
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A temporary office arranged on a regular basis to allow politicians to meet their constituents.
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A series of workouts used to build skills of practitioners regardless of team affiliation.
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One confined to bed by sickness.
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One who receives baptism on a sickbed.
verb
To act as the master of ceremonies (for).
verb
To rap as part of a hip-hop performance.
noun
A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical and/or surgical treatment.
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A building founded for the long-term care of its residents, such as an almshouse. The residents may have no physical ailments, but simply need financial support.
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A place of lodging.
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Someone who acts as a host at a formal event.
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Someone who conducts a programme of varied entertainment, for example by introducing performers to the audience.
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Dichloromethane
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A viral infection of the skin or (occasionally) mucous membranes, caused by Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV), a DNA poxvirus.
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A group of individuals whose primary interests and activities involve motorcycles.
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A place used as a hospital on board a ship, on a spaceship (in science fiction).
noun
A room or area for the treatment of the sick or injured in a school.
Related Words
Synonyms
- compere
- rap
- infirmary
- sickhouse
- mc
- compere
- host
- presenter
- toastmaster
- emcee
- interlocuter
- waterwart