These are the meanings of the letters NBIAMD when you unscramble them.
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Amid (prep.)
See Amidst.
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Amid (prep.)
In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.
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Band (v. t.)
A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or confined; a fetter.
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Band (v. t.)
A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc.
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Band (v. t.)
In Gothic architecture, the molding, or suite of moldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
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Band (v. t.)
That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
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Band (v. t.)
A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Band (v. t.)
Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
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Band (v. t.)
A narrow strip of cloth or other material on any article of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it.
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Band (v. t.)
A company of persons united in any common design, especially a body of armed men.
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Band (v. t.)
A number of musicians who play together upon portable musical instruments, especially those making a loud sound, as certain wind instruments (trumpets, clarinets, etc.), and drums, or cymbals.
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Band (v. t.)
A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants.
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Band (v. t.)
A stripe, streak, or other mark transverse to the axis of the body.
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Band (v. t.)
A belt or strap.
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Band (v. t.)
A bond
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Band (v. t.)
Pledge; security.
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Band (v. t.)
To bind or tie with a band.
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Band (v. t.)
To mark with a band.
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Band (v. t.)
To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy.
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Band (v. i.)
To confederate for some common purpose; to unite; to conspire together.
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Band (v. t.)
To bandy; to drive away.
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Band ()
imp. of Bind.
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Bind (v. t.)
To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.
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Bind (v. t.)
To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams.
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Bind (v. t.)
To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; -- sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound.
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Bind (v. t.)
To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to bind a compress upon a part.
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Bind (v. t.)
To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels.
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Bind (v. t.)
To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
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Bind (v. t.)
To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to bind a book.
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Bind (v. t.)
Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds nations to each other.
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Bind (v. t.)
To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations; esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
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Bind (v. t.)
To place under legal obligation to serve; to indenture; as, to bind an apprentice; -- sometimes with out; as, bound out to service.
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Bind (v. i.)
To tie; to confine by any ligature.
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Bind (v. i.)
To contract; to grow hard or stiff; to cohere or stick together in a mass; as, clay binds by heat.
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Bind (v. i.)
To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
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Bind (v. i.)
To exert a binding or restraining influence.
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Bind (n.)
That which binds or ties.
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Bind (n.)
Any twining or climbing plant or stem, esp. a hop vine; a bine.
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Bind (n.)
Indurated clay, when much mixed with the oxide of iron.
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Bind (n.)
A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
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Damn (v. t.)
To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment; to sentence; to censure.
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Damn (v. t.)
To doom to punishment in the future world; to consign to perdition; to curse.
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Damn (v. t.)
To condemn as bad or displeasing, by open expression, as by denuciation, hissing, hooting, etc.
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Damn (v. i.)
To invoke damnation; to curse.
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Iamb (n.)
An iambus or iambic.
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Maid (n.)
An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden.
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Maid (n.)
A man who has not had sexual intercourse.
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Maid (n.)
A female servant.
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Maid (n.)
The female of a ray or skate, esp. of the gray skate (Raia batis), and of the thornback (R. clavata).
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Main (n.)
A hand or match at dice.
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Main (n.)
A stake played for at dice.
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Main (n.)
The largest throw in a match at dice; a throw at dice within given limits, as in the game of hazard.
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Main (n.)
A match at cockfighting.
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Main (n.)
A main-hamper.
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Main (v.)
Strength; force; might; violent effort.
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Main (v.)
The chief or principal part; the main or most important thing.
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Main (v.)
The great sea, as distinguished from an arm, bay, etc. ; the high sea; the ocean.
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Main (v.)
The continent, as distinguished from an island; the mainland.
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Main (v.)
principal duct or pipe, as distinguished from lesser ones; esp. (Engin.), a principal pipe leading to or from a reservoir; as, a fire main.
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Main (a.)
Very or extremely strong.
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Main (a.)
Vast; huge.
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Main (a.)
Unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer.
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Main (a.)
Principal; chief; first in size, rank, importance, etc.
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Main (a.)
Important; necessary.
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Main (a.)
Very; extremely; as, main heavy.
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Mina (n.)
An ancient weight or denomination of money, of varying value. The Attic mina was valued at a hundred drachmas.
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Mina (n.)
See Myna.
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Mind (v.)
The intellectual or rational faculty in man; the understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives, judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritual nature; the soul; -- often in distinction from the body.
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Mind (v.)
The state, at any given time, of the faculties of thinking, willing, choosing, and the like; psychical activity or state; as: (a) Opinion; judgment; belief.
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Mind (v.)
Choice; inclination; liking; intent; will.
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Mind (v.)
Courage; spirit.
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Mind (v.)
Memory; remembrance; recollection; as, to have or keep in mind, to call to mind, to put in mind, etc.
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Mind (n.)
To fix the mind or thoughts on; to regard with attention; to treat as of consequence; to consider; to heed; to mark; to note.
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Mind (n.)
To occupy one's self with; to employ one's self about; to attend to; as, to mind one's business.
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Mind (n.)
To obey; as, to mind parents; the dog minds his master.
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Mind (n.)
To have in mind; to purpose.
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Mind (n.)
To put in mind; to remind.
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Mind (v. i.)
To give attention or heed; to obey; as, the dog minds well.