blaine — James G(illespie)1830-93; U.S. statesman: secretary of state (1881, 1889-92)
brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
cain — (in Scotland and Ireland) payment in kind, usually farm produce paid as rent
caine — Sir Michael. real name Maurice Micklewhite. born 1933, British film actor. His films include The Ipcress File (1965), Get Carter (1971), Educating Rita (1983), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), and The Cider House Rules (1999)
cane — Cane is used to refer to the long, hollow, hard stems of plants such as bamboo. Strips of cane are often used to make furniture, and some types of cane can be crushed and processed to make sugar.
chain — A chain consists of metal rings connected together in a line.
cheyne — Thomas Kelly [kel-ee] /ˈkɛl i/ (Show IPA), 1841–1915, English clergyman and Biblical scholar.
crane — A crane is a large machine that moves heavy things by lifting them in the air.
deign — If you say that someone deigned to do something, you are expressing your disapproval of the fact that they did it unwillingly, because they thought they were too important to do it.
drain — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
feign — to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness.
frayn — Michael. born 1933, British playwright, novelist, and translator; his plays include The Two of Us (1970), Noises Off (1982), Copenhagen (1998), and Democracy (2004); novels include A Landing on the Sun (1991) and Spies (2002)
main — chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading: the company's main office; the main features of a plan.
maine — a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta. Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
mane — the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
pain — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
paine — Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
pane — (of food) prepared with bread crumbs; breaded.
payne — John Howard, 1791–1852, U.S. actor and dramatist.
plain — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
rain — water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
reign — the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
rein — 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.
sain — to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
sane — free from mental derangement; having a sound, healthy mind: a sane person.
thane — Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
train — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
twain — Mark, pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
vain — excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
vane — Sir Henry (Sir Harry Vane) 1613–62, British statesman and author.
vein — one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
wain — (initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
wane — to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
wayne — Anthony ("Mad Anthony") 1745–96, American Revolutionary War general.
arcane — Something that is arcane is secret or mysterious.
arraign — If someone is arraigned on a particular charge, they are brought before a court of law to answer that charge.
attain — If you attain something, you gain it or achieve it, often after a lot of effort.
aven — A vertical shaft leading upward from a cave passage, sometimes connecting with passages above.
bahrain — an independent sheikhdom on the Persian Gulf, consisting of several islands: under British protection until the declaration of independence in 1971. It has large oil reserves. Language: Arabic. Religion: Muslim. Currency: dinar. Capital: Manama. Pop: 1 281 332 (2013 est). Area: 678 sq km (262 sq miles)
block plane — a carpenter's small plane used to cut across the end grain of wood
boat train — A boat train is a train that takes you to or from a port.
brain drain — When people talk about a brain drain, they are referring to the movement of a large number of scientists or academics away from their own country to other countries where the conditions and salaries are better.
branched chain — an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it
brattain — Walter Houser. 1902–87, US physicist, who shared the Nobel prize for physics (1956) with W. B. Shockley and John Bardeen for their invention of the transistor
butane — Butane is a gas that is obtained from petroleum and is used as a fuel.
campaign — A campaign is a planned set of activities that people carry out over a period of time in order to achieve something such as social or political change.
champagne — Champagne is an expensive French white wine with bubbles in. It is often drunk to celebrate something.
champaign — an expanse of open level or gently undulating country
champlain — Samuel de (samyɛl də). ?1567–1635, French explorer; founder of Quebec (1608) and governor of New France (1633–35)
chow mein — Chow mein is a Chinese-style dish that consists of fried noodles, cooked meat, and vegetables.
closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring
cocaine — Cocaine is a powerful drug which some people take for pleasure, but which they can become addicted to.
complain — to make an accusation; bring a formal charge
constrain — To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
contain — If something such as a box, bag, room, or place contains things, those things are inside it.
costain — Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
dumb cane — a West Indian foliage plant, Dieffenbachia seguine, of the arum family, having yellow-blotched leaves that cause temporary speechlessness when chewed.
duquesne — Abraham [a-bra-am] /a braˈam/ (Show IPA), 1610–88, French naval commander.
fast lane — Also called express lane. the lane of a multilane roadway that is used by fast-moving vehicles, as when passing slower traffic.
fontaine — Henri [French ahn-ree] /French ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1943, Belgian statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1913.
gas main — a large pipe for conducting and distributing gas to lesser pipes or ducts, especially such a pipe carrying and distributing household gas beneath the streets of a town or city.
germane — closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent: Please keep your statements germane to the issue.
giant cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
great dane — one of a breed of large, powerful, shorthaired dogs ranging in color from fawn to brindle, blue, black, or white with black spots.
humane — characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of prisoners.
hussain — Nasser (ˈnæsə). born 1968, British cricketer born in India; played in 96 test matches for England (1990–2004), 56 as captain
obtain — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
ordain — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
pertain — to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
petain — Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
profane — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
regain — to get again; recover: to regain one's health.
remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
restrain — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
retrain — to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
romaine — Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
sea lane — a standard navigational route for ships traversing an ocean or sea.
small cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
straight chain — an open chain of atoms, usually carbon, with no side chains attached to it.
sustain — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
switch cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
sword cane — a cane or walking stick having a hollow shaft that serves as a sheath for a sword or dagger.
terrain — a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
tirane — a city in and the capital of Albania, in the central part.
ukraine — a republic in SE Europe: rich agricultural and industrial region. 223,090 sq. mi. (603,700 sq. km). Capital: Kiev.
urbane — having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities: an urbane manner.
watch chain — a chain, frequently of gold or silver, attached to a pocket watch, serving as an ornament and, when passed through a buttonhole in the vest, as a guard against loss or theft of the watch.
wave train — a series of successive waves spaced at regular intervals.
acid rain — Acid rain is rain polluted by acid that has been released into the atmosphere from factories and other industrial processes. Acid rain is harmful to the environment.
aquitaine — a region of SW France, on the Bay of Biscay: a former Roman province and medieval duchy. It is generally flat in the west, rising to the slopes of the Massif Central in the northeast and the Pyrenees in the south; mainly agricultural
ascertain — If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
ball and chain — (formerly) a heavy iron ball attached to a chain and fastened to a prisoner
bearing rein — a rein from the bit to the saddle, designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position
candy cane — A candy cane is a stick of red and white candy with a curve at one end.
compass plane — a plane for smoothing curved surfaces.
coup de main — an attack that achieves complete surprise
daisy chain — A daisy chain is a string of daisies that have been joined together by their stems to make a necklace.
gravy train — a position in which a person or group receives excessive and unjustified money or advantages with little or no effort: The top executives were on the gravy train with their huge bonuses.
inclined plane — one of the simple machines, a plane surface inclined to the horizon, or forming with a horizontal plane any angle but a right angle. Compare machine (def 4b).
inhumane — not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
in the main — chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading: the company's main office; the main features of a plan.
london plane — a tall, hardy, widely spreading plane tree, Platanus acerifolia, of North America, having clusters of round, bristly fruit.
open chain — a series of atoms linked in a chain not joined together at its ends, and so represented in its structural formula.
pretrain — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
picture plane — the plane of a painting, drawing, or the like, that is in the extreme foreground of a picture, is coextensive with but not the same as the material surface of the work, is the point of visual contact between the viewer and the picture, and is conceived as a major structural element in the production of abstract or illusionistic forms.
portal vein — the large vein conveying blood to the liver from the veins of the stomach, intestine, spleen, and pancreas.
power train — a train of gears and shafting transmitting power from an engine, motor, etc., to a mechanism being driven.
quiche lorraine — a quiche containing bits of bacon or ham and often cheese.
sugar cane — a tall grass, Saccharum officinarum, of tropical and warm regions, having a stout, jointed stalk, and constituting the chief source of sugar.