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barbotine
noun, a thin clay paste for making ceramic decorations in low relief.
barbitone
noun, barbital.
bivariate
adjective, of, relating to, or having two variates.
variation
noun, the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree:
rabbinate
noun, the office or term of office of a rabbi.
Rabbinite
noun, a proponent of the Talmud and the teachings and traditions of the rabbis in the face of rejection by the Karaites.
vibration
noun, the act of vibrating.
baritone
noun, a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
Aaronite
noun, one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
bevatron
noun, an accelerator in which protons are raised to energies of several billion electron-volts by modulating the frequency of the accelerating voltage.
Tiberian
adjective, of or relating to the emperor Tiberius.
aviation
noun, the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft.
Atabrine
abortive
adjective, failing to succeed; unsuccessful:
bareboat
adjective, providing a boat only, exclusive of crew, stores, fuel, and the like:
Bonaire
noun, an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
aviator
noun, a pilot of an airplane or other heavier-than-air aircraft.
airboat
noun, Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
reboant
adjective, resounding or reverberating loudly.
obviate
verb (used with object), to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary:
Avertin
aerobia
noun, aerobe.
ventro-
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
Nairobi
noun, a city in and the capital of Kenya, in the SW part.
taverna
noun, a small, unpretentious café or restaurant in Greece.
Trebbia
noun, a river in N Italy, flowing N into the Po at Piacenza: Romans defeated by Hannibal near here 218 b.c. 70 miles (113 km) long.
Britain
noun, Great Britain.
baronet
noun, a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
Trevino
noun, Lee ("Super Mex") born 1939, U.S. golfer.
antero-
Aterian
adjective, of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
vibrant
noun, Phonetics. a vibrant sound.
vibrate
verb (used with object), to cause to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, swing, or oscillate.
vibrato
noun, a pulsating effect, produced in singing by the rapid reiteration of emphasis on a tone, and on bowed instruments by a rapid change of pitch corresponding to the vocal tremolo.
Niteroi
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
Aretino
noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
ventri-
niobate
noun, any salt of niobic acid; columbate.
inertia
noun, inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
Iberian
noun, one of the ancient inhabitants of Iberia in Europe, from whom the Basques are supposed to be descended.
Vitoria
noun, Francisco de [frahn-th ees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈðis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), c1480–1546, Spanish scholar and theologian.
vitrain
noun, the material of which the friable, vitreous layers in banded bituminous coal are composed.
vitrine
noun, a glass cabinet or case, especially for displaying art objects.
variant
noun, a person or thing that varies.
taborin
noun, a small tabor.
Torenia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
Brabant
noun, a former duchy in W Europe, now divided between the Netherlands and Belgium.
bornite
noun, a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
variate
noun, Statistics. random variable.
Baranov
noun, Aleksandr Andreyevich [uh-lyi-ksahn-dr uhn-drye-yi-vyich] /ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr ʌnˈdryɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1747–1819, Russian fur trader in Alaska.
bainite
noun, an aggregate of iron carbide and ferrite, formed from austenite below the temperature at which pearlite forms and above that at which martensite forms.
ovarian
adjective, of or relating to an ovary.
barbate
adjective, tufted or furnished with hairs; bearded.
Iberia
noun, Also called Iberian Peninsula. a peninsula in SW Europe, comprising Spain and Portugal.
banter
noun, an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
Benita
noun, a female given name.
Benoit
noun, Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
tribo-
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
Beaton
noun, Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
barbet
noun, any of several stocky, tropical birds of the family Capitonidae, having a stout bill with bristles at the base.
terbia
noun, an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
Barbie
noun, Also called Barbie doll. a person, especially a young woman, perceived as blandly attractive and vacuous.
native
noun, Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
retina
noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
invite
noun, Informal. an invitation.
viator
noun, a wayfarer; traveler.
Erivan
noun, Yerevan.
ventr-
Barnet
noun, a borough of Greater London, England.
intro.
Barton
noun, Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
earbob
noun, an earring or eardrop.
Verona
noun, a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
Irvine
noun, a city in SW California.
avoir.
intra-
barit.
aviate
verb (used with or without object), to fly or fly in an aircraft.
inter.
Averno
noun, a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
renvoi
noun, the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
Avanti
noun, Kingdom of, an ancient Aryan kingdom of W central India, with its capital near modern Ujjain; flourished in the 6th–4th centuries b.c.
tie-in
noun, an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
invert
noun, a person or thing that is inverted.
barite
noun, a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
tobira
noun, a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
ravine
noun, a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
Ariane
noun, Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
aeron.
binate
adjective, produced or borne in pairs; double.
obtain
verb (used with object), to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
Tarvia
obvert
verb (used with object), to turn (something) so as to show a different surface.
rabbet
noun, a deep notch formed in or near one edge of a board, framing timber, etc., so that something else can be fitted into it or so that a door or the like can be closed against it.
Aintab
noun, former name of Gaziantep.
brevi-
Breton
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
rabban
noun, master; teacher (used as a term of address and title of respect for a person ranking higher than a rabbi).
rabato
noun, a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
trivia
noun, (in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
virion
noun, the infectious form of a virus as it exists outside the host cell, consisting of a nucleic acid core, a protein coat, and, in some species, an external envelope.
bovine
noun, a bovine animal.
bivane
noun, a sensitive vane that measures both the horizontal and vertical components of wind direction.
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
abient
adjective, tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
rebato
noun, rabato.
birota
noun, a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
biotin
noun, a crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, C 10 H 16 O 3 N 2 S, of the vitamin B complex, that is present in all living cells and functions as a growth factor and as a catalyst in carboxylation reactions.
ovaria
noun, ovary.
taenia
noun, Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
rabbin
noun, rabbi1 .
rabbit
noun, any of several soft-furred, large-eared, rodentlike burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, allied with the hares and pikas in the order Lagomorpha, having a divided upper lip and long hind legs, usually smaller than the hares and mainly distinguished from them by bearing blind and furless young in nests rather than fully developed young in the open.
tavern
noun, a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
Bonita
noun, a female given name.
Robbia
noun, Andrea della [ahn-dre-ah del-lah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ ˌdɛl lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1435–1525, and his uncle, Luca della [loo-kah del-lah] /ˈlu kɑ ˌdɛl lɑ/ (Show IPA) c1400–82, Italian sculptors.
iatro-
Vibrio
noun, any of several comma- or S -shaped bacteria of the genus Vibrio, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
borane
noun, any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
vibro-
borate
noun, a salt or ester of boric acid.
nitro-
ribbon
noun, a woven strip or band of fine material, as silk or rayon, varying in width and finished off at the edges, used for ornament, tying, etc.
Bronte
noun, Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
bovate
noun, an old English unit of land area measurement equivalent to one-eighth of a carucate.
norite
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.
antiar
noun, the upas tree.
Novara
noun, a city in NE Piedmont, in NW Italy.
Vanier
noun, Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
boater
noun, a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
Briton
noun, a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
vario-
Renata
noun, a female given name.
borne
noun, a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
brain
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
Bovet
noun, Daniel, 1907–92, Italian pharmacologist, born in Switzerland: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1957.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
Brant
noun, any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
Vanir
noun, a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
Evora
noun, a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
bribe
noun, money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, especially in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc.:
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
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.
ribat
noun, a building housing a community of Sufis.
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
Rieti
noun, Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
tribe
noun, any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
entia
noun, plural of ens.
ento-
Brine
noun, water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
trave
noun, a crossbeam.
Evita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
Brian
noun, a male given name.
Brent
noun, brant.
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
bravo
noun, a shout of “bravo!”.
ErvIn
noun, Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
riata
noun, a lariat.
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
brave
noun, a brave person.
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.
Brava
noun, a shout of “brava!”.
trove
noun, a collection of objects.
Tinia
noun, the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
tonia
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
Taira
noun, a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
oribi
noun, a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi , of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
orbit
noun, the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
Tarai
noun, Terai.
OBrit
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
obiit
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
T-bar
noun, a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
reni-
tenia
noun, taenia.
teno-
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
rebab
noun, a Near Eastern fiddle having one to three strings and played with a bow.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
Rabin
noun, Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
ravin
verb (used with or without object), noun, raven2 .
Raven
noun, any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
ratan
noun, rattan.
reata
noun, riata.
rabot
noun, a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
Rabbi
noun, the chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, who delivers the sermon at a religious service and performs ritualistic, pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to his or her capacity as a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community. Compare cantor (def 2).
ovate
adjective, egg-shaped.
Rabat
noun, a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
Taber
noun, tabor.
Tabor
noun, a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
ovine
adjective, pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
Oveta
noun, a female given name.
overt
adjective, open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
over-
Novia
noun, a fiancée or bride.
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
Ionia
noun, an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
ition
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.
Irina
noun, a female given name.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
Iran.
to-be
adjective, future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
Tobin
noun, James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
invt.
Invar
intr.
init.
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
Inari
noun, Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
Ibert
noun, Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
nabob
noun, any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
tera-
Nerva
noun, Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
nitre
noun, niter.
nitr-
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
Niobe
noun, the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
Neiva
noun, a city in W Colombia.
naira
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
Nebr.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
tiara
noun, a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
Tiber
noun, a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
tibia
noun, Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
Narva
noun, a city in NE Estonia: Swedish defeat of Russians 1700.
naive
adjective, having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
boner
noun, a person or thing that bones.
Brit.
abort
noun, a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
viron
noun, a male given name.
Verna
noun, a female given name.
berat
noun, a city in S central Albania.
A-one
adjective, noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
above
noun, something that was said, mentioned, or written above:
bania
noun, banyan (def 2).
Beria
noun, Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
vini-
Abner
noun, the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
ante-
aorta
noun, the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
Arab.
Barea
noun, Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
ARENA
noun, the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
areo-
avian
adjective, of or relating to birds.
Bevan
noun, Aneurin [uh-nahy-ruh n] /əˈnaɪ rən/ (Show IPA), 1897–1960, British political leader: minister of health 1945–50.
Baiae
noun, an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
abrin
noun, a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
vireo
noun, any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
Babar
noun, Baber.
Bart.
Batna
noun, a city in NE Algeria.
Baton
noun, Music. a wand used by a conductor.
anti-
Aetna
noun, Mount. Etna, Mount.
vino-
aero-
bavin
noun, a piece of kindling wood.
Aeria
noun, an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
Robin
noun, any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
aeri-
beano
noun, bingo.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
Baber
noun, (Zahir ed-Din Mohammed) 1483–1530, founder of the Mogul Empire.
Baron
noun, a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
baro-
Viren
noun, Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
Beira
noun, a seaport in central Mozambique.
Bevin
noun, Ernest, 1881–1951, British labor leader: foreign minister 1941–51.
bairn
noun, a child; son or daughter.
Varna
noun, Hinduism. class (def 13).
varia
noun, a variant reading.
birne
noun, boule1 (def 1).
arian
noun, an adherent of Arianism.
anear
adverb, preposition, near.
atria
noun, Architecture. Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water. a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church. a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
biter
noun, a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
anoia
noun, extreme mental deficiency.
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
barba
noun, the beard.
boart
noun, bort.
rivet
noun, a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
riven
verb, a past participle of rive.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
ative
Banat
noun, a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
Biota
noun, the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
vari-
Binet
noun, Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
Abbot
noun, a man who is the head or superior, usually elected, of a monastery.
Abbie
noun, a female given name, form of Abigail.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
Abbai
noun, the part of the Blue Nile above Lake Tana.
anat.
avert
verb (used with object), to turn away or aside:
Abate
verb (used with object), to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
biont
Aaron
noun, the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
30-30
ation
Anita
noun, a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
boite
noun, a nightclub; cabaret.
Barbe
noun, a band or small scarf of lace, worn around the head or neck by women.
veni-
voter
noun, a person who votes.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
Novi
noun, a town in SE Michigan.
ten.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
NTIA
NRAB
ANTA
noun, a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
ant.
Nova
noun, a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
Bone
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
Nov.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
atar
noun, attar (def 1).
Nebo
noun, Mt. See under Pisgah.
Arvo
noun, afternoon.
neo-
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
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.
art.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
Nev.
Neva
noun, a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
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.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
NIRA
Aria
noun, an air or melody.
area
noun, any particular extent of space or surface; part:
rit.
NOAA
ter.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
Nor.
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
Viet
noun, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
not-
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
anoa
noun, a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
ano-
riv.
Abib
noun, Aviv.
abet
verb (used with object), to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
tabi
noun, a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
RIBA
Vite
adverb, briskly; lively.
Raab
noun, broccoli rabe.
tab.
ABBR
Abbe
noun, a member of the secular clergy.
Abba
noun, a female day name for Thursday. See under day name.
Vito
noun, a male given name.
Rabi
noun, Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
rive
verb (used with object), to tear or rend apart:
ovi-
Rota
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
Raia
noun, rayah.
rain
noun, 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).
rove
noun, an act or instance of roving.
Rani
noun, ranee.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
raob
noun, Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
Roti
noun, roast.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Vote
noun, a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
rave
noun, an act of raving.
robe
noun, a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
Ravi
noun, a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
Abie
noun, a male given name, form of Abraham.
VITA
noun, curriculum vitae (def 1).
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
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.
vin-
obb.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
Obie
noun, one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
Vina
noun, a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
obit
noun, Informal. an obituary.
anba
noun, father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
VINE
noun, any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
airt
noun, a direction.
Aire
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Tara
noun, a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
oven
noun, a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
Ont.
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.
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
Aiea
noun, a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
aet.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
aer-
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
Tana
noun, thana.
aeon
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
abri
noun, a shelter, especially a dugout.
abr.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
vibe
noun, Informal. vibration (def 4).
tron
Beni
noun, a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Bent
noun, direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
tRNA
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
Bern
noun, a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
ebon
adjective, ebony (def 6).
BERT
noun, a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
Tver
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga. Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
bet.
Beta
noun, the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
Vat.
vain
Idioms, in vain, without effect or avail; to no purpose: in an improper or irreverent manner:
beat
noun, a stroke or blow.
Ebro
noun, a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
RIIA
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
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.
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
Vena
noun, a vein.
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Bate
noun, a state of violent anger or fear.
trav
Ven.
TRIB
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
vein
noun, one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
Veii
noun, an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
Bean
noun, the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
Bear
noun, any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
tri-
vair
noun, a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly. Compare miniver (def 1).
Vane
noun, weather vane.
Aten
noun, Aton.
bort
noun, low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
brae
noun, a slope; declivity; hillside.
var.
Boar
noun, the uncastrated male swine.
bote
noun, compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
bota
noun, Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
bot.
boat
noun, a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
Bran
noun, the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
Born
noun, Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
Bore
noun, a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
Boer
noun, a South African of Dutch extraction.
Bora
noun, (on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
bor.
vara
noun, a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
bite
noun, an act of biting.
BRAT
noun, a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
brob
noun, a wedge-shaped spike for securing an end of a timber butting against the side of another.
bin-
Brno
noun, a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
Bib.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
brio
noun, vigor; vivacity.
bier
noun, a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
Brie
noun, a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
bine
noun, a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
biri
noun, bidi.
brev
bint
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
bio-
brei
noun, a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
Brea
noun, a town in S California.
Bion
noun, flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
Evan
noun, a male given name, Welsh form of John.
Barn
noun, a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
tion
avn.
vert
noun, English Forest Law. vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer. the right to cut such vegetation.
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
Itea
noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
RONA
Ivar
noun, a male or female given name.
Avon
noun, a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 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.
Vern
noun, a male given name, form of Vernon.
verb
noun, any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.
Ire.
Vera
noun, a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
Ivan
noun, iwan.
Ivor
noun, a male given name.
Tob.
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.
nave
noun, the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
nav.
NATO
noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
Aton
noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
Nara
noun, a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
ator
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
vet.
veto
noun, the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
Avar
noun, a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
nabe
noun, a neighborhood movie theater.
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.
Ave.
Bona
noun, Bône, the former name of Annaba.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
Tore
noun, a torus.
Barb
noun, a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead.
inae
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
bar.
Rev.
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
Bara
noun, Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
Iban
noun, Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
Tobe
noun, the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
Bare
noun, any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
IATA
iana
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
IAEA
Bari
noun, a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
bant
verb (used without object), to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
bani
noun, plural of ban4 .
bane
noun, a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
Vent
noun, an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
Baba
noun, a spongelike cake leavened with yeast and often containing raisins, baked in a small mold and then usually soaked with a rum syrup.
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
Babe
noun, a baby or child.
Babi
noun, Also called Babism. a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.
INRI
Baer
noun, Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
inv.
bait
noun, food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
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.
Veno
int.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
1080
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
ROI
Tro
rt.
vie
verb (used with object), Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
Va.
V-1
noun, a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
V-2
noun, a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
VAN
noun, the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
vb.
Ver
Via
noun, Architecture. a space between two mutules.
VIR
noun, husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
tra
vo.
VOA
Von
preposition, from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
VOR
Vt.
Vte
VTO
TVA
tr.
rte
Tbi
TAE
preposition, to.
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
Tav
noun, the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
TBA
TBO
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
tea
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
TIA
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.
Tiv
noun, a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
TNB
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
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.
ROB
noun, a male given name, form of Robert.
VTR
noun, a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
ROA
Bra
noun, brassiere.
bvt
BVE
BVA
BTE
Bt.
BRT
Bro
noun, a brother.
BRE
Bon
noun, Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
Bob
noun, a short, jerky motion:
boa
noun, any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
Bn.
BIT
noun, Machinery. a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like. a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill. a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
BIE
Bia
noun, the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
bi-
BeV
Ben
noun, the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
eo-
ea.
BBA
ERT
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
Ia.
io-
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
EVA
noun, a female given name, form of Eve.
ETV
ETO
ERV
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
EAA
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
env
en-
eir
EbN
ebb
noun, the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
ear
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
ean
BEA
noun, a female given name, form of Beatrice.
Bav
IBN
abn
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
AEA
ae.
abv
abt
Abo
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
Abe
noun, a male given name, form of Abraham.
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
abb
noun, low-grade wool from the breech or outer edges of a fleece.
Aar
AAE
av.
Ar.
an.
AIA
ABA
noun, a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
ab-
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
AOA
Bat
noun, Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
Avi
BAO
noun, an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
Ban
noun, the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
Bai
noun, a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
Bab
noun, abbreviated form of Bab ed-Din.
Br.
be-
BAA
noun, the bleating cry of a sheep.
Avo
noun, a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
Ava
noun, a female given name.
aor
a-v
ATV
ATB
ATA
at.
ARV
noun, a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
ARE
noun, a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
arb
noun, an arbitrager.
ARA
noun, the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
ib.
ETR
Ibo
noun, a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
NRA
Oba
noun, a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
ier
Rab
noun, a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
ob.
nr.
obi
noun, a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
nob
noun, Slang. the head.
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
nib
noun, the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
NIA
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:
ov-
OBE
obv
adverb, obviously:
ne-
ORB
noun, a sphere or globe:
OTB
OTA
ot-
Orv
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
OIr
ONR
Ova
noun, plural of ovum.
ONI
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
Re.
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
OIt
NEA
NEB
noun, a bill or beak, as of a bird.
ote
IRO
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
ITV
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
ite
ITA
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
rib
noun, one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
Reb
noun, a Confederate soldier.
Ir.
IOT
RNA
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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 = .
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ina
noun, a female given name.
in.
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.
Iva
noun, any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
NBA
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
NAA
NAB
verb (used with object), to arrest or capture.
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
rat
noun, any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
NbE
RBI
REA
AO
t.
A.
noun, Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
AA
noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
TB
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AI
noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RI
T1
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RN
RV
OA
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TV
noun, television.
IV
noun, an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
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RO
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
TN
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.
N.
NA
adverb, no1 .
Eb
NI
EV
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
EI
BA
noun, an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
V.
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
VI
VR
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
NV
O.
TE
noun, ti1 .
OE
noun, oy2 .
BB
noun, a size of shot, 0.18 inches (0.46 cm) in diameter, fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
BV
noun, Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.
BO
NB
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