Anagrams of abbreviation
Word abbreviation has
827 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of abbreviation.
- barbotine
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noun,
a thin clay paste for making ceramic decorations in low relief.
- barbitone
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noun,
barbital.
- bivariate
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having two variates.
- variation
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noun,
the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree:
- rabbinate
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noun,
the office or term of office of a rabbi.
- Rabbinite
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noun,
a proponent of the Talmud and the teachings and traditions of the rabbis in the face of rejection by the Karaites.
- vibration
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noun,
the act of vibrating.
- baritone
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noun,
a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- bevatron
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noun,
an accelerator in which protons are raised to energies of several billion electron-volts by modulating the frequency of the accelerating voltage.
- Tiberian
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adjective,
of or relating to the emperor Tiberius.
- aviation
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noun,
the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft.
- Atabrine
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- abortive
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adjective,
failing to succeed; unsuccessful:
- bareboat
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adjective,
providing a boat only, exclusive of crew, stores, fuel, and the like:
- Bonaire
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noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- aviator
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noun,
a pilot of an airplane or other heavier-than-air aircraft.
- airboat
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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
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adjective,
resounding or reverberating loudly.
- obviate
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verb (used with object),
to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary:
- Avertin
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- aerobia
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noun,
aerobe.
- ventro-
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- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Nairobi
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Kenya, in the SW part.
- taverna
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noun,
a small, unpretentious café or restaurant in Greece.
- Trebbia
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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
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noun,
Great Britain.
- baronet
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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
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noun,
Lee ("Super Mex") born 1939, U.S. golfer.
- antero-
-
- Aterian
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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
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noun,
Phonetics. a vibrant sound.
- vibrate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, swing, or oscillate.
- vibrato
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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
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- ventri-
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- niobate
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noun,
any salt of niobic acid; columbate.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- Iberian
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noun,
one of the ancient inhabitants of Iberia in Europe, from whom the Basques are supposed to be descended.
- Vitoria
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noun,
Francisco de [frahn-th ees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈðis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), c1480–1546, Spanish scholar and theologian.
- vitrain
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noun,
the material of which the friable, vitreous layers in banded bituminous coal are composed.
- vitrine
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noun,
a glass cabinet or case, especially for displaying art objects.
- variant
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noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- taborin
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noun,
a small tabor.
- Torenia
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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
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noun,
a former duchy in W Europe, now divided between the Netherlands and Belgium.
- bornite
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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
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noun,
Statistics. random variable.
- Baranov
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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
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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
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adjective,
of or relating to an ovary.
- barbate
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adjective,
tufted or furnished with hairs; bearded.
- Iberia
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noun,
Also called Iberian Peninsula. a peninsula in SW Europe, comprising Spain and Portugal.
- banter
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noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- Benita
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noun,
a female given name.
- Benoit
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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
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- Beaton
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noun,
Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- barbet
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noun,
any of several stocky, tropical birds of the family Capitonidae, having a stout bill with bristles at the base.
- terbia
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noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- Barbie
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noun,
Also called Barbie doll. a person, especially a young woman, perceived as blandly attractive and vacuous.
- native
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noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- retina
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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
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noun,
Informal. an invitation.
- viator
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noun,
a wayfarer; traveler.
- Erivan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- ventr-
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- Barnet
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- intro.
-
- Barton
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noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- earbob
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noun,
an earring or eardrop.
- Verona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Irvine
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- avoir.
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- intra-
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- barit.
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- aviate
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verb (used with or without object),
to fly or fly in an aircraft.
- inter.
-
- Averno
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noun,
a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- renvoi
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noun,
the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- Avanti
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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
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noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- invert
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noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- barite
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- tobira
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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
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- ravine
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noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- Ariane
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noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- aeron.
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- binate
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adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- obtain
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verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- Tarvia
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- obvert
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verb (used with object),
to turn (something) so as to show a different surface.
- rabbet
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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
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noun,
former name of Gaziantep.
- brevi-
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- Breton
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
- rabban
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noun,
master; teacher (used as a term of address and title of respect for a person ranking higher than a rabbi).
- rabato
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noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- trivia
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noun,
(in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
- virion
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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
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noun,
a bovine animal.
- bivane
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noun,
a sensitive vane that measures both the horizontal and vertical components of wind direction.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- abient
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adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- rebato
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noun,
rabato.
- birota
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noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- biotin
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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
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noun,
ovary.
- taenia
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noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- rabbin
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noun,
rabbi1 .
- rabbit
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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
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noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Bonita
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noun,
a female given name.
- Robbia
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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-
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- Vibrio
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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
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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
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- vibro-
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- borate
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noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- nitro-
-
- ribbon
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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
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noun,
Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
- bovate
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noun,
an old English unit of land area measurement equivalent to one-eighth of a carucate.
- norite
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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
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noun,
the upas tree.
- Novara
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noun,
a city in NE Piedmont, in NW Italy.
- Vanier
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noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- boater
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noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- Briton
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- vario-
-
- Renata
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noun,
a female given name.
- borne
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noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- brain
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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
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noun,
Daniel, 1907–92, Italian pharmacologist, born in Switzerland: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1957.
- toran
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noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Brant
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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
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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
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noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- bribe
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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
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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
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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
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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
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noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- tribe
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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
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noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
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- Brine
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noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- trave
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noun,
a crossbeam.
- Evita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- Erato
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noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Brian
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noun,
a male given name.
- Brent
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noun,
brant.
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- bravo
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noun,
a shout of “bravo!”.
- ErvIn
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noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- riata
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noun,
a lariat.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- brave
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noun,
a brave person.
- torii
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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
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noun,
a shout of “brava!”.
- trove
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noun,
a collection of objects.
- Tinia
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noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tonia
-
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Taira
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noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- oribi
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noun,
a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi , of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
- orbit
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noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orant
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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
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noun,
Terai.
- OBrit
-
- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- obiit
-
- oater
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
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adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- T-bar
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noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- reni-
-
- tenia
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noun,
taenia.
- teno-
-
- Taino
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- rebab
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noun,
a Near Eastern fiddle having one to three strings and played with a bow.
- noria
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Rabin
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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
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- Raven
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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
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noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- ratan
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noun,
rattan.
- reata
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noun,
riata.
- rabot
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noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- Rabbi
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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
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adjective,
egg-shaped.
- Rabat
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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
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adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- Oveta
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noun,
a female given name.
- overt
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adjective,
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
- over-
-
- Novia
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noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- toner
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Ionia
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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
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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
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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
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noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Ibert
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noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- Tiran
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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
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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
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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
-
- ior
-
- 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 = .
- ine
-
- 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
-
- R.
-
- VN
-
- 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
-
- B-
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- i.
-
- 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
-