Anagrams of abecedarian
Word abecedarian has
639 anagrams
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- abecedaria
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noun,
a primer, especially for teaching the alphabet.
- Badarian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or belonging to the predynastic culture of Upper Egypt, 4100–3500 b.c., characterized by flint tools, stone axes, and pottery.
- Arcadian
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noun,
a native of Arcadia.
- abidance
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noun,
the act or state of abiding.
- radiance
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noun,
radiant brightness or light:
- Dracaena
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noun,
any treelike tropical plant of the genus Dracaena, many species of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy leaves.
- Cabinda
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noun,
an exclave of Angola, on the W coast of Africa. 2807 sq. mi. (7270 sq. km).
- candier
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- deciare
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noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
- decibar
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/10 bar or 100,000 dynes per square centimeter.
- Bacardi
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noun,
a cocktail made with Bacardi rum, grenadine, and lime juice.
- Bearden
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noun,
Romare Howard [roh-mair] /ˈroʊ mɛər/ (Show IPA), 1911–88, U.S. artist.
- acardia
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noun,
congenital absence of a heart.
- Acadian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Acadia.
- carbene
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noun,
the radical CH 2 and its derivatives.
- carbide
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noun,
a compound of carbon with a more electropositive element or group.
- inbreed
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verb (used with object),
to breed (individuals of a closely related group) repeatedly.
- carbine
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- Bernice
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noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “bringer of victory.”.
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- Ariadne
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
- brained
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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.
- Bardeen
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noun,
John, 1908–91, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1956, 1972.
- Arabian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Arabia.
- Arcadia
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noun,
a mountainous region of ancient Greece, traditionally known for the contented pastoral innocence of its people.
- araneid
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- Andria
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noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- cabane
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noun,
a mastlike structure on some early airplanes, used for supporting the wing.
- decani
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adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- Bierce
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noun,
Ambrose (Gwinnett) [gwi-net] /gwɪˈnɛt/ (Show IPA), 1842–1914? U.S. journalist and short-story writer.
- binder
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noun,
a person or thing that binds.
- arcade
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noun,
Architecture.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
- indaba
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noun,
a conference or consultation between or with native peoples of South Africa.
- Aeneid
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noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- decare
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noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- arcane
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adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- radian
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noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- Adrian
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noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- adren-
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- cabana
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noun,
a small cabin or tentlike structure for use as a bathhouse, especially on a beach or by a swimming pool.
- Arabic
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noun,
a Semitic language that developed out of the language of the Arabians of the time of Muhammad, now spoken in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Abbreviation: Ar.
- Aranda
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noun,
a member of an Australian aboriginal people living in the vicinity of Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
- Briand
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noun,
Aristide [ar-uh-steed;; French a-ree-steed] /ˈær əˌstid;; French a riˈstid/ (Show IPA), 1862–1932, French statesman: minister of France 11 times; Nobel Peace Prize 1926.
- Ariane
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noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Bianca
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noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “white.”.
- Brenda
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “flame” or “sword.”.
- Andric
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noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- arnica
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- nacred
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adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- Bender
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noun,
a person or thing that bends, as a pair of pliers or a powered machine.
- Andrea
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noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- dancer
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noun,
a person who dances.
- araban
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noun,
a pentosan, found chiefly in vegetable gums, that yields arabinose upon hydrolysis.
- rancid
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adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- Arabia
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noun,
a peninsula in SW Asia, including Saudi Arabia, Yemen Arab Republic, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait: divided in ancient times into Arabia Deserta, Arabia Petraea, and Arabia Felix. About 1,000,000 sq. mi. (2,600,000 sq. km).
- decane
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noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- Dairen
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noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- Nicaea
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noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- Bernie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Bernard.
- denier
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noun,
a person who denies.
- decern
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verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- careen
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noun,
a careening.
- abrade
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verb (used with or without object),
to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
- cardi-
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- cardia
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noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- inbred
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adjective,
naturally inherent; innate; native:
- Cardin
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noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- cinder
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noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- riband
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noun,
a decorative ribbon.
- endear
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verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- Abadan
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noun,
a city in SW Iran, on the Shatt-al-Arab: oil refineries.
- beanie
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noun,
a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and by college freshmen, especially in the 1940s.
- Carian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- deicer
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noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- Nereid
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noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- caribe
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noun,
piranha.
- beader
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noun,
a tool for forming beads on lumber.
- Carina
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Idaean
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- canard
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noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- Edirne
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noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- Darien
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noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- bardee
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noun,
bardy2 .
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Canad.
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- Canada
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noun,
a dry riverbed.
- Canara
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noun,
Kanara.
- Candia
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noun,
former name of Iráklion.
- cedarn
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adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- acedia
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noun,
sloth (def 1).
Compare deadly sins.
- becard
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noun,
any of several passerine birds of the genus Pachyramphus, of the American tropics, having large heads and swollen bills, and variously classified with the flycatchers or the cotingas.
- acarid
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noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- Ibadan
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noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Acadia
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noun,
a former French colony in SE Canada: ceded to Great Britain 1713.
- Derain
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- 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.
- Deneb
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noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Cygnus.
- BCerE
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- debar
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verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- decan
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noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- rabid
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adjective,
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:
- denar
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noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Debir
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noun,
a royal city in the vicinity of Hebron, conquered by Othniel.
- Debra
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noun,
a female given name, form of Deborah.
- deice
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verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- deca-
-
- deci-
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- Beard
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noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- Berne
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noun,
Bern.
- Beria
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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.
- Berea
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noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- beedi
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noun,
bidi.
- Beira
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noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- birne
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noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Brine
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noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Brace
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noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Caren
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noun,
a female given name.
- Caird
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noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- cairn
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noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Crane
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noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Canea
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noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- caner
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canid
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noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- cnida
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noun,
a nematocyst.
- carb-
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- Card.
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- Caria
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noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- creed
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noun,
any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
- Carib
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noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Carie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
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noun,
a female given name.
- carne
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noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- cine-
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- Ceara
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noun,
Fortaleza.
- Cedar
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noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- cider
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noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- 2,4-d
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noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Ceiba
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noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- caine
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noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cried
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- daric
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noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Brian
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noun,
a male given name.
- braid
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noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- 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.
- Brand
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noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- Dania
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noun,
a town in S Florida.
- bread
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noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- Breda
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noun,
a city in the S Netherlands.
- brede
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noun,
something braided or entwined, especially a plait of hair; braid.
- Breed
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noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- Breen
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noun,
a deep brownish green.
- dance
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noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Brice
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noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- cadre
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noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- baric
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adjective,
of or containing barium.
- Danai
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plural noun,
the Argives.
- Danae
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noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- niece
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noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Dacia
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noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- nicad
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noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- caber
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noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- cabin
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noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Nebr.
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- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Bride
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noun,
a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
- ceria
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- acred
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adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- Arab.
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- ancre
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adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Andie
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- andr-
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- Andre
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noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- anear
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adverb, preposition,
near.
- Drina
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noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- abrin
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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.
- Ender
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noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- Irene
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Abner
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noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- Redan
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noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- abide
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Verb phrases,
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to:
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
- Drain
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noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- ranid
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noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- ardeb
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noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- acrid
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adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- redia
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noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- acari
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noun,
plural of acarus.
- Barea
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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.
- Nadab
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noun,
a son of Aaron. Lev. 10.
- Aeaea
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noun,
the island inhabited by Circe.
- Adana
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noun,
a city in S Turkey, on the Seyhan River.
- rebid
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noun,
Bridge. a second bid:
- rebec
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noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- aden-
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- incr.
-
- Edina
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noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- eider
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noun,
eider duck.
- Reade
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noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- aecia
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noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- eared
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noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
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noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- acerb
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adjective,
acerbic.
- aceae
-
- Indra
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noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Indre
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noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- irade
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noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Iran.
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- abaca
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noun,
a Philippine plant, Musa textilis.
- Arden
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noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- reni-
-
- Baden
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noun,
a region in SW Germany, formerly a state, now incorporated in Baden-Württemberg.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Baeda
-
noun,
Saint, Bede, Saint.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- Ernie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Ibada
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noun,
any of the religious duties of a Muslim, including the recital of the creed, the five daily recitals of prayers, the Ramadan fast, almsgiving, and the pilgrimage to Mecca.
- Banda
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noun,
a style of Mexican dance music featuring brass instruments and having a heavy beat.
- naira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- bania
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noun,
banyan (def 2).
- 30-30
-
- Barca
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noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- Barde
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- diner
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noun,
a person who dines.
- diene
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noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- Dirac
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noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- nadir
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noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Dirae
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plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- arian
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noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Arica
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noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Erin
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noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- cide
-
- Iban
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noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- idae
-
- Inca
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noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- CERN
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- inae
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- iana
-
- IAEA
-
- IADB
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Inc.
-
- Ind.
-
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- Erie
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noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- cir.
-
- end-
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Ire.
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deb.
-
- Dec.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dir.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Din.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- NCAA
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- dia-
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- Den.
-
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- der.
-
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- NEbE
-
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- IndE
-
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- NACA
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- NDAC
-
- drib
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- 1080
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- ance
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- rcd.
-
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- 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).
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- bade
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- Aire
-
- bar.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- 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.
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Badr
-
noun,
Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- band
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- rad.
-
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- cene
-
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- RdAc
-
- bead
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- abr.
-
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- 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.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- AAEE
-
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- abed
-
adverb,
in bed:
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- AInd
-
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- aer-
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- ACAA
-
- acr-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- acea
-
- ACDA
-
- acad
-
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- BAEd
-
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- NIRA
-
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Bred
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Cdr.
-
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- cen.
-
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Ice.
-
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Bede
-
noun,
Saint ("the Venerable Bede") a.d. 673?–735, English monk, historian, and theologian: wrote earliest history of England.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- RIBA
-
- Bend
-
noun,
the act of bending.
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- bide
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- NRAB
-
- bin-
-
- BIND
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Bird
-
noun,
any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- IRC
-
- 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.
- RCN
-
- NAD
-
- NRA
-
- NEC
-
- RCA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ier
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ide
-
- NbE
-
- nr.
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- IDB
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- RBI
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- RNA
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RDA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ne-
-
- NBA
-
- Ir.
-
- ine
-
- NBC
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- REA
-
- NDE
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Re.
-
- NEA
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- RBC
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- NIA
-
- NAA
-
- NRC
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Rd.
-
- RDC
-
- CIB
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- bec
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- BCE
-
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- be-
-
- BED
-
noun,
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- Br.
-
- Bac
-
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- BCD
-
- BDA
-
- Bde
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- ard
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- BIE
-
- Bn.
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BRE
-
- ca.
-
- CBD
-
- IBN
-
- cr.
-
- CAA
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CAI
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- AAA
-
- ab-
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- AIA
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- AAE
-
- Aar
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- abd
-
- abn
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- ADB
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- AIC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ANC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CBE
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- DNR
-
- Dr.
-
- DRE
-
- CEA
-
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- ead
-
- ean
-
- 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.
- EbN
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ed.
-
- EdB
-
- DNA
-
- EDC
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EEC
-
- eir
-
- en-
-
- ene
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- id.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ib.
-
- DNB
-
- rnd
-
- DAE
-
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- DBA
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- CED
-
- DBE
-
- DAR
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- di.
-
- DIB
-
verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- DN
-
- CB
-
- D.
-
- i.
-
- 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.
- ic
-
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- CE
-
- RC
-
- DB
-
- NI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- BC
-
- EI
-
- B-
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RN
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- ND
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- R.
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- NC
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- NB
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- N.
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- RI
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- Eb
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.