Anagrams of abolitionism
Word abolitionism has
928 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of abolitionism.
- oblations
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noun,
the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
- Simionato
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noun,
Giulietta [joo-lyet-tah] /dʒuˈlyɛt tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–2010, Italian mezzo-soprano.
- abolition
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noun,
the act of abolishing:
- lobations
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noun,
lobate formation.
- libations
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noun,
a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deity.
- boltonias
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Boltonia, of the U.S., having blue, purple, or white asterlike flower heads.
- binomials
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noun,
Algebra. an expression that is a sum or difference of two terms, as 3 x + 2 y and x 2 − 4 x.
- isolation
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noun,
an act or instance of isolating.
- on-limits
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adjective,
open or not prohibited to certain persons, as military personnel:
- laminitis
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noun,
inflammation of sensitive laminae in the hoof of a horse, caused by stressful events, as trauma, infection, or parturition.
- ambition
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noun,
an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment:
- militias
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noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- Miltonia
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noun,
any of various epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Miltonia, having sprays of showy, flat, variously colored flowers.
- libation
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noun,
a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deity.
- Latinism
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noun,
a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- lobation
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noun,
lobate formation.
- albinism
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noun,
the state or condition of being an albino.
- oblation
-
noun,
the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
- binomial
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noun,
Algebra. an expression that is a sum or difference of two terms, as 3 x + 2 y and x 2 − 4 x.
- Boltonia
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Boltonia, of the U.S., having blue, purple, or white asterlike flower heads.
- initials
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- inositol
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noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, C 6 H 12 O 6 , derivative of cyclohexane, widely distributed in plants and seeds as phytin, and occurring in animal tissue and in urine: an essential growth factor for animal life, present in the vitamin B complex.
- bismanol
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noun,
a highly ferromagnetic alloy of bismuth and manganese, having a high degree of magnetic force.
- sibilant
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noun,
Phonetics. a sibilant consonant.
- tombolas
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noun,
house (def 19).
- bitonal
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adjective,
marked by or using bitonality.
- liaison
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noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- ooblast
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noun,
a primordial cell from which the ovum is developed.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- stamin-
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- isation
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- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- stibial
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adjective,
of or resembling antimony.
- tombola
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noun,
house (def 19).
- 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.
- Tbilisi
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noun,
a city in and the capital of the Georgian Republic, in the SE part, on the Kura.
- moonlit
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adjective,
lighted by the moon.
- militia
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noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- malison
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noun,
a curse.
- motions
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noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- Salomon
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noun,
Haym [hahym] /haɪm/ (Show IPA), 1740?–85, American financier and patriot, born in Poland.
- obtains
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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:
- Monilia
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noun,
a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.
- blasto-
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- initial
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- biotins
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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.
- timbals
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noun,
a kettledrum.
- Molinos
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noun,
Miguel de [mee-gel de] /miˈgɛl dɛ/ (Show IPA), c1640–c95, Spanish priest and mystic: chief exponent of quietism.
- somato-
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- soliton
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- bonitos
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noun,
any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- lotions
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noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- bonitas
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noun,
a female given name.
- bastion
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noun,
Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
- albinos
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- intombs
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verb (used with object),
entomb.
- Osmanli
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noun,
an Ottoman.
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- blooms
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noun,
the flower of a plant.
- oilman
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noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- bloats
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noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- Sonoma
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noun,
a town in W California: center of wine-producing region.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- saloon
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noun,
a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- masto-
-
- blains
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- 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:
- intima
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noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- labio-
-
- maslin
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noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- instil
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- Salmon
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noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- smalto
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noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- stolon
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noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- lotion
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noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- basion
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noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- blinis
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plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- biotas
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noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- moolas
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noun,
money.
- solion
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noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- matins
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- somat-
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- Somali
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noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- 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.
- inmost
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adjective,
situated farthest within:
- intomb
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verb (used with object),
entomb.
- Boston
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part.
- somni-
-
- Molina
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noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- maloti
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noun,
plural of loti.
- aiolis
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noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Alonso
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noun,
Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
- aloins
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- oboist
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noun,
a player of the oboe.
- monial
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noun,
a mullion.
- Alison
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Alboin
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noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- Albion
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noun,
Alebion.
- albino
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Tobias
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noun,
the son of Tobit.
- Bonita
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noun,
a female given name.
- bonito
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noun,
any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- limbas
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noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- Milton
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noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- limbos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- Alston
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noun,
a male given name.
- tolans
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noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Tolima
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noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- bonsai
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noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- limits
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noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Siloam
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noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- abloom
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adverb, adjective,
in bloom; blossoming; flowering.
- simian
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- tonsil
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noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Bosnia
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noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Toombs
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noun,
Robert, 1810–85, U.S. lawyer, orator, and Confederate statesman and army officer.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Lisbon
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- timbal
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noun,
a kettledrum.
- almost
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adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- Lobito
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noun,
a seaport in W Angola.
- bolson
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noun,
a desert valley, the level of which has been raised by aggradation, usually draining into a playa.
- talons
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noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- aniso-
-
- Lamont
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noun,
a male given name.
- mantis
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noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- motion
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noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- Tamils
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- amnios
-
- Taoism
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noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- milit.
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- amino-
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- bolita
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noun,
a form of numbers pool.
- oblast
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noun,
(in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
- Bolton
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noun,
a borough in Greater Manchester, in NW England.
- ambits
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noun,
circumference; circuit.
- latins
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- tibias
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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.
- init.
-
- mono-
-
- mails
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noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Santo
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noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- iambs
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noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- Simon
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noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- molto
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adverb,
very:
- Mont.
-
- botas
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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).
- Ilion
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noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Sabin
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noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- imino
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adjective,
containing the imino group.
- Sambo
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noun,
a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male.
- satin
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Salto
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noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Iblis
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noun,
an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.
- sabot
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noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- molts
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noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Saint
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- salon
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noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- ilio-
-
- Minos
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noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- monas
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noun,
monad.
- salmi
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noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- imit.
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- sanit
-
- monos
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noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- minis
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noun,
miniskirt.
- in-lb
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- limbo
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- lobos
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noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- noto-
-
- noso-
-
- Nabis
-
- nomo-
-
- Libia
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noun,
Libya.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Liman
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noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- limas
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- nolos
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noun,
nolo contendere.
- limba
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noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- limbs
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noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- MOTOS
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- limit
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noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- loans
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noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- limns
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verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- noils
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Limon
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noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- limos
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noun,
a limousine.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Linos
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noun,
linoleum.
- nails
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noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Naomi
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noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- lints
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noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- naso-
-
- Latin
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- moton
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noun,
besague.
- moola
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noun,
money.
- omni-
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- insol
-
- inst.
-
- Otomi
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noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- lotos
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noun,
lotus.
- Ostia
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noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- osmo-
-
- 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.
- Osman
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noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- iotas
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noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- mools
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noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- onto-
-
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- obiit
-
- loots
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noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- moons
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noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- Ital.
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- ition
-
- Olson
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noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- looms
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noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- moots
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noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- obols
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noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- Islam
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noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- boils
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noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Sinai
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noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Tamis
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noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Talos
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noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- tambo
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noun,
Mr. Tambo.
- anis-
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- anim.
-
- anils
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noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Tamil
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Milan
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noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- anti-
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- milia
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noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- amin-
-
- ambos
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noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- Ambon
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noun,
ambo.
- ambit
-
noun,
circumference; circuit.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- antis
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noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- tibia
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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.
- Misti
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noun,
El Misti.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- stilb
-
noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- boson
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noun,
any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics: bosons have integral spins: 0, 1, 2, ….
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- atmo-
-
- ation
-
- tains
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noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tabis
-
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.
- taboo
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- Aston
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noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- miso-
-
- tails
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noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Taino
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- ambi-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- tonia
-
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- aboon
-
adverb, preposition,
above.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- tono-
-
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- mini-
-
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- 30-30
-
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- alto-
-
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- alti-
-
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- alibi
-
noun,
Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- Tobol
-
noun,
a river rising in Kazakhstan, flowing NE through the Russian Federation in Asia to the Irtysh River. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- Boito
-
noun,
Arrigo [uh-ree-goh;; Italian ahr-ree-gaw] /əˈri goʊ;; Italian ɑrˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1918, Italian opera composer, poet, and novelist.
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Bloom
-
noun,
the flower of a plant.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- bloat
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- bosom
-
noun,
the breast of a human being.
- Boots
-
noun,
a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and boots.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- boost
-
noun,
an upward shove or raise; lift.
- Sino-
-
- boons
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- booms
-
noun,
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
- bolos
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- sito-
-
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- bolts
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- blini
-
plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- Balt.
-
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- blats
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- mast-
-
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- biont
-
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- natl.
-
- biol.
-
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- MSBA
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- MNAS
-
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mis-
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mool
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- mol.
-
- Mon.
-
- 1080
-
- 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.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Soni
-
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- soln
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- SLBM
-
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- tomb
-
noun,
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Tob.
-
- tion
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Tasm
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- 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.
- tab.
-
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- obs.
-
- obol
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- NTSB
-
- NTIA
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- not-
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nos-
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- SBLI
-
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sat.
-
- Saml
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Sam.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Sab.
-
- oto-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ont.
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- SATB
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Lab.
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lani
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- Lam.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- bal.
-
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- bams
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- itol
-
- itis
-
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- ant.
-
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- 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.
- Lib.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- BSIT
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- atm.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Lat.
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- iso-
-
- bin-
-
- ANSI
-
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- Bolo
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- ibis
-
noun,
any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill.
Compare sacred ibis.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- boom
-
noun,
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
- Bol.
-
- btl.
-
- boon
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- boos
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- Boot
-
noun,
a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
- bot.
-
- BSOT
-
- 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).
- BSNA
-
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- BSMT
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- ISBN
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- bio-
-
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- ions
-
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 = .
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- BLit
-
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- 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.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- ano-
-
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AISI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Alb.
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- ALBM
-
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Alis
-
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- LOOM
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- lobs
-
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- ABLS
-
- min.
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- mil.
-
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- abl.
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- abs-
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Man.
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- MALS
-
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- mal-
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- lobo
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- BSLM
-
- amt.
-
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- AMLS
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- LitB
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- ambo
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- lit.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- alt.
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Am.
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- SMA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- AMS
-
- BNS
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Bn.
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- BMT
-
- BSL
-
- SMB
-
- BMS
-
- BMI
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ASI
-
- ab-
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- al.
-
- boo
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- an.
-
- SLA
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- TAL
-
- ABM
-
- 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.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ASM
-
- ASN
-
- abt
-
- asb
-
- abn
-
- STB
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- St.
-
- ATB
-
- TBO
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- TIA
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Sta
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- bl.
-
- STM
-
- Amb
-
- ALM
-
- 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.
- STL
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- STI
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BLS
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ast
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- BLA
-
- 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.
- AIS
-
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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- at.
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- TBA
-
- TNB
-
- TMO
-
- Tbi
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- bi-
-
- 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.
- tlo
-
- BLM
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- BSA
-
- LMT
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
-
- NBS
-
- NBA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- MTS
-
- MTO
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- Mt.
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- MSN
-
- ob.
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- OAO
-
- OSB
-
- BSM
-
- OSA
-
- NSA
-
- NMI
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LIM
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- MST
-
- MSI
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- MNS
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MBO
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MOI
-
- MNA
-
- MLS
-
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- MIT
-
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- Mao
-
- MSA
-
- LSM
-
- LON
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- LSI
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- TSI
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- ot-
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- So.
-
- OTS
-
- OTB
-
- OTA
-
- 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 = .
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- OSO
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- OOT
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- ISA
-
- oon
-
- ILO
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- oo-
-
- io-
-
- BSN
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- BSO
-
- BST
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- Bt.
-
- Ia.
-
- il-
-
- ial
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ons
-
- ist
-
- obl
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Lt.
-
- OIt
-
- La.
-
- Ola
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ITA
-
- OMB
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ONI
-
- Isl
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- 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.
- LM
-
- NI
-
- 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.
- T1
-
- TB
-
- t.
-
- L1
-
- OA
-
- i.
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MN
-
- AO
-
- BM
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- BO
-
- L2
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- O.
-
- TM
-
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NL
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- NM
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- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SN
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- S.
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- TL
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- SA
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- SL
-
- NB
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- SM
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- TN
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- ln
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- M.
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- MB
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- L.
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- N.
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- ol
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- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.