Anagrams of abrasion
Word abrasion has
329 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of abrasion.
- Sorbian
-
noun,
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
- Barinas
-
noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- Sabrina
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noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word for the river Severn.
- isobar
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noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Banias
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noun,
banyan (def 2).
- Sabina
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “a Sabine woman.”.
- bairns
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noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- sabora
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noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Babylonia during the 6th century a.d., whose editing of the work of the Babylonian amoraim constituted the final stage in the preparation of the Babylonian Gemara.
- basion
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noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- asonia
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noun,
tone deafness.
- Sarnia
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noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- aniso-
-
- 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.
- Arabis
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noun,
any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
- brains
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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.
- 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.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- bason
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noun,
a basin.
- Basra
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noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- ornis
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noun,
an avifauna.
- Saran
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noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- brios
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noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Asian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- 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.
- ranis
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noun,
ranee.
- SONAR
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noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- arson
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noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Aaron
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noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Rains
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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).
- Boris
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noun,
a male given name.
- Sonia
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noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Iran.
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- Sabra
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- arias
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noun,
an air or melody.
- basin
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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.
- Sabir
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noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- bairn
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noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- orans
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noun,
orant.
- rason
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noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Irons
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noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- bania
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noun,
banyan (def 2).
- Brans
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noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- 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.
- 30-30
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- Baron
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noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- Brian
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noun,
a male given name.
- baris
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noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Arion
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noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Nabis
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- arian
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noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- raias
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noun,
rayah.
- rosin
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- noria
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- 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.
- abris
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noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- boras
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noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- Robin
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noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- boars
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noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- anis-
-
- bros.
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noun,
a brother.
- 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.
- roans
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noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- anoas
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noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Sino-
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- anoia
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noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- Ansar
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noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- naso-
-
- naira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Arab.
-
- bison
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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.
- baro-
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RNAS
-
- Rina
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noun,
a female given name.
- inro
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noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- RIAS
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- BSIR
-
- robs
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noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- BSNA
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- RONA
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- ions
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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 = .
- ins.
-
- Iban
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noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- Iona
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noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- roan
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noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- iana
-
- Ibos
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noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- BSAA
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- 1080
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- IRAS
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Raab
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noun,
broccoli rabe.
- nobs
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noun,
Slang. the head.
- noir
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adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
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- Nora
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noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
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noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nos-
-
- RIBA
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- Rabi
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noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- NRAB
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- osar
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noun,
plural of os3 .
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- oras
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oran
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noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- obis
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noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- obs.
-
- NOAA
-
- NIRA
-
- iron
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noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Rais
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noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rasa
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noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Isar
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noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- isba
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noun,
izba.
- ISBN
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- iso-
-
- raob
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noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- Rani
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noun,
ranee.
- rain
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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).
- nibs
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noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- nabs
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verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Nair
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noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Naos
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noun,
a temple.
- Nara
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noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- NASA
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noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nasi
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noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Raia
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noun,
rayah.
- Brno
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noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- Bona
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noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- bris
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noun,
Brith.
- ARIS
-
- Bais
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noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- baas
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noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- sain
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verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- SOAR
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noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- abos
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- SARA
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noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Asir
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noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asia
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noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Sari
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noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- brio
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noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- abr.
-
- abri
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noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
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noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- bar.
-
- arbs
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noun,
an arbitrager.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Aras
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noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- abs-
-
- snob
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noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ANSI
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- ains
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ano-
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- Anas
-
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- airs
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noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- BIOS
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noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- Born
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noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bor.
-
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Sra.
-
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- Sab.
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Soni
-
- Bias
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noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- bin-
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- bio-
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Sr.
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SRB
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- sb.
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Rs.
-
- ROI
-
- RSA
-
- ROB
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noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- ROA
-
- SAA
-
- RNA
-
- 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.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RBI
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAR
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- SBA
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ONI
-
- IRO
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- bi-
-
- Aso
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noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- Br.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- ASI
-
- Bn.
-
- BNS
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- OIr
-
- BSN
-
- BSO
-
- ASN
-
- asb
-
- io-
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ab-
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- AIA
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- Aar
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- abn
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AOA
-
- aor
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ARS
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- BSA
-
- Ia.
-
- NRA
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- NBS
-
- NIA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- nr.
-
- NSA
-
- NAA
-
- ob.
-
- OSA
-
- OSB
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NBA
-
- ISR
-
- 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.
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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 = .
- ior
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Ir.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- IRS
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- 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.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- 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.
- BO
-
- RO
-
- OA
-
- AO
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- NB
-
- O.
-
- B-
-
- NI
-
- R.
-
- SN
-
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- N.
-
- RN
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- SA
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- S.
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