Anagrams of Actinobacillus
Word Actinobacillus has
1584 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Actinobacillus.
- anacoustic
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adjective,
of or relating to the upper portion of the earth's atmosphere and to interplanetary space, where sound cannot be transmitted because molecules are too far apart to serve as a transmitting medium.
- antisocial
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noun,
a person exhibiting antisocial traits.
- Tubal-cain
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noun,
the son of Lamech and Zillah: the progenitor of metalworkers. Gen. 4:22.
- accusation
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noun,
a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame.
- ablations
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noun,
the removal, especially of organs, abnormal growths, or harmful substances, from the body by mechanical means, as by surgery.
- Castilian
-
noun,
the dialect of Spanish spoken in Castile.
- ablutions
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noun,
a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual.
- Noctiluca
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noun,
a dinoflagellate of the genus Noctiluca, capable of producing light and, in groups, of causing a luminous appearance of the sea.
- scintilla
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noun,
a minute particle; spark; trace:
- scalation
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noun,
an arrangement of scales, as on a fish.
- illations
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noun,
the act of inferring.
- abutilons
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noun,
any tropical shrub belonging to the genus Abutilon, of the mallow family, comprising the flowering maples.
- Collinsia
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Collinsia, of the figwort family, having whorled leaves and usually clusters of variously colored flowers.
- libations
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noun,
a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deity.
- anaclitic
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adjective,
exhibiting or pertaining to anaclisis.
- allantois
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noun,
a vascular, extraembryonic membrane of birds, reptiles, and certain mammals that develops as a sac or diverticulum from the ventral wall of the hindgut.
- allantoic
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adjective,
of or relating to the allantois.
- laconical
-
adjective,
laconic.
- albinotic
-
adjective,
of or relating to albinism.
- isoclinal
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noun,
isoclinic line.
- ballistic
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Idioms,
go ballistic, Informal. to become overwrought or irrational:
- causation
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noun,
the action of causing or producing.
- notabilia
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plural noun,
matters, events, or items worthy of note.
- basilican
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adjective,
basilic (def 2).
- Louisiana
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noun,
a state in the S United States. 48,522 sq. mi. (125,672 sq. km). Capital: Baton Rouge.
Abbreviation: LA (for use with zip code), La.
- botanical
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noun,
Pharmacology. a drug made from part of a plant, as from roots, leaves, bark, or berries.
- botanicas
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noun,
a shop specializing in herbs, spiritual items, etc.
- Lusitania
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noun,
(italics) a British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915: one of the events leading to U.S. entry into World War I.
- ouabains
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noun,
a glycoside occurring as a white, crystalline powder, C 29 H 44 O 12 , obtained from the seeds of a shrub, Strophanthus gratus, or from the wood of trees of the genus Acokanthera, and used in medicine chiefly as a cardiac stimulant.
- ancillas
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noun,
an accessory; auxiliary or adjunct.
- Anatolic
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adjective, noun,
Anatolian.
- sailboat
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noun,
a boat having sails as its principal means of propulsion.
- bullions
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noun,
gold or silver considered in mass rather than in value.
- built-in
-
noun,
a built-in piece of furniture or appliance.
- Culiacan
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noun,
a city in and capital of Sinaloa state, in NW Mexico.
- Sabatini
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noun,
Rafael [raf-ee-uh l] /ˈræf i əl/ (Show IPA), 1875–1950, English novelist and short-story writer, born in Italy.
- cullions
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noun,
a base or vile fellow.
- Bucolics
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noun,
Eclogues.
- illation
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noun,
the act of inferring.
- osculant
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adjective,
united by certain common characteristics.
- allusion
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noun,
a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication:
- allision
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noun,
the striking of one ship by another.
- illusion
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noun,
something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
- botulins
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noun,
the toxin formed by botulinus and causing botulism.
- Incabloc
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- botanica
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noun,
a shop specializing in herbs, spiritual items, etc.
- Alcinous
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noun,
king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaä and Laodamas.
- billions
-
noun,
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 9 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 12 zeros.
- Billiton
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noun,
an island in Indonesia, between Borneo and Sumatra. 1866 sq. mi. (4833 sq. km).
- Istanbul
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noun,
a port in NW Turkey, on both sides of the Bosporus: built by Constantine I on the site of ancient Byzantium; capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and of the Ottoman Empire; capital removed to Ankara 1923.
- Basilica
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noun,
an early Christian or medieval church of the type built especially in Italy, characterized by a plan including a nave, two or four side aisles, a semicircular apse, a narthex, and often other features, as a short transept, a number of small semicircular apses terminating the aisles, or an atrium. The interior is characterized by strong horizontality, with little or no attempt at rhythmic accents. All spaces are usually covered with timber roofs or ceilings except for the apse or apses, which are vaulted.
- Callisto
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noun,
Also, Kallisto. Classical Mythology. a nymph attendant on Artemis, punished for a love affair with Zeus by being changed into a bear and then transformed into stars as the constellation Ursa Major.
- colistin
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noun,
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
- subtonic
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noun,
the seventh tone of a scale, being the next below the upper tonic.
- callants
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noun,
a lad; boy.
- ballista
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noun,
an ancient military engine for throwing stones or other missiles.
- call-out
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noun,
an act or instance of calling out.
- scullion
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noun,
a kitchen servant who does menial work.
- bailouts
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noun,
the act of parachuting from an aircraft, especially to escape a crash, fire, etc.
- Casaubon
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noun,
Isaac [ahy-zuh k;; French ee-zak] /ˈaɪ zək;; French iˈzak/ (Show IPA), 1559–1614, French classical scholar.
- banausic
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adjective,
serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical:
- sibilant
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noun,
Phonetics. a sibilant consonant.
- bacillus
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noun,
any rod-shaped or cylindrical bacterium of the genus Bacillus, comprising spore-producing bacteria.
- Castilla
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noun,
Ramón [rah-mawn] /rɑˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), 1797–1867, Peruvian general and statesman: president of Peru 1845–51 and 1855–62.
- Castillo
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Cánovas del Castillo del Rey) 1908–1984, Spanish fashion designer.
- Tacloban
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noun,
a seaport on NE Leyte, in the central Philippines.
- colicins
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noun,
any bacteriocin produced by certain strains of Escherichia coli and having a lethal effect on strains other than the producing strain.
- catcalls
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noun,
a shrill, whistlelike sound or loud raucous shout made to express disapproval at a theater, meeting, etc.
- Caulonia
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noun,
a town in S Calabria, in S Italy: ruins of ancient Achaean colony.
- Subotica
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noun,
a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, in N Serbia.
- cautions
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- cabalist
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noun,
a student of or expert in the cabala.
- sciatica
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noun,
pain and tenderness at some points of the sciatic nerve, usually caused by a prolapsed intervertebral disk; sciatic neuralgia.
- auctions
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- scallion
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noun,
any onion that does not form a large bulb; green onion.
- butanols
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noun,
butyl alcohol.
- clinical
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adjective,
pertaining to a clinic.
- coalbins
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noun,
a bin used for holding coal.
- cobaltic
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adjective,
of or containing cobalt, especially in the trivalent state.
- Basilian
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noun,
a monk or nun following the rule of Saint Basil.
- stallion
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noun,
an uncastrated adult male horse, especially one used for breeding.
- accounts
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noun,
an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative:
- actinias
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noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- acoustic
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noun,
Obsolete. a remedy for deafness or imperfect hearing.
- Lusatian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Lusatia.
- lunatics
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- laotians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- aboulias
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noun,
abulia.
- Abutilon
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noun,
any tropical shrub belonging to the genus Abutilon, of the mallow family, comprising the flowering maples.
- libation
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noun,
a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deity.
- nautical
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adjective,
of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation:
- linocuts
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- ablution
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noun,
a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual.
- ablation
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noun,
the removal, especially of organs, abnormal growths, or harmful substances, from the body by mechanical means, as by surgery.
- abulias
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noun,
a symptom of mental disorder involving impairment or loss of volition.
- 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.
- Lusatia
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noun,
a region in E Germany and SW Poland, between the Elbe and Oder rivers.
- cobnuts
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noun,
the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.
- Nicolai
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noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- cobalts
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noun,
a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics. Symbol: Co; atomic weight: 58.933; atomic number: 27; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
- cubical
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adjective,
having the form of a cube.
- Bastian
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noun,
Adolf [ah-dawlf] /ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1826–1905, German anthropologist.
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- silicon
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noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- Santali
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noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- coastal
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adjective,
of, relating to, bordering on, or located near a coast:
- Asiatic
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noun,
an Asian person.
- coalbin
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noun,
a bin used for holding coal.
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- colicin
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noun,
any bacteriocin produced by certain strains of Escherichia coli and having a lethal effect on strains other than the producing strain.
- Sinaloa
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noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- consult
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noun,
a consultation.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- lunatic
-
noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- basilic
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adjective,
kingly; royal.
- conatus
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noun,
an effort or striving.
- bitonal
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adjective,
marked by or using bitonality.
- Basilan
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noun,
an island in the Philippines, SW of Mindanao. 495 sq. mi. (1282 sq. km).
- butanol
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noun,
butyl alcohol.
- council
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noun,
an assembly of persons summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice.
- ancilla
-
noun,
an accessory; auxiliary or adjunct.
- Collins
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noun,
a tall drink made with gin, whiskey, rum, or vodka, and lemon or lime juice, soda water, and sugar.
- Bullion
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noun,
gold or silver considered in mass rather than in value.
- asocial
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adjective,
not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
- colitis
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noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- collat.
-
- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- Catalin
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- Latinus
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noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- ballast
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noun,
Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- callous
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adjective,
made hard; hardened.
- catcall
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noun,
a shrill, whistlelike sound or loud raucous shout made to express disapproval at a theater, meeting, etc.
- unbolts
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verb (used with object),
to open (a door, window, etc.) by or as if by removing a bolt; unlock; unfasten.
- Sultana
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noun,
a small, seedless raisin.
- abiotic
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adjective,
of or characterized by the absence of life or living organisms.
- caution
-
noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- bacilli
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noun,
any rod-shaped or cylindrical bacterium of the genus Bacillus, comprising spore-producing bacteria.
- ablauts
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noun,
(in Indo-European languages) regular alternation in the internal phonological structure of a word element, especially alternation of a vowel, that is coordinated with a change in grammatical function or combination, as in English sing, sang, sung, song; apophony.
- Balaton
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noun,
a lake in W Hungary: the largest lake in central Europe. About 50 miles (80 km) long; 230 sq. mi. (596 sq. km).
- bailout
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noun,
the act of parachuting from an aircraft, especially to escape a crash, fire, etc.
- liaison
-
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.
- Scullin
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noun,
James Henry, 1876–1953, Australian statesman: prime minister 1929–31.
- uncials
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- Tabasco
-
noun,
a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Capital: Villahermosa.
- caustic
-
noun,
a caustic substance.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- uncoils
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- Calicut
-
noun,
former name of Kozhikode.
- bucolic
-
noun,
a pastoral poem.
- Caliban
-
noun,
the ugly, beastlike slave of Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
- lacinia
-
noun,
Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- calicos
-
noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- clastic
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adjective,
Biology. breaking up into fragments or separate portions; dividing into parts.
- abstain
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verb (used without object),
to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from):
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- ballons
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noun,
the lightness and grace of movement that make a dancer appear buoyant.
- Ciliata
-
noun,
the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.
- cicalas
-
noun,
cicada.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- callant
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noun,
a lad; boy.
- linocut
-
noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- auction
-
noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- sciatic
-
noun,
a sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.
- aboulia
-
noun,
abulia.
- abacist
-
noun,
a person skilled in using an abacus.
- canulas
-
noun,
cannula.
- account
-
noun,
an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative:
- Itabuna
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noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- bonacis
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- alinota
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- actinic
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adjective,
pertaining to actinism.
- Tunisia
-
noun,
a republic in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: a French protectorate until 1956. 48,330 sq. mi. (125,175 sq. km). Capital: Tunis.
- inbuilt
-
adjective,
built-in (def 2).
- bilious
-
adjective,
Physiology, Pathology. pertaining to bile or to an excess secretion of bile.
- occults
-
noun,
the supernatural or supernatural agencies and affairs considered as a whole (usually preceded by the).
- obtains
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- illust.
-
- bonitas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- Italian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- toucans
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- billion
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noun,
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 9 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 12 zeros.
- cubital
-
noun,
Ornithology Now Rare. a secondary feather.
- lacunal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lacuna.
- billons
-
noun,
an alloy used in coinage, consisting of gold or silver with a larger amount of base metal.
- isation
-
- solicit
-
verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- 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.
- Laconia
-
noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- Albinus
-
noun,
Alcuin.
- solatia
-
noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- Toscana
-
noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- Actinia
-
noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- instill
-
verb (used with object),
to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject:
- Alcaics
-
noun,
Alcaics, Alcaic verses or strophes.
- actinal
-
adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- Laconic
-
adjective,
using few words; expressing much in few words; concise:
- install
-
verb (used with object),
to place in position or connect for service or use:
- bionics
-
noun,
the study of how humans and animals perform certain tasks and solve certain problems, and of the application of the findings to the design of electronic devices and mechanical parts.
- Allison
-
noun,
Donald ("Donnie") born 1939, and his brother, Robert, (Bobby), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.
- stibial
-
adjective,
of or resembling antimony.
- italics
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- outsail
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- Bisitun
-
noun,
Behistun.
- biscuit
-
noun,
a kind of bread in small, soft cakes, raised with baking powder or soda, or sometimes with yeast; scone.
- sabaton
-
noun,
a foot defense of mail or of a number of lames with solid toe and heel pieces.
- Lucania
-
noun,
an ancient region in S Italy, NW of the Gulf of Taranto.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- botulin
-
noun,
the toxin formed by botulinus and causing botulism.
- labials
-
noun,
any labial consonant, especially a bilabial.
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- biotins
-
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.
- no-ball
-
noun,
an unfairly bowled ball.
- cullion
-
noun,
a base or vile fellow.
- Ictinus
-
noun,
flourished mid-5th century b.c, Greek architect, a designer of the Parthenon.
- Sno-Cat
-
- lobtail
-
verb (used without object),
(of a whale) to slap the flukes against the surface of the water.
- accusal
-
noun,
accusation.
- blastic
-
- lacunas
-
noun,
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- acicula
-
noun,
a needlelike part; spine, bristle, or needlelike crystal.
- ouabain
-
noun,
a glycoside occurring as a white, crystalline powder, C 29 H 44 O 12 , obtained from the seeds of a shrub, Strophanthus gratus, or from the wood of trees of the genus Acokanthera, and used in medicine chiefly as a cardiac stimulant.
- acinous
-
adjective,
consisting of acini.
- all-out
-
adjective,
using all one's resources; complete; total:
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- blasto-
-
- actino-
-
- Allston
-
noun,
Washington, 1799–1843, U.S. painter, novelist, and poet.
- oculist
-
noun,
ophthalmologist.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- bloats
-
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.
- blains
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Stalin
-
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.
- blancs
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- callus
-
noun,
Pathology, Physiology.
a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity.
a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- blinis
-
plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cantal
-
noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Cantab
-
- Callot
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1592?–1635, French engraver and etcher.
- stacc.
-
- Calais
-
noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- calli-
-
- Bosnia
-
noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- llanos
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- buccal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the cheek.
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- buncos
-
noun,
bunko.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- Busoni
-
noun,
Ferruccio (Benvenuto) [fer-root-chaw ben-ve-noo-taw] /fɛrˈrut tʃɔ ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1924, Italian composer and pianist.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- lulabs
-
noun,
lulav.
- Lublin
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- Lisbon
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- locals
-
noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- blunts
-
noun,
something blunt, as a small-game arrow, a short sewing needle, or a short, thick cigar.
- Lolita
-
noun,
(italics) a novel (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov.
- Callas
-
noun,
Maria Meneghini [men-i-gee-nee] /ˌmɛn ɪˈgi ni/ (Show IPA), 1923–77, U.S. soprano.
- Callao
-
noun,
a seaport in W Peru, near Lima.
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- bolita
-
noun,
a form of numbers pool.
- bonaci
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- calico
-
noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- calci-
-
- bonsai
-
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.
- locust
-
noun,
Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- Cactus
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- Bonita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cacaos
-
noun,
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
- cabals
-
noun,
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- Laclos
-
noun,
Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de [pyer ahn-brwaz frahn-swa shaw der-loh duh] /pyɛr ɑ̃ˈbrwaz frɑ̃ˈswa ʃɔ dɛrˈloʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1741–1803, French general and writer.
- canula
-
noun,
cannula.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- incult
-
adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- occas.
-
- occult
-
noun,
the supernatural or supernatural agencies and affairs considered as a whole (usually preceded by the).
- lactic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or obtained from milk.
- lacto-
-
- lacuna
-
noun,
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- iconic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- sabalo
-
noun,
the tarpon.
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- cullis
-
noun,
a gutter, as at the eaves of a roof.
- Culion
-
noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- Cuiaba
-
noun,
a river in SW Brazil. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
- cubits
-
noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- cubics
-
noun,
Mathematics. a cubic polynomial or equation.
- Sabina
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “a Sabine woman.”.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- coutil
-
noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- coulis
-
noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- niobic
-
adjective,
of or relating to niobium; columbic.
- Labuan
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Sabah: part of Sabah state, E Malaysia: a free port. 35 sq. mi. (90.65 sq. km).
- labio-
-
- labial
-
noun,
any labial consonant, especially a bilabial.
- nocti-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- itious
-
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- nubias
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Isaian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- nullos
-
noun,
(in certain card games) a bid to take no tricks.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- oblast
-
noun,
(in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
- obtain
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- Insull
-
noun,
Samuel, 1859–1938, U.S. public utilities magnate, born in England.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- coucal
-
noun,
any of several Old World cuckoos of the genus Centropus, having harsh-textured plumage and a long, daggerlike hind claw.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- latins
-
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.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- clinic
-
noun,
a place, as in connection with a medical school or a hospital, for the treatment of nonresident patients, sometimes at low cost or without charge.
- C-in-C
-
- cicala
-
noun,
cicada.
- scato-
-
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Cibola
-
noun,
the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
- Scilla
-
noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- causal
-
adjective,
of, constituting, or implying a cause.
- clitic
-
noun,
a clitic word; enclitic or proclitic.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- casual
-
noun,
a worker employed only irregularly.
- lauans
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- cloaca
-
noun,
Zoology.
the common cavity into which the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals open in birds, reptiles, amphibians, many fishes, and certain mammals.
a similar cavity in invertebrates.
- cotula
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- consul
-
noun,
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- collut
-
- collun
-
- collab
-
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- colics
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- clonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to clonus.
- cobnut
-
noun,
the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.
- cobias
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- cobalt
-
noun,
a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics. Symbol: Co; atomic weight: 58.933; atomic number: 27; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- coalas
-
noun,
koala.
- coacts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- clouts
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- clonus
-
noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- clino-
-
- cabots
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- al-Lat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying the sun and considered to be a daughter of Allah.
- basalt
-
noun,
the dark, dense igneous rock of a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed essentially of labradorite and pyroxene and often displaying a columnar structure.
- anicca
-
noun,
the cycle of birth, growth, decay, and death through which every living thing must pass.
- subito
-
adverb,
(as a musical direction) suddenly; abruptly:
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- aniso-
-
- Alicia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- anlaut
-
noun,
initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Bastia
-
noun,
a seaport on the NE coast of Corsica: the former capital of Corsica.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- Basuto
-
noun,
Sotho (def 3).
- unbolt
-
verb (used with object),
to open (a door, window, etc.) by or as if by removing a bolt; unlock; unfasten.
- Alcaic
-
noun,
Alcaics, Alcaic verses or strophes.
- Alboin
-
noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- Albion
-
noun,
Alebion.
- albino
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- Tobias
-
noun,
the son of Tobit.
- Tallis
-
noun,
Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- uncoil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- Baucis
-
noun,
an aged Phrygian peasant woman who, with her husband Philemon, offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes: they were rewarded by being saved from a flood and changed into trees.
- ballot
-
noun,
a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote.
- balaos
-
noun,
a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
- Altaic
-
noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- Toluca
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- abolla
-
noun,
a woolen cloak worn by men in ancient Rome.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- toluic
-
adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- sunlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- bacons
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- Baliol
-
noun,
John de, 1249–1315, king of Scotland 1292–96.
- ballas
-
noun,
a spherical aggregate of small diamond crystals used for drilling and for various industrial purposes.
- ballon
-
noun,
the lightness and grace of movement that make a dancer appear buoyant.
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- ablaut
-
noun,
(in Indo-European languages) regular alternation in the internal phonological structure of a word element, especially alternation of a vowel, that is coordinated with a change in grammatical function or combination, as in English sing, sang, sung, song; apophony.
- tablas
-
noun,
an island in the Sibuyan Sea, Philippines, one of the Romblon Islands. 265 sq. mi. (686 sq. km).
- aaliis
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Baltic
-
noun,
the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.
- abulia
-
noun,
a symptom of mental disorder involving impairment or loss of volition.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- bancos
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- abacus
-
noun,
a device for making arithmetic calculations, consisting of a frame set with rods on which balls or beads are moved.
- allots
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Banias
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- Accius
-
noun,
Lucius, c170–c90 b.c, Roman poet and prose writer.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- bauson
-
noun,
a badger (applied contemptuously to people).
- acious
-
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- abatis
-
noun,
an obstacle or barricade of trees with bent or sharpened branches directed toward an enemy.
- Tucana
-
noun,
the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- Aintab
-
noun,
former name of Gaziantep.
- Tuinal
-
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- U-boat
-
noun,
a German submarine.
- Anubis
-
noun,
the god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- actin-
-
- bionic
-
adjective,
utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body:
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- actual
-
adjective,
existing in act or fact; real:
- tibias
-
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.
- biotas
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- biotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to life.
- biotin
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, C 10 H 16 O 3 N 2 S, of the vitamin B complex, that is present in all living cells and functions as a growth factor and as a catalyst in carboxylation reactions.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- billon
-
noun,
an alloy used in coinage, consisting of gold or silver with a larger amount of base metal.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Bicols
-
noun,
Bikol.
- Bianca
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “white.”.
- accost
-
noun,
a greeting.
- stucco
-
noun,
an exterior finish for masonry or frame walls, usually composed of cement, sand, and hydrated lime mixed with water and laid on wet.
- Bianco
-
noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- alula
-
noun,
Also called bastard wing, spurious wing. the group of three to six small, rather stiff feathers growing on the first digit, pollex, or thumb of a bird's wing.
- conc.
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- sanit
-
- anal.
-
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- cubit
-
noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- tills
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- 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.
- cubic
-
noun,
Mathematics. a cubic polynomial or equation.
- cubas
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- alti-
-
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- tious
-
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Salol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- UNCIO
-
- tolls
-
noun,
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- sabot
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- anat.
-
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anis-
-
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- colat
-
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- colic
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- cont.
-
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- anoas
-
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.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Cons.
-
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- anti-
-
- lauan
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- coll.
-
- naso-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- salal
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Gaultheria shallon, of the heath family, native to the western coast of North America, having leathery, oblong leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers and purplish-black fruit.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- culls
-
noun,
act of culling.
- ollas
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Alta.
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alas.
-
- lalia
-
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- nuci-
-
- nullo
-
noun,
(in certain card games) a bid to take no tricks.
- nulls
-
noun,
Electronics. a point of minimum signal reception, as on a radio direction finder or other electronic meter.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- obiit
-
- Alban
-
noun,
Saint, 3rd century a.d, first English martyr.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- albas
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- acct.
-
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- actos
-
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- labia
-
noun,
plural of labium.
- Laban
-
noun,
the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Gen. 24:29; 29:16–30.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- noct-
-
- lact-
-
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- ition
-
- accus
-
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Ital.
-
- tubi-
-
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- istic
-
- tubas
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- tubal
-
adjective,
pertaining to a tube, as a Fallopian tube.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Latin
-
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.
- icons
-
- naut.
-
- ician
-
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Abuna
-
noun,
the title of the chief bishop of the Ethiopian Church.
- Iblis
-
noun,
an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- natl.
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- ocul-
-
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- about
-
adverb,
near in time, number, degree, etc.; approximately:
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- Cusco
-
noun,
Cuzco.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- allot
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- inst.
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- insol
-
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- in-lb
-
- alibi
-
noun,
Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
- init.
-
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- incl.
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- tonia
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- abuts
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- Allan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- illus
-
- octa-
-
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- allo-
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- ilio-
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- asco-
-
- Const
-
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- bunco
-
noun,
bunko.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sino-
-
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- 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.
- sito-
-
- lulab
-
noun,
lulav.
- bunts
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- bulls
-
noun,
the male of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction.
- basta
-
interjection,
enough; stop.
- bulla
-
noun,
a seal attached to an official document, as a papal bull.
- bull.
-
abbreviation,
bulletin.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- built
-
noun,
the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure:
- Llano
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- Batna
-
noun,
a city in NE Algeria.
- Bucco
-
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Sinai
-
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.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- BALUN
-
noun,
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
- Sulla
-
noun,
(Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix) 138–78 b.c, Roman general and statesman: dictator 82–79.
- banal
-
adjective,
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite:
- Banat
-
noun,
a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
- calc-
-
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Banco
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Sibiu
-
noun,
a city in central Romania.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- Unit.
-
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- caco-
-
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- cacao
-
noun,
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
- ca-ca
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Bantu
-
noun,
a member of any of several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa.
- basal
-
adjective,
of, at, or forming the base.
- Cabal
-
noun,
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- Lucca
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, W of Florence.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- balsa
-
noun,
a tropical American tree, Ochroma pyramidale (lagopus), of the bombax family, yielding an exceedingly light wood used for life preservers, rafts, toy airplanes, etc.
- Still
-
noun,
stillness or silence:
- 30-30
-
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Blunt
-
noun,
something blunt, as a small-game arrow, a short sewing needle, or a short, thick cigar.
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- biol.
-
- stilb
-
noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- 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.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- biont
-
- blini
-
plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- blats
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- stall
-
noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- Blanc
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- 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.
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- bosun
-
noun,
boatswain.
- USLTA
-
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- lobus
-
noun,
a lobe.
- Boult
-
noun,
Sir Adrian Cedric, 1889–1983, English conductor.
- stull
-
noun,
a timber prop.
- botas
-
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).
- local
-
noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- bonus
-
noun,
something given or paid over and above what is due.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- bolus
-
noun,
Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine. a round mass of medicinal material, larger than an ordinary pill. Abbreviation: bol.
- bolts
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- bolls
-
noun,
a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.
- Bills
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- Balt.
-
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- atoll
-
noun,
a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- scall
-
noun,
dandruff.
- Nabis
-
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Nabal
-
noun,
a wealthy Calebite, husband of Abigail, who refused rightful tribute to King David for protecting Nabal's flocks. I Sam. 25.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- scat-
-
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- lilts
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- balls
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- ation
-
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Scot.
-
- satin
-
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.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- tibia
-
noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- nails
-
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.
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- Libau
-
noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- Libia
-
noun,
Libya.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- Lilac
-
noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Aust.
-
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- bacca
-
noun,
a berry.
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- scull
-
noun,
an oar mounted on a fulcrum at the stern of a small boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
- auto.
-
- tabla
-
noun,
a small drum or pair of drums of India tuned to different pitches and played with the hands.
- 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.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- Balao
-
noun,
a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
- SCUBA
-
noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Balas
-
noun,
a rose-red variety of spinel.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canc.
-
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- Balla
-
noun,
Giacomo [jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1871?–1958, Italian painter.
- Bacau
-
noun,
a city in E Romania.
- bact.
-
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- cata-
-
- caus.
-
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Cauca
-
noun,
a river in W Colombia: tributary of the Magdalena. 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- Abaco
-
noun,
two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- ulto
-
- 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.
- USIA
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- USCA
-
- Luba
-
noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- NCAA
-
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- uni-
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- USTC
-
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- USNA
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- NACA
-
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- 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):
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- 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.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tab.
-
- 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.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- ScBC
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- SBLI
-
- SBIC
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 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.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- Soni
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- soln
-
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- 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.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- stub
-
noun,
a short projecting part.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- 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.
- SLIC
-
- 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.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- sub-
-
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NTSB
-
- 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.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Oct.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- obs.
-
- 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.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- null
-
noun,
Electronics. a point of minimum signal reception, as on a radio direction finder or other electronic meter.
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- NTIA
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Tuba
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- not-
-
- nos-
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- NOAA
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- SATB
-
- Sat.
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tion
-
- Tob.
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- 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.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Toll
-
noun,
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- Sab.
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- out-
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Ont.
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- buts
-
noun,
buts, reservations or objections:
- btl.
-
- bul.
-
- Buna
-
- bunt
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- bus.
-
- Bust
-
noun,
a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, especially a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject.
- but-
-
- cac-
-
- BSNA
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- BSOT
-
- BSIT
-
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Boll
-
noun,
a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Bol.
-
- 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.
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- BSAA
-
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- bot.
-
- 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).
- 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.
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- bout
-
noun,
a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- CCls
-
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- Cull
-
noun,
act of culling.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Con.
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cts.
-
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- Col.
-
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- iana
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- IATA
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- 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.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cis-
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- club
-
noun,
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- BLit
-
- 1080
-
- ICAO
-
- Alis
-
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alb.
-
- Alba
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- 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.
- Alco
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- all-
-
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Anas
-
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Ala.
-
- AISI
-
- 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.
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- abl.
-
- ABLS
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abs-
-
- acc.
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ACLS
-
- ACLU
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ano-
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- bal.
-
- Bala
-
noun,
Bilhah.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Ball
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- BASc
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Bill
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- bin-
-
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- bio-
-
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- ANSI
-
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ANTU
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- BAcc
-
- atic
-
- 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.
- 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.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- Baal
-
noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- ical
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- int.
-
- LitB
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- 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 = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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
-
- ins.
-
- 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:
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- ISBN
-
- Inc.
-
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- itis
-
- lobs
-
- itol
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- lit.
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lat.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ious
-
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Lib.
-
- 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.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- iso-
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- 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.
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lani
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Ill.
-
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Lab.
-
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- ATB
-
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ASU
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- ast
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TBA
-
- LBO
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- Tbi
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- TBO
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Bac
-
- TCA
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- TCS
-
- oic
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- TIA
-
- ATC
-
- BCS
-
- bi-
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- bl.
-
- NBC
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- NBS
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- BCL
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- TAL
-
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- LCT
-
- NCC
-
- 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.
- BSC
-
- NIA
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- BTU
-
noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- BCC
-
verb (used with object),
to send (a duplicate of a document, email, or the like) to (someone whose name is not visible to the primary addressee).
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- NBA
-
- AUA
-
- 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.
- ASN
-
- abt
-
- LON
-
- unc
-
- abn
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ult
-
- LSC
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- LSI
-
- UIT
-
- UCC
-
- LST
-
- USA
-
- LTA
-
- LTL
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- AAU
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- USN
-
- ab-
-
- uti
-
- UTC
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ac-
-
- USO
-
- AIA
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- al.
-
- an.
-
- USC
-
- USB
-
- AUC
-
- uns
-
- UNO
-
- ACS
-
- lub
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- NAA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- NCO
-
- TNB
-
- tlo
-
- TLC
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ANC
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- AOA
-
- 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.
- AOU
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- asb
-
- ASI
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ALU
-
- AIC
-
- LLB
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- LOC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- 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.
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- 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.
- Tu.
-
- TSI
-
- ll.
-
- ALC
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- STL
-
- STI
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- 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.
- CLU
-
- OAU
-
- CNC
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Clo
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- 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 = .
- IOC
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- obl
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- IOT
-
- sb.
-
- CSC
-
- CIC
-
- CBS
-
- CCA
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CCU
-
- CIA
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- CIB
-
- SCB
-
- STB
-
- SBA
-
- ob.
-
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- OSB
-
- OTC
-
- CLI
-
- sc.
-
- OAS
-
- CSA
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- IOU
-
- ONI
-
- ial
-
- OTB
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- ons
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- OTS
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- il-
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Ola
-
- ICC
-
- OIt
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- CSO
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- CTC
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- OCC
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ITU
-
- ILS
-
- OCS
-
- ILO
-
- SAA
-
- So.
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- ics
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- CBC
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- BSL
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- SNU
-
- LCL
-
- La.
-
- NUL
-
- BSA
-
- Lt.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- BSN
-
- BSO
-
- ITC
-
- BST
-
- Bt.
-
- ITA
-
- NOC
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- St.
-
- 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.
- BLA
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- BLL
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- BLS
-
- Sta
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Bn.
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- BNS
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- bu.
-
- IUS
-
- ist
-
- ca.
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cl.
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- CAA
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- cc.
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- NSC
-
- SLA
-
- NSA
-
- ISA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- NSU
-
- Isl
-
- 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.
- CAI
-
- NL
-
- NC
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- L2
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- SU
-
- AO
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TC
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- O.
-
- TL
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NI
-
- 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.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- ol
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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.
- L1
-
- SL
-
- NB
-
- U.
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BC
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- BO
-
- CB
-
- SN
-
- L.
-
- OA
-
- LC
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- CU
-
- UC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- UB
-
- T1
-
- TB
-
- UI
-
- t.
-
- UL
-
- N.
-
- 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.
- SA
-
- S.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- i.
-
- ic
-
- TN
-