Anagrams of adumbrative
Word adumbrative has
878 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of adumbrative.
- adumbrate
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verb (used with object),
to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- verbatim
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adverb,
in exactly the same words; word for word:
- Drambuie
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- drumbeat
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noun,
the rhythmic sound of a drum.
- maravedi
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noun,
a former gold coin issued by the Moors in Spain.
- Mirabeau
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noun,
Honoré Gabriel Victor Riqueti [aw-naw-rey ga-bree-el veek-tawr reekuh-tee] /ɔ nɔˈreɪ ga briˈɛl vikˈtɔr rikəˈti/ (Show IPA), Count de, 1749–91, French Revolutionary statesman and orator.
- amative
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adjective,
disposed to love; amorous.
- ideatum
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noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- Adamite
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noun,
a descendant of Adam; human being.
- redbait
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verb (used without object),
to denounce or deprecate as a political radical, especially to accuse of being communist.
- variate
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noun,
Statistics. random variable.
- dermat-
-
- muriate
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noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- tambura
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noun,
an Asian musical instrument of the lute family having a small, round body and a long neck.
- Tardieu
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noun,
André Pierre Gabriel Amédée [ahn-drey pyer ga-bree-el a-mey-dey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pyɛr ga briˈɛl a meɪˈdeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, French statesman.
- imbrute
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verb (used with or without object),
to degrade or sink to the level of a brute.
- Rimbaud
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noun,
(Jean Nicolas) Arthur [zhahn nee-kaw-lah ar-tyr] /ʒɑ̃ ni kɔˈlɑ arˈtür/ (Show IPA), 1854–91, French poet.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- tribade
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noun,
lesbian (def 5).
- amirate
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noun,
emirate.
- tardive
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adjective,
appearing or tending to appear late, as in human development or in the treatment of a disease.
- amidate
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verb (used with object),
to convert into an amide.
- airdate
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noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- Daumier
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noun,
Honoré [aw-naw-rey] /ɔ nɔˈreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1808–79, French painter, cartoonist, and lithographer.
- amateur
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noun,
a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons.
Compare professional.
- terbium
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noun,
a rare-earth, metallic element present in certain minerals and yielding colorless salts. Symbol: Tb; atomic number: 65; atomic weight: 158.924; specific gravity: 8.25.
- Idumaea
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noun,
Greek name of Edom.
- vibrate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, swing, or oscillate.
- uraemia
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noun,
uremia.
- barmaid
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noun,
a woman who bartends; bartender.
- Madeira
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noun,
a group of eight islands off the NW coast of Africa, part of Portugal. 308 sq. mi. (798 sq. km). Capital: Funchal.
- timarau
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noun,
tamarau.
- dravite
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noun,
a brown variety of magnesium tourmaline.
- radiate
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adjective,
radiating from a center.
- Madurai
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noun,
a city in S Tamil Nadu, in S India.
- vitreum
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) glass.
- Bermuda
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noun,
a group of islands in the Atlantic, 580 miles (935 km) E of North Carolina: a British colony; resort. 19 sq. mi. (49 sq. km). Capital: Hamilton.
- tabard
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noun,
a loose outer garment, sleeveless or with short sleeves, especially one worn by a knight over his armor and usually emblazoned with his arms.
- Buriat
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noun,
Buryat.
- aramid
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noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- barit.
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- bateau
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noun,
Also, batteau. Nautical.
Chiefly Canadian and Southern U.S.. a small, flat-bottomed rowboat used on rivers.
a half-decked, sloop-rigged boat used for fishing on Chesapeake Bay; skipjack.
(in some regions) a scow.
- Amrita
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noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- Bairam
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noun,
ʾId al-Adha.
- barite
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- barium
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noun,
a whitish, malleable, active, divalent, metallic element, occurring in combination chiefly as barite or as witherite. Symbol: Ba; atomic weight: 137.34; atomic number: 56; specific gravity: 3.5 at 20°C.
- Madura
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noun,
Dutch Madoera [mah-doo-rah] /mɑˈdu rɑ/ (Show IPA). an island in Indonesia, off the NE coast of Java. 2112 sq. mi. (5470 sq. km).
- erbium
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noun,
a rare-earth metallic element, having pink salts. Symbol: Er; atomic weight: 167.26; atomic number: 68.
- dative
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noun,
the dative case.
- Datura
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, including some species grown as ornamentals and usually having funnel-shaped flowers and prickly pods: the leaves and seeds are the source of hallucinogenic alkaloids.
- Tarvia
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- dautie
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noun,
a darling.
- Madera
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noun,
a city in central California.
- tamari
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noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- Merida
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noun,
suntan (def 2).
- Beirut
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Lebanon.
- turbid
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adjective,
not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the like; clouded; opaque; obscured:
- aviate
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verb (used with or without object),
to fly or fly in an aircraft.
- Matadi
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noun,
a seaport in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the mouth of the Congo (Zaire) River.
- Umbria
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noun,
an ancient district in central and N Italy.
- imbrue
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verb (used with object),
to stain:
- matri-
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- mature
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adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Tadema
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noun,
Sir Lawrence Alma-, Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence.
- uremia
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- uredia
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noun,
uredinium.
- biuret
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noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 2 H 5 O 2 N 3 ⋅H 2 O, soluble in water and alcohol, used for the identification of urea, from which it is formed on heating.
- aubade
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noun,
a piece sung or played outdoors at dawn, usually as a compliment to someone.
- maraud
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noun,
Archaic. the act of marauding.
- ideata
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noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- brevi-
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- atrium
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noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Medit.
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- rubied
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adjective,
having a color like that of a ruby; deep red.
- varied
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adjective,
characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified:
- Artaud
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noun,
Antonin [ahn-taw-nan] /ɑ̃ tɔˈnɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1948, French actor, poet, and drama critic.
- I-beam
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noun,
a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I.
Compare H-beam.
- Veadar
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noun,
an intercalary month of the Jewish calendar.
- Timaru
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noun,
a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- Batumi
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Adzharistan, in the SW Georgian Republic, on the Black Sea.
- Duarte
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- terbia
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noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- abrade
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verb (used with or without object),
to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
- vermi-
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- tedium
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noun,
the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness.
- verbid
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noun,
a nonfinite verb form; a verbal; an infinitive, participle, or gerund.
- dvaita
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noun,
any of the pluralistic schools of philosophy.
- admire
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Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- deriv.
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- adverb
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noun,
any member of a class of words that function as modifiers of verbs or clauses, and in some languages, as Latin and English, as modifiers of adjectives, other adverbs, or adverbial phrases, as very in very nice, much in much more impressive, and tomorrow in She'll write to you tomorrow. They relate to what they modify by indicating place (I promise to be there), time (Do your homework now!), manner (She sings beautifully), circumstance (He accidentally dropped the glass when the bell rang), degree (I'm very happy to see you), or cause (I draw, although badly).
See also sentence adverb.
- advert
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noun,
advertisement.
- divert
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verb (used with object),
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- radeau
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noun,
an armed scow, variously rigged, used as a floating battery during the American Revolution.
- timbre
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noun,
Acoustics, Phonetics. the characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, from which its source or manner of production can be inferred. Timbre depends on the relative strengths of the components of different frequencies, which are determined by resonance.
- radium
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noun,
Chemistry. a highly radioactive metallic element whose decay yields radon gas and alpha rays. Symbol: Ra; atomic weight: 226; atomic number: 88.
- tirade
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noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- remuda
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noun,
a group of saddle horses from which ranch hands choose mounts for the day.
- dreamt
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noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- timber
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noun,
the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.
- Rameau
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noun,
Jean Philippe [zhahn fee-leep] /ʒɑ̃ fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1683–1764, French composer and musical theorist.
- vitrum
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noun,
(in prescriptions) glass.
- trauma
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noun,
Pathology.
a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident.
the condition produced by this; traumatism.
- virtue
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noun,
moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
- ramate
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adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- Beard
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noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- BMarE
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- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- irade
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noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Dirae
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plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Drave
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noun,
the act of driving.
- imbue
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verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- dimer
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noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- biter
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noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- Tibur
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noun,
ancient name of Tivoli.
- imbed
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verb (used with object),
embed.
- Tiber
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noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- Dream
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noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- braid
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noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- duvet
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noun,
a usually down-filled quilt, often with a removable cover; comforter.
- Drava
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noun,
a river in S central Europe, flowing E and SE from the Alps in S Austria, through NE Slovenia, along a part of the border between Hungary and Croatia into the Danube in Croatia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- Taber
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noun,
tabor.
- Baume
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noun,
Antoine, 1728–1804, French chemist and inventor.
- bedim
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verb (used with object),
to make dim; darken; obscure.
- rivet
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noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- Beira
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noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- Dubai
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noun,
an emirate in the NE United Arab Emirates, on the Persian Gulf.
- drama
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noun,
a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
- berat
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noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- Beria
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noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- timer
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noun,
a person or thing that times.
- tired
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rumba
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noun,
a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- term.
-
- Bauer
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noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- Diver
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noun,
a person or thing that dives.
- Umbra
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noun,
shade; shadow.
- umber
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noun,
an earth consisting chiefly of a hydrated oxide of iron and some oxide of manganese, used in its natural state as a brown pigment (raw umber) or, after heating, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt umber)
- bidet
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noun,
a low, basinlike bathroom fixture, usually with spigots, used for bathing the genital and perineal areas.
- beaut
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noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- tread
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noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Brava
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noun,
a shout of “brava!”.
- Damar
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noun,
dammar.
- Tarai
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noun,
Terai.
- Tarde
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noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- edit.
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- tried
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noun,
an attempt or effort:
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- debut
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noun,
a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
- T-bar
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noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- Debra
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noun,
a female given name, form of Deborah.
- debit
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noun,
the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
- Debir
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noun,
a royal city in the vicinity of Hebron, conquered by Othniel.
- debar
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verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- Evita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- Damia
-
noun,
a spirit of fertility.
- embar
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verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- Triad
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noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Eridu
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noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city near the Euphrates in S Iraq: center for the worship of Ea; partially excavated.
- trama
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noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- datum
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noun,
a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data.
- trave
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noun,
a crossbeam.
- daube
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noun,
a stew of braised meat, vegetables, herbs, and seasonings.
- davit
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noun,
any of various cranelike devices used singly or in pairs for supporting, raising, and lowering especially boats, anchors, and cargo over a hatchway or side of a ship.
- demi-
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- demit
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noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- brave
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noun,
a brave person.
- bruit
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
- diam.
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- bread
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noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- Davie
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noun,
a town in SE Florida.
- Breda
-
noun,
a city in the S Netherlands.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
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- Bride
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noun,
a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
- Brit.
-
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- tumid
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adjective,
swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.
- Deut.
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- tuber
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noun,
Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
- brume
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noun,
mist; fog.
- trade
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noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Ibert
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noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- derma
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- brute
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noun,
a nonhuman creature; beast.
- derm-
-
- Ibada
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noun,
any of the religious duties of a Muslim, including the recital of the creed, the five daily recitals of prayers, the Ramadan fast, almsgiving, and the pilgrimage to Mecca.
- Tamar
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noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- Burma
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noun,
a republic in SE Asia, on the Bay of Bengal. 261,789 sq. mi. (678,034 sq. km). Capital: Yangon.
- demur
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noun,
the act of making objection.
- tubi-
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- Bream
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noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- Bart.
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- madre
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noun,
mother1 .
- redia
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noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- armed
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noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- advt.
-
- adret
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noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- armet
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noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- admit
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verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Aruba
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noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the West Indies, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 69 sq. mi. (179 sq. km).
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- vari-
-
- Media
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noun,
a plural of medium.
- ative
-
- merit
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- adieu
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
- atria
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noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- muted
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noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- Verdi
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1813–1901, Italian composer.
- rebut
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verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- rebid
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noun,
Bridge. a second bid:
- Audie
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noun,
a female or male given name.
- audit
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noun,
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- arium
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- aemia
-
- Maura
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
- retd.
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- amate
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verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- Amber
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noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- ambi-
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- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- ambit
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noun,
circumference; circuit.
- Mitra
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noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- miter
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noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- ameba
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noun,
any of numerous freshwater, marine, or parasitic one-celled protozoa of the order Amoebida, characterized by a granular nucleus surrounded by a jellylike mass of cytoplasm that forms temporary extensions, or pseudopodia, by which the organism moves, engulfs food particles, and forms food vacuoles.
- Amer.
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- amid-
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- Amida
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noun,
a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.
- meta-
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- amide
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noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- remit
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noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- mudra
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noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
- ribat
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noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- Arab.
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- urate
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- ardeb
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noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- metr-
-
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- Mauve
-
noun,
a pale bluish purple.
- mbira
-
noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- Reaum
-
- Maidu
-
noun,
a member of a tribe of North American Indians of northeastern California.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- abeam
-
adverb,
Nautical, Aeronautics. at right angles to the fore-and-aft line:
- vertu
-
noun,
virtu.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- Baeda
-
noun,
Saint, Bede, Saint.
- Abate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- Vidar
-
noun,
a son of Odin, who will survive Ragnarok after killing Fenrir.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- virtu
-
noun,
excellence or merit in objects of art, curios, and the like.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- 30-30
-
- Barde
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- rabid
-
adjective,
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- abide
-
Verb phrases,
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to:
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
- Avram
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abram.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Abram
-
noun,
an earlier name of Abraham. Gen. 17:5.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- matr-
-
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Rabat
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RADM
-
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- MVEd
-
- Rev.
-
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- emia
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- EDTA
-
- RIBA
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- ter.
-
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- Duma
-
noun,
(in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
- Duit
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- rad.
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- dumb
-
adjective,
lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Rida
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- IRBM
-
- Ire.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Marv
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Marvin.
- 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.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- tab.
-
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- Mar.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- med.
-
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- MAEd
-
- riv.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- taur
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- MIRV
-
noun,
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Mid.
-
- Eur.
-
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- met.
-
- Maud
-
noun,
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- rit.
-
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- IADB
-
- idae
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- IATA
-
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- IAEA
-
- 1080
-
- Dave
-
noun,
a male given name, form of David.
- drum
-
noun,
a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- bade
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- uret
-
- uria
-
- uvea
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- avid
-
adjective,
showing great enthusiasm for or interest in:
Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, keen; devoted, dedicated; zealous, fanatic.
Antonyms: indifferent, apathetic; reluctant.
- Ave.
-
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- aut-
-
- aur-
-
- BAEd
-
- vaad
-
noun,
a Jewish council offering advice on or having authority over certain community affairs.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- aud.
-
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- var.
-
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Badr
-
noun,
Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- art.
-
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- bet.
-
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- beam
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- bead
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- bdrm
-
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- drub
-
noun,
a blow with a stick or the like.
- Baum
-
noun,
L(yman) Frank [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.
- baud
-
noun,
a unit used to measure the speed of signaling or data transfer, equal to the number of pulses or bits per second:
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- bar.
-
- atm.
-
- Arm.
-
- bide
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- abr.
-
- Adm.
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Adam
-
noun,
the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5.
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- vet.
-
- verb
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- abed
-
adverb,
in bed:
- vibe
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- Vida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- vide
-
verb,
see (used especially to refer a reader to parts of a text).
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- adv.
-
- aer-
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Vat.
-
- vatu
-
noun,
a nickel-brass coin and monetary unit of Vanuatu.
- Vaud
-
noun,
a canton in W Switzerland. 1239 sq. mi. (3210 sq. km). Capital: Lausanne.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- amt.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- aet.
-
- amdt
-
- AMBA
-
noun,
anba.
- Veda
-
noun,
Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- AIME
-
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- Bur.
-
- Buda
-
noun,
See under Budapest.
- daut
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- dir.
-
- Dem.
-
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Burd
-
noun,
a young lady; maiden.
- Devi
-
noun,
a mother goddess of which Durga, Kali, etc., are particular forms.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- div.
-
- diva
-
noun,
a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
- dive
-
noun,
an act or instance of diving.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- tri-
-
- trid
-
- Daub
-
noun,
material, especially of an inferior kind, for daubing walls.
- dat.
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- TRIB
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Burt
-
noun,
William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
- dia-
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- 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.
- tube
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- Bute
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- dim.
-
- but-
-
- Brut
-
noun,
any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Bird
-
noun,
any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- debt
-
noun,
something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another:
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- BMEd
-
- deb.
-
- BMet
-
- drib
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- der.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- Deva
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
- trav
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Bred
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brev
-
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- turd
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- tra
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Ver
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- tr.
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- TMV
-
- vim
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- RBI
-
- Vte
-
- Vt.
-
- VRM
-
- VMD
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- RDA
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- REA
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TID
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- TIA
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- UIT
-
- Tbi
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- 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.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- ure
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- UMT
-
- TVA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- UAR
-
- UAE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- UAM
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- TBD
-
- VDU
-
- VDT
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- TBA
-
- VDM
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- vb.
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- Tu.
-
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- Va.
-
- tue
-
- uva
-
noun,
ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.
- uti
-
- ur-
-
- ETV
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- BME
-
- BTE
-
- Bt.
-
- BRT
-
- BRM
-
- BRE
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BMV
-
- BMT
-
- BMR
-
- BMI
-
- 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.
- Bud
-
noun,
Botany.
a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud)
an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
- BIE
-
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- bi-
-
- BeV
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Bde
-
- BDA
-
- Bav
-
- 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.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- bu.
-
- BVA
-
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- DEA
-
- DMV
-
- DMT
-
- DMA
-
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DIB
-
verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- di.
-
- Dev
-
noun,
a software developer:
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- de-
-
- BVD
-
- DBA
-
- DAV
-
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- DAR
-
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- DAE
-
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- DVM
-
- DBE
-
- bvt
-
- BVE
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Br.
-
- DRE
-
- AAU
-
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ADB
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- abv
-
- abt
-
- ABM
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abd
-
- Aar
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AAM
-
- AAE
-
- av.
-
- Ar.
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- AIA
-
- ad-
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- ab-
-
- Am.
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- BVM
-
- ATV
-
- 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.
- BED
-
noun,
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- BEM
-
- be-
-
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- Avi
-
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- a-v
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- AUA
-
- ATB
-
- Amb
-
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ARU
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ard
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- AMU
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AME
-
- Dr.
-
- DET
-
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- Ir.
-
- Du.
-
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- Mt.
-
- ITV
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- MTI
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- ier
-
- ide
-
- IDB
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ib.
-
- MTV
-
- Ia.
-
- mud
-
noun,
wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- MRA
-
- MIT
-
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- MDT
-
- MAA
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Me.
-
- Md.
-
- MBE
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- mbd
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MeV
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- ium
-
- MIE
-
- IUD
-
- ITU
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ea.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAM
-
- ead
-
- EAA
-
- RMA
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- ETD
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- DUI
-
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- dub
-
noun,
an awkward, unskillful person.
- EdB
-
- Re.
-
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- id.
-
- Rd.
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- eu-
-
- ETR
-
- ERT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERV
-
- EDT
-
- EMR
-
- eir
-
- EMT
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- R.
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- MV
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- RI
-
- 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.
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- 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.
- VM
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- TB
-
- RU
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- U.
-
- i.
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- D.
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- DV
-
- Eb
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- DB
-
- EV
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TM
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- DM
-
- UV
-
- UB
-
- MB
-
- 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.
- VR
-
- VI
-
- VD
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- V.
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- M.
-
- RV
-
- Ud
-
- BM
-
- t.
-
- BV
-
noun,
Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.
- TD
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- UI
-
- VU
-