Anagrams of aerodynamic
Word aerodynamic has
1269 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of aerodynamic.
- main-yard
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noun,
a yard for a square mainsail.
- myocardia
-
noun,
the muscular substance of the heart.
- Macedonia
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noun,
Also, Macedon [mas-i-don] /ˈmæs ɪˌdɒn/ (Show IPA). an ancient kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, in S Europe: now a region in N Greece, SW Bulgaria, and the Republic of Macedonia.
- androecia
-
noun,
the stamens of a flower collectively.
- Americano
-
noun,
a cocktail made with bitters, sweet vermouth, and soda water.
- aeromancy
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noun,
the prediction of future events from observation of weather conditions.
- cyanamide
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noun,
a white, crystalline, unstable, deliquescent solid, CH 2 N 2 , usually produced by the action of ammonia on cyanogen chloride or by the action of sulfuric acid on calcium cyanamide.
- American
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noun,
a citizen of the United States of America.
- dairymen
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noun,
an owner or manager of a dairy.
- radiomen
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noun,
a person who operates a radio.
- name-day
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noun,
the feast day of the saint after whom a person is named.
- mandioca
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noun,
cassava.
- dairyman
-
noun,
an owner or manager of a dairy.
- mordancy
-
noun,
the quality of being mordant; sharpness.
- acrimony
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noun,
sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.:
- Mordecai
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noun,
the cousin and guardian of Esther who delivered the Jews from the destruction planned by Haman. Esther 2–8.
- radiancy
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noun,
radiance.
- deaconry
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noun,
the office of a deacon.
- Marciano
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noun,
Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) 1924–69, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1952–56.
- demoniac
-
noun,
a person seemingly possessed by a demon or evil spirit.
- marinade
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noun,
a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.
- marocain
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noun,
a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
- do-re-mi
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noun,
money.
- dormancy
-
noun,
the state of being dormant.
- radioman
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noun,
a person who operates a radio.
- man-year
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noun,
a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on a standard number of man-days in a year of work.
- macaroni
-
noun,
small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- radiance
-
noun,
radiant brightness or light:
- comedian
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noun,
a professional entertainer who amuses by relating anecdotes, acting out comical situations, engaging in humorous repartee, etc.
- Macready
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noun,
William Charles, 1793–1873, English actor.
- Cinerama
-
- Nocardia
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noun,
any of several filamentous or rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Nocardia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
- coremia
-
noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- dynamic
-
noun,
a basic or dynamic force, especially one that motivates, affects development or stability, etc.
- Amen-Ra
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noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- Oceanid
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noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- America
-
noun,
United States.
- monacid
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adjective, noun,
monoacid.
- Dionaea
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noun,
the Venus's-flytrap.
- Caedmon
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noun,
fl. a.d. c670, Anglo-Saxon religious poet.
- Oceania
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noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- Armenia
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- dynamo-
-
- candier
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- diorama
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noun,
a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- Miranda
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and patriot.
- Monarda
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noun,
any aromatic, erect plant belonging to the genus Monarda, of the mint family, native to North America, including horsemint and Oswego tea.
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- Domenic
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noun,
a male given name.
- doryman
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noun,
a person who uses a dory, especially a person who engages in fishing, lobstering, etc.
- dorymen
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noun,
a person who uses a dory, especially a person who engages in fishing, lobstering, etc.
- Cameron
-
noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- dormice
-
noun,
any small, furry-tailed, Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, resembling small squirrels in appearance and habits.
- midyear
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noun,
the middle of the year.
- drayman
-
noun,
a person who drives a dray.
- AmerInd
-
noun,
Indian (def 1).
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- demonic
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adjective,
inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- daymare
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noun,
a distressing experience, similar to a bad dream, occurring while one is awake.
- anymore
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adverb,
any longer.
- comrade
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noun,
a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
- aneroid
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- cranio-
-
- araneid
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- craniom
-
- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- Ormandy
-
noun,
Eugene, 1899–1985, U.S. conductor and violinist, born in Hungary.
- dacryon
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noun,
the point of junction of the maxillary, lacrimal, and frontal bones.
- nomadic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- cyanide
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noun,
Also, cyanid, C10/C1079000 sahy-uh-nid, ˈsaɪ ə nɪd. Chemistry.
a salt of hydrocyanic acid, as potassium cyanide, KCN.
a nitrile, as methyl cyanide, C 2 H 3 N.
- cardio-
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- Nordica
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noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- anaemic
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adjective,
anemic.
- Ariadne
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
- Raymond
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noun,
Henry Jarvis [jahr-vis] /ˈdʒɑr vɪs/ (Show IPA), 1820–69, U.S. publicist: founder of The New York Times.
- ocarina
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- Morandi
-
noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1964, Italian painter.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- Amon-Ra
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noun,
Amen-Ra.
- narcoma
-
noun,
stupor produced by narcotics.
- draymen
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noun,
a person who drives a dray.
- Cadmean
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adjective,
of, relating to, or like Cadmus.
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- acronym
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noun,
a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words and pronounced as a separate word, as Wac from Women's Army Corps, OPEC from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or loran from long-range navigation.
- 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.
- Romance
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noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- yardmen
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noun,
a sailor assigned to the yards of a vessel.
- Academy
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noun,
a secondary or high school, especially a private one.
- madrone
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noun,
any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- yardman
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noun,
a sailor assigned to the yards of a vessel.
- encomia
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- Romania
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
- mediacy
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noun,
the state of being mediate.
- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- medico-
-
- Maynard
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noun,
a male given name.
- Maderno
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noun,
Carlo [kahr-law] /ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1556–1629, Italian architect.
- incomer
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- Marconi
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noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- adenoma
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noun,
a benign tumor originating in a secretory gland.
- Marcian
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noun,
a.d. 392?–457, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 450–457.
- man-day
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noun,
a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy; based on a standard number of man-hours in a day of work.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- macaron
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noun,
a round, colored cookie consisting of a ganache or buttercream filling between two halves made from beaten egg whites mixed with sugar and ground almonds.
- Mercado
-
noun,
a market.
- Menorca
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noun,
Minorca.
- acnemia
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noun,
a condition characterized by atrophy of the muscles of the calf of the leg.
- acaroid
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adjective,
resembling a mite or tick.
- Aaronic
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adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- maenad
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noun,
bacchante.
- noyade
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noun,
destruction or execution by drowning, especially as practiced at Nantes, France, in 1793–94, during the Reign of Terror.
- Nimrod
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noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- niyama
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noun,
one of five observances, composing one of the eight practices, or angas, which are cleanliness of mind and body, equanimity, temperance or tapas, self-appraisal, and attentiveness to God, who is conceived of as a completely free spirit.
- micro-
-
- Coanda
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noun,
Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- Niamey
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Niger, in the SW part, on the Niger River.
- Comdr.
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- comedy
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noun,
a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance, resulting in a successful or happy conclusion.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- Nemrod
-
noun,
Nimrod (def 1).
- Conrad
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noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- Corday
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noun,
Charlotte (Maria Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont) 1768–93, French Revolutionary heroine: assassinated Jean-Paul Marat.
- narco-
-
- income
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- corned
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noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- crayon
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noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- yonder
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adverb,
at, in, or to that place specified or more or less distant; over there.
- Madian
-
noun,
Midian.
- Cardin
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noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- caeoma
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noun,
(in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
- caiman
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noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- cayman
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noun,
caiman.
- Camden
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- camera
-
noun,
a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Canad.
-
- canard
-
noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- Canary
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- Candia
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noun,
former name of Iráklion.
- Maced.
-
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- cardi-
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- cardia
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- Carina
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- caryo-
-
- Carman
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noun,
one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.
- Carmen
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noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- Carney
-
noun,
carny.
- macro-
-
- cedarn
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adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- macron
-
noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- Madera
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- Madero
-
noun,
Francisco Indalecio [frahn-sees-kaw een-dah-le-syaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ˌin dɑˈlɛ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1913, Mexican revolutionary and political leader: president 1911–13.
- cymoid
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adjective,
resembling a cyma.
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- maidan
-
noun,
an open area or space in or near a town, often used as a marketplace or parade ground.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- maiden
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- myria-
-
- Yamani
-
noun,
Sheik Ahmed Zaki [ahkh-med zak-ee] /ˈɑx mɛd ˈzæk i/ (Show IPA), born 1930, Saudi Arabian government official: minister of petroleum and natural resources 1962–86.
- Marian
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noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- Modern
-
noun,
a person of modern times.
- Modena
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Bologna.
- meacon
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verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Myrica
-
noun,
the bark of the wax myrtle.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- myriad
-
noun,
a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- dermic
-
adjective,
dermal.
- Median
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noun,
Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
- DOMAIN
-
noun,
a field of action, thought, influence, etc.:
- minder
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- Medina
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- domine
-
noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- Menado
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Sulawesi, in NE Indonesia.
- mid-on
-
noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- dormie
-
adjective,
(of a player or side in match play) being in the lead by as many holes as are still to be played.
- dormin
-
noun,
abscisic acid.
- Merida
-
noun,
suntan (def 2).
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- dreamy
-
adjective,
of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- dermo-
-
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- yeoman
-
noun,
a petty officer in a navy, having chiefly clerical duties in the U.S. Navy.
- creamy
-
adjective,
containing cream.
- Manado
-
noun,
Menado.
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- maniac
-
noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- Dacron
-
- daemon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
a god.
a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
- Idaean
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- daimen
-
adjective,
rare; occasional.
- daimyo
-
noun,
one of the great feudal lords who were vassals of the shogun.
- daimon
-
noun,
daemon.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- Damien
-
noun,
Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
- Monday
-
noun,
the second day of the week, following Sunday.
- Moraea
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genera Moraea and Dietes, of the iris family, native to tropical Africa.
- denom.
-
- denary
-
adjective,
containing ten; tenfold.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- monied
-
adjective,
moneyed.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- Marcia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- Marcan
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of St. Mark or of the second Gospel.
- Mornay
-
noun,
Also called Duplessis-Mornay. Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), Seigneur du Plessis-Marly [se-nyœr dy ple-see-mar-lee] /sɛˈnyœr dü plɛ si marˈli/ (Show IPA), ("Pope of the Huguenots") 1549–1623, French statesman and Protestant leader.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- cyano-
-
- necro-
-
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- Anemia
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Arcady
-
noun,
Arcadia.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- anemo-
-
- radome
-
noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- radio-
-
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- acarid
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- Armand
-
noun,
a male given name, French form of Herman.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- adren-
-
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- Andrea
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- Ramona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- adreno
-
- acedia
-
noun,
sloth (def 1).
Compare deadly sins.
- amido-
-
- adeno-
-
- Rodney
-
noun,
George Brydges [brij-iz] /ˈbrɪdʒ ɪz/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1718–92, British admiral.
- anadem
-
noun,
a garland or wreath for the head.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Romney
-
noun,
one of an English breed of hardy sheep, having coarse, long wool.
- Romany
-
noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- aeron.
-
- Anadyr
-
noun,
a river in NE Siberian Russia, flowing SW and E to Anadyr Bay, on the Bering Sea. 695 miles (1118 km) long.
- Adonai
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- remand
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- aramid
-
noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- random
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- rodmen
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- admire
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- Rodman
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- remind
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- amino-
-
- Anomia
-
noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- aidman
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- aidmen
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- Oradea
-
noun,
a city in NW Romania.
- andro-
-
- arcade
-
noun,
Architecture.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
- Adamic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or suggestive of Adam.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- drama
-
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.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Ready
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- doyen
-
noun,
the senior member, as in age, rank, or experience, of a group, class, profession, etc.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- amin-
-
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- demo-
-
- demi-
-
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- decry
-
verb (used with object),
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of:
- monde
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- decoy
-
noun,
a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like.
- deci-
-
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- Decay
-
noun,
decomposition; rot:
- deca-
-
- rayon
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- Deary
-
noun,
darling.
- Moray
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical eels of the family Muraenidae, having porelike gill openings and no pectoral fins.
- money
-
noun,
any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- Amado
-
noun,
Jorge [Portuguese zhawr-zhuh] /Portuguese ˈʒɔr ʒə/ (Show IPA), 1912–2001, Brazilian novelist.
- dicey
-
adjective,
unpredictable; risky; uncertain.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Randy
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- Myrna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Myron
-
noun,
chrism.
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- diary
-
noun,
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- Amida
-
noun,
a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- diam.
-
- Amer.
-
- monad
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- derm-
-
- amid-
-
- aero-
-
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Mayon
-
noun,
an active volcano in the Philippines, on SE Luzon Island. 7926 feet (2415 meters).
- Mayor
-
noun,
the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- acidy
-
adjective,
of the nature of or resembling acid; sharp; sour:
- mancy
-
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- ideo-
-
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- acro-
-
- Marcy
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in NE New York: highest peak of the Adirondack Mountains, 5344 feet (1629 meters).
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- aden-
-
- mardy
-
noun,
a grumpy mood; a sulk:
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Mayer
-
noun,
Julius Robert von [jool-yuh s rob-ert von;; German yoo-lee-oo s roh-bert fuh n] /ˈdʒul yəs ˈrɒb ərt vɒn;; German ˈyu li ʊs ˈroʊ bɛrt fən/ (Show IPA), 1814–78, German physicist.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- Royce
-
noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- Macao
-
noun,
a Portuguese overseas territory in S China, in the delta of the Zhu Jiang River and including two small adjacent islands. 6 sq. mi. (16 sq. km).
- 30-30
-
- irony
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Iran.
-
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- incor
-
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Indo-
-
- Mayan
-
noun,
a member of the Mayan tribe.
- incr.
-
- yamen
-
noun,
(in the Chinese Empire) the residence or office of a public official.
- Marya
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Medon
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- meiny
-
noun,
Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- meno-
-
- econ.
-
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- aemia
-
- reni-
-
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Mercy
-
noun,
compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:
- aeri-
-
- mero-
-
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- drome
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- myco-
-
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Medoc
-
noun,
a wine-growing region in Gironde, in SW France.
- Medic
-
noun,
a member of a military medical corps; corpsman.
- ricey
-
adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- adman
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- 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.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Emory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- M-day
-
noun,
mobilization day: a day assumed by the Department of Defense as the first day of mobilization, used by the military for planning purposes.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- endo-
-
- Meany
-
noun,
a small-minded, petty, or malicious person:
- ency.
-
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- AMORC
-
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Comr.
-
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- Armen
-
- nerdy
-
adjective,
Slang. of or like a nerd.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- Nydia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Coney
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- Caryn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Corny
-
adjective,
of or abounding in corn.
- Candy
-
noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- Card.
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Corey
-
noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- anim.
-
- areo-
-
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- 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.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- cyan-
-
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Aryan
-
noun,
Ethnology. a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.
- cero-
-
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Cindy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cynthia.
- Cmdr.
-
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- ordn.
-
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- cine-
-
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- cyder
-
noun,
cider.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- Oriya
-
noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- cymar
-
noun,
simar (def 1).
- Carny
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- nomad
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- oracy
-
noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Dayan
-
noun,
a judge in a Jewish religious court.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- dairy
-
noun,
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- andr-
-
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- andry
-
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- Dacia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Daman
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- Oyama
-
noun,
Iwao [ee-wah-aw] /ˈi wɑˌɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1916, Japanese field marshal.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- Amory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- rayed
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- dancy
-
adjective,
suitable for or conducive to dancing; danceable.
- Damar
-
noun,
dammar.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Damia
-
noun,
a spirit of fertility.
- oidea
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- omni-
-
- crony
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crim.
-
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cryo-
-
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- RONA
-
- Maya
-
noun,
the power, as of a god, to produce illusions.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- onym
-
- Mac-
-
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- 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).
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Man.
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- MAEd
-
- OECD
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rimy
-
adjective,
covered with rime.
- Macy
-
noun,
R(owland) H(ussey) [roh-luh nd huhs-ee] /ˈroʊ lənd ˈhʌs i/ (Show IPA), 1823–77, U.S. retail merchant.
- Rom.
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- rynd
-
noun,
rind2 .
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mayo
-
noun,
mayonnaise.
- OCDM
-
- Mar.
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- 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.
- ord.
-
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Mary
-
noun,
Also called Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus.
- RdAc
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Myra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Asia Minor, in Lycia.
- 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.
- myo-
-
- rcd.
-
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- miry
-
adjective,
of the nature of mire; swampy:
- 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)
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Myna
-
noun,
any of several Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae, especially those of the genera Acridotheres and Gracula, certain species of which have the ability to mimic speech and are kept as pets.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- RADM
-
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- mRNA
-
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- NACA
-
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- mod.
-
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- midn
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- NOAA
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- men-
-
- 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.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nom.
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- NIRA
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- nomy
-
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- NCAA
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- NDAC
-
- 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.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Mid.
-
- neo-
-
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- rad.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- myc-
-
- Mic.
-
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Dom.
-
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- 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.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Cony
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Cond
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- cyme
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which the primary axis bears a single central or terminal flower that blooms first.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Cmon
-
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Cody
-
noun,
William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") 1846–1917, U.S. Army scout and showman.
- Con.
-
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- comd
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- cide
-
- dir.
-
- Dyna
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dyne
-
noun,
the standard centimeter-gram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second on a mass of one gram. Abbreviation: dyn.
- Dino
-
- dioc
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Din.
-
- dim.
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Demy
-
noun,
a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dec.
-
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Dem.
-
- Den.
-
- Dyer
-
noun,
John, 1700–58, British poet.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Deny
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- der.
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- dia-
-
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- Dyce
-
noun,
Alexander, 1798–1869, Scottish editor.
- Cyma
-
noun,
Architecture. either of two moldings having a partly convex and partly concave curve for an outline: used especially in classical architecture.
Compare cyma recta, cyma reversa.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- AIME
-
- Ayme
-
noun,
Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1902–67, French novelist and short-story writer.
- AInd
-
- Aire
-
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amoy
-
noun,
Xiamen.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- acr-
-
- acad
-
- ACDA
-
- acea
-
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- Adam
-
noun,
the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Adm.
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- CERN
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Cdr.
-
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cen.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- ance
-
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- ancy
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Andy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Andrew.
- ano-
-
- 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.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Arm.
-
- army
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- Dory
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- mony
-
adjective, noun,
many.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- emia
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- yond
-
adverb, adjective,
yonder.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- IAEA
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Ind.
-
- Ire.
-
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- Yedo
-
noun,
a former name of Tokyo.
- eco-
-
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- Yama
-
noun,
the Vedic god presiding over the underworld.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- YMCA
-
- Yami
-
noun,
a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- end-
-
- IndE
-
- Indy
-
noun,
Indianapolis, Ind.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Ymir
-
noun,
the earliest being and the progenitor of the giants, killed by Odin and his brothers. From his flesh the earth was made, from his blood the waters, and from his skull the heavens.
- enc.
-
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- iod-
-
- IMCO
-
- yird
-
noun,
earth.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- inae
-
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- Ice.
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- idae
-
- Yard
-
noun,
a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.
- ICAO
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Yana
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
- Dray
-
noun,
a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
- 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.
- iana
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- med.
-
- CAI
-
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- aor
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- AOA
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- OIr
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- ide
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- oic
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- OEM
-
- in.
-
- 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).
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oid
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- ory
-
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- 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.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ONR
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- ONI
-
- Co.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Yeo
-
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- ier
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Yid
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- cr.
-
- 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
-
- yer
-
- CAA
-
- Rd.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- RMA
-
- ca.
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- acy
-
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Md.
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Mc-
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Mo.
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- an.
-
- Am.
-
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- AIA
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Ar.
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- AAE
-
- AAM
-
- Aar
-
- 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.
- IRO
-
- ae.
-
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- AMC
-
- RDA
-
- RCN
-
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- RCA
-
- 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 = .
- yod
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- AME
-
- RDC
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- IOC
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- Amy
-
noun,
a vial of amyl nitrate.
- May
-
noun,
a maiden.
- ine
-
- ANC
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- REA
-
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- IRC
-
- AIC
-
- Ir.
-
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- ior
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- 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.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- Mao
-
- Dr.
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- de-
-
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- DAR
-
- eir
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DEA
-
- NCO
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- MOR
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Dey
-
noun,
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
- EDC
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MRI
-
- NYC
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- DCM
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- NAA
-
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- DAY
-
noun,
the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset:
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- en-
-
- NAD
-
- EMR
-
- ed.
-
- ECM
-
- ery
-
- DNR
-
- 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.
- EOM
-
- DMA
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- DNA
-
- eo-
-
- mi.
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- Doi
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Dry
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- DRE
-
- MIE
-
- my-
-
- ea.
-
- di.
-
- DIY
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- 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.
- dye
-
noun,
a coloring material or matter.
- MOI
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- 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.
- ean
-
- EAA
-
- EAM
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- ead
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- dyn
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- DAE
-
- MCR
-
- NDE
-
- CIE
-
- CIM
-
- Cym
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- CYO
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- CMA
-
- NOC
-
- CMD
-
- NMR
-
- NMI
-
- CNM
-
- Cyd
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- CNO
-
- CED
-
- OCR
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- OCD
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- CEA
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- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- CIA
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- OED
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- Oc.
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- NRC
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- NRA
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- nr.
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- CEO
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- yar
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adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- NIM
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noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Yam
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noun,
the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.
- yad
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noun,
a tapered, usually ornamented rod, usually of silver, with the tip of the tapered part forming a fist with the index finger extended, used by the reader of a scroll of the Torah as a place marker.
- Ia.
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- MAA
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- NEA
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- NEC
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- NED
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noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Ney
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noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- MCI
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- id.
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- NIA
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- NYA
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- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Coy
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adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- io-
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- ne-
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- Nye
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noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- NC
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- EI
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- DM
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- OA
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- DN
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
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- yo
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- NM
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- oy
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noun,
a grandchild.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- DA
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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.
- AI
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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.
- D.
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- R.
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- yd
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noun,
a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one yard on each side; 0.8361 square meters. 2 , sq. yd. Abbreviation: yd.
- ey
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ND
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- ry
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- ye
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pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- NI
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- CE
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- NY
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- RN
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- M.
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- CM
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- N.
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- RI
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- yr
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- YA
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noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- cy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Yi
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noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- RC
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- RO
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- ic
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- Y.
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- i.
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- O.
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- MN
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