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- Algonquian
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noun,
a family of languages spoken now or formerly by American Indians in an area extending from Labrador westward to the Rocky Mountains, west-southwestward through Michigan and Illinois, and southwestward along the Atlantic coast to Cape Hatteras, including especially Arapaho, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Cree, Fox, Massachusett, Micmac, Ojibwa, and Powhatan.
Compare family (def 14).
- Algonquin
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noun,
a member of a group of North American Indian tribes formerly along the Ottawa River and the northern tributaries of the St. Lawrence.
- anglians
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noun,
an Angle.
- Longinus
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noun,
Dionysius Cassius [kash-uh s] /ˈkæʃ əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 213?–273, Greek philosopher and rhetorician.
- longans
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noun,
the small, one-seeded, greenish-brown fruit of a large evergreen tree, Euphoria longana, of the soapberry family, native to China and allied to the litchi.
- lagunas
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noun,
a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water (often used in placenames).
- quangos
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noun,
(especially in Great Britain) a semi-public advisory and administrative body supported by the government and having most of its members appointed by the government.
- Aquinas
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noun,
Saint Thomas ("the Angelic Doctor") 1225?–74, Italian scholastic philosopher: a major theologian of the Roman Catholic Church.
- in-goal
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noun,
the area at either end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- goannas
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noun,
any of the several large monitor lizards of the family Varanidae, of Australia, especially Varanus varius and V. giganteus, both sometimes growing to 6 feet (1.8 meters).
- Sinaloa
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noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- Ansonia
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noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- agnosia
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noun,
partial or total inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.
- iguanas
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noun,
a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail.
- lanugos
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noun,
a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- annuals
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noun,
Botany. a plant living only one year or season.
- Lansing
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noun,
Robert, 1864–1928, U.S. lawyer and statesman: secretary of state 1915–20.
- analogs
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noun,
analogue.
- Anglian
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noun,
an Angle.
- anginal
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adjective,
of, noting, or pertaining to angina, especially angina pectoris.
- Linsang
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noun,
any of several civetlike carnivores of the genera Prionodon, of the East Indies, and Poiana, of Africa, having retractile claws and a long tail: some East Indies linsangs are endangered.
- anginas
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noun,
any attack of painful spasms characterized by sensations of choking or suffocating.
- agnails
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noun,
hangnail.
- quinols
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noun,
hydroquinone.
- Logania
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noun,
any of several plants or shrubs of the genus Logania, native chiefly to Australia, having small white or pink flowers.
- unsling
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verb (used with object),
to remove (something) from being slung:
- unnails
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verb (used with object),
to take out the nails from.
- lungans
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noun,
longan.
- quinoas
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noun,
a tall crop plant, Chenopodium quinoa, of the amaranth family, cultivated mainly in Peru, Bolivia, and Chile for its small, ivory-colored seed, which is used as a food staple.
- Gosala
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noun,
died c484 b.c, Indian religious leader: founder of the Ajivaka sect.
- losing
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noun,
losings, losses.
- Siouan
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noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- Saigon
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noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- guanos
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noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- annuls
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verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- Guiana
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noun,
a vast tropical region in NE South America, bounded by the Orinoco, Negro, and Amazon rivers and the Atlantic. About 690,000 sq. mi. (1,787,000 sq. km).
- salugi
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noun,
a gamelike prank in which a youth grabs something belonging to another and throws it to a third, preventing the owner from retrieving it as it is tossed back and forth.
- annual
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noun,
Botany. a plant living only one year or season.
- annals
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noun,
a record of events, especially a yearly record, usually in chronological order.
- aniso-
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- nosing
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noun,
a projecting edge, as the part of the tread of a step extending beyond the riser or a projecting part of a buttress.
- ligans
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noun,
lagan.
- Angola
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noun,
a republic in SW Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence Nov. 11, 1975. 481,226 sq. mi. (1,246,375 sq. km). Capital: Luanda.
- Anglos
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noun,
a white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished especially from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.
- Anglo-
-
- Gilson
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noun,
Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- lanugo
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noun,
a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- ganoin
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noun,
a hard, shiny, enamellike substance secreted by the corium, composing the outer layer of the scales of certain fishes.
- longi-
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- quinoa
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noun,
a tall crop plant, Chenopodium quinoa, of the amaranth family, cultivated mainly in Peru, Bolivia, and Chile for its small, ivory-colored seed, which is used as a food staple.
- lauans
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noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- Salina
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noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- gluons
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noun,
an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
- Longan
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noun,
the small, one-seeded, greenish-brown fruit of a large evergreen tree, Euphoria longana, of the soapberry family, native to China and allied to the litchi.
- quino-
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- quasi-
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- lianas
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noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- asonia
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noun,
tone deafness.
- QUANGO
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noun,
(especially in Great Britain) a semi-public advisory and administrative body supported by the government and having most of its members appointed by the government.
- lasing
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noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- signal
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noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- Anglia
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noun,
Latin name of England.
- goanna
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noun,
any of the several large monitor lizards of the family Varanidae, of Australia, especially Varanus varius and V. giganteus, both sometimes growing to 6 feet (1.8 meters).
- Salian
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noun,
a Salian Frank.
- Aquilo
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of the north wind.
- Aquila
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- quinol
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noun,
hydroquinone.
- Galion
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noun,
a city in N central Ohio.
- Singan
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noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- liangs
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noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- quoins
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noun,
an external solid angle of a wall or the like.
- agnail
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noun,
hangnail.
- ligno-
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- iguana
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noun,
a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail.
- Alison
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Laguna
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noun,
a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water (often used in placenames).
- alogia
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noun,
aphasia.
- logins
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noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- insula
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noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- algins
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noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- aloins
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- angio-
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- insoul
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verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- nagual
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noun,
a guardian spirit among Mexican and Central American Indians, believed to reside in an animal.
- Nagano
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noun,
a city on central Honshu, in central Japan.
- lagans
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noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- aligns
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verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- lingua
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noun,
the tongue or a part like a tongue.
- analog
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noun,
analogue.
- lungis
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noun,
a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- soling
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noun,
pitching.
- lanais
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noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- logans
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noun,
pokelogan.
- unison
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noun,
coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
- unnail
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verb (used with object),
to take out the nails from.
- slogan
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noun,
a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- lungan
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noun,
longan.
- nasion
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noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- angina
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noun,
any attack of painful spasms characterized by sensations of choking or suffocating.
- agonal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or symptomatic of agony, especially paroxysmal distress, as the death throes.
- gluon
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noun,
an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
- non-U
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adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- glias
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noun,
neuroglia.
- quin-
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- nano-
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- nanas
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noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- glans
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noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- Quail
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noun,
a small, migratory, gallinaceous game bird, Coturnix coturnix, of the Old World.
- nails
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noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Lagos
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noun,
a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- lungs
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noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- lungi
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noun,
a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- quoin
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noun,
an external solid angle of a wall or the like.
- insol
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- quags
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noun,
a quagmire.
- nasal
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noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- Laius
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noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- loans
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noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lanas
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- nonas
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noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- lang.
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- nona-
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- Gunas
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noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- Louis
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noun,
louis d'or.
- lansa
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noun,
langsat.
- gulas
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noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- noils
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Lanai
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noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Guin.
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- Nogai
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noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- Iglau
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noun,
Jihlava.
- Inonu
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noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- olig-
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- guans
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noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- guano
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noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- Nisan
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noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Laoag
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noun,
a seaport on NW Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- Ninus
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noun,
the legendary husband of Semiramis and founder of Nineveh.
- gonna
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- Ninos
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noun,
boy; child.
- Qiana
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- Goias
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noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- Laing
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noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- Nguni
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noun,
a member of a group of culturally and linguistically related peoples of southern and eastern Africa, including the Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele, and Swazi.
- naso-
-
- Luing
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noun,
one of a breed of beef cattle developed on Luing Island off Scotland by interbreeding Shorthorn bulls and purebred West Highland cows.
- lagan
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noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- liang
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noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- gauls
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noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- Aloin
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- ling.
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- algia
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- algin
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noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- algo-
-
- alias
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noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- align
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verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Alogi
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noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- along
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Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- Alans
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noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- snail
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noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- anal.
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- slung
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noun,
a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends of the strings in one hand, whirling the instrument around in a circle and releasing one of the strings to discharge the missile.
- lign-
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- angas
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noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- angi-
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- Longs
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- Alas.
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- alani
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plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Sloan
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noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Sunni
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noun,
Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law.
Compare Shiʿite.
- Logan
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noun,
pokelogan.
- Union
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noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- ulnas
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noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- ulans
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noun,
uhlan.
- logia
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noun,
a plural of logion.
- uglis
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- Linus
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- agios
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noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- lingo
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noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- Sunna
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noun,
the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
- login
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noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- Linos
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noun,
linoleum.
- Sonia
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noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- linns
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noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- logis
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noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- solan
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noun,
a gannet.
- lings
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noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- Angus
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noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- Angl.
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- anils
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noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- lunas
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Sinan
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noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- anion
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noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- sinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- aquas
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noun,
Chiefly Pharmacology.
water.
a liquid.
a solution, especially in water.
- longa
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noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- Asian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- signa
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verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Liana
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noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- saiga
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noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- Aulis
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noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- aulos
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noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- sauna
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noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- Sango
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noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- galas
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noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- salon
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noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- gains
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- sing.
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- Sino-
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- lauan
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noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- ligan
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noun,
lagan.
- anis-
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- Sligo
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noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- annal
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noun,
a record of events of a particular year:
- annas
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- annul
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verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- slain
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noun,
sley.
- sagan
-
noun,
Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
- Gaons
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noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- anoas
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noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- anoia
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noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- anon.
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- gaols
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noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- 30-30
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- Sinon
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noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Anson
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noun,
a male given name.
- Gaius
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noun,
a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.
- Logi
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noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- loq.
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- Luna
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lugs
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noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- Lugo
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noun,
a city in NW Spain.
- loin
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noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
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noun,
a female given name.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- 1080
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- quos
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- lung
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noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- Sola
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noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- sign
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noun,
a token; indication.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Sina
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noun,
a female given name.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- slog
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noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- slug
-
noun,
any of various snaillike terrestrial gastropods having no shell or only a rudimentary one, feeding on plants and a pest of leafy garden crops.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sol.
-
- soln
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- Soni
-
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- sunn
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- ugli
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- uni-
-
- USGA
-
- USIA
-
- USNA
-
- Sig.
-
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- nos-
-
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- NOAA
-
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- non-
-
- nong
-
noun,
a foolish, incompetent person.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- quag
-
noun,
a quagmire.
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- log-
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Anas
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- 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.
- ano-
-
- iana
-
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- ann.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- ign.
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- ANSI
-
- Alis
-
- Alg.
-
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Ala.
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ins.
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- ious
-
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- Gaul
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- gon-
-
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Gala
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- Gal.
-
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gula
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- Aus.
-
- Aug.
-
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- aqua
-
noun,
Chiefly Pharmacology.
water.
a liquid.
a solution, especially in water.
- guls
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- lin.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- agal
-
noun,
(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Lani
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- liq.
-
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- iso-
-
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- gi.
-
- Ga.
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- al.
-
- an.
-
- UNO
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- uns
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ASU
-
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAA
-
- So.
-
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- AIA
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- ag-
-
- USN
-
- AUA
-
- ung
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ANG
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Sq.
-
- SQA
-
- SUG
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- SNU
-
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- ALU
-
- suq
-
noun,
suk.
- ASN
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ASI
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AOU
-
- AOA
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- USA
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AAU
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SLA
-
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- gl.
-
- in.
-
- 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 = .
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ing
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NIA
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ILS
-
- IOU
-
- ILO
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- LSI
-
- LNG
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LON
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lg.
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- LUG
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- La.
-
- IUS
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- NAA
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Isl
-
- ISA
-
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- USO
-
- NSA
-
- ons
-
- OLG
-
- gul
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- GSA
-
- ONI
-
- NSU
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- QIS
-
- ql.
-
- QSO
-
- qu.
-
- qua
-
adverb,
as; as being; in the character or capacity of:
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- Ola
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- OAU
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- OAS
-
- NUL
-
- OSA
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- UI
-
- UL
-
- QN
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- SL
-
- SG
-
- SA
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- AO
-
- L2
-
- S.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- IQ
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- i.
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ln
-
- AQ
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- OG
-
- G.
-
- ol
-
- SN
-
- OA
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- GU
-
- NL
-
- GN
-
- IG
-
- GQ
-
- U.
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- O.
-
- SU
-
- NI
-
- NG
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- Q.
-
- QA
-
noun,
an exchange of questions and answers.
- L.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.