Anagrams of amaranthaceous
Word amaranthaceous has
2589 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of amaranthaceous.
- rhamnaceous
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adjective,
belonging to the Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family of plants.
- catamarans
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noun,
a vessel, usually propelled by sail, formed of two hulls or floats held side by side by a frame above them.
Compare trimaran.
- Samothrace
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noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean.
- outmarches
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verb (used with object),
to march faster or farther than.
- Sacramento
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noun,
a port in and the capital of California, in the central part, on the Sacramento River.
- one-a-cat
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noun,
one old cat.
- mucronate
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adjective,
having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
- sacrament
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a visible sign of an inward grace, especially one of the solemn Christian rites considered to have been instituted by Jesus Christ to symbolize or confer grace: the sacraments of the Protestant churches are baptism and the Lord's Supper; the sacraments of the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches are baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, matrimony, penance, holy orders, and extreme unction.
- achromats
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- cantharus
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noun,
kantharos.
- chromates
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noun,
a salt of chromic acid, as potassium chromate, K 2 CrO 4 .
- on-stream
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adverb,
in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like:
- Carthamus
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- Huascaran
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noun,
a mountain in W Peru, in the Andes. 22,205 feet (6768 meters).
- anchorets
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noun,
anchorite.
- acanthous
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adjective,
spinous.
- anathemas
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noun,
a person or thing detested or loathed:
- castoreum
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noun,
castor1 (def 1).
- nectarous
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adjective,
of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- catamaran
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noun,
a vessel, usually propelled by sail, formed of two hulls or floats held side by side by a frame above them.
Compare trimaran.
- neuromast
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noun,
a group of innervated sensory cells occurring along the lateral line of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
- Ceanothus
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noun,
any North American shrub or small tree of the largely western genus Ceanothus, having clusters of small white or blue flowers.
- stomacher
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noun,
a richly ornamented garment covering the stomach and chest, worn by both sexes in the 15th and 16th centuries, and later worn under a bodice by women.
- aeronauts
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noun,
the pilot of a balloon or other lighter-than-air aircraft.
- Amaterasu
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noun,
the Japanese Shinto goddess personifying the sun.
- oceanauts
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noun,
aquanaut.
- amaranths
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noun,
an imaginary, undying flower.
- maranatha
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interjection,
O Lord, come: used as an invocation in I Cor. 16:22.
- achromate
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noun,
a person unable to perceive color.
- atheromas
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noun,
a sebaceous cyst.
- courantes
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noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- Satu-Mare
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noun,
a city in NW Romania.
- moustache
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noun,
mustache.
- trachomas
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noun,
a chronic, contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, characterized by the formation of granulations and scarring and caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
- outrances
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noun,
the utmost extremity.
- Astrachan
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noun,
astrakhan.
- marathons
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noun,
a foot race over a course measuring 26 mi. 385 yards (42 km 195 meters).
- courtesan
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noun,
a prostitute or paramour, especially one associating with noblemen or men of wealth.
- cathouse
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noun,
a brothel; whorehouse.
- ancestor
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noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- moschate
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adjective,
having a musky smell.
- anathema
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noun,
a person or thing detested or loathed:
- horseman
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noun,
a person who is skilled in riding a horse.
- chanters
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noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- anasarca
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noun,
a pronounced, generalized edema.
- Monstera
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noun,
any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- romances
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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):
- amaranth
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noun,
an imaginary, undying flower.
- seamount
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noun,
a submarine mountain rising several hundred fathoms above the floor of the sea but having its summit well below the surface of the water.
- caterans
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- routeman
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noun,
a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
- neuromas
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noun,
a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
- Merchant
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noun,
a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- Trachoma
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noun,
a chronic, contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, characterized by the formation of granulations and scarring and caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
- monarchs
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noun,
a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- centaurs
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- nautches
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noun,
(in India) an exhibition of dancing by professional dancing girls.
- nomarchs
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noun,
the governor of a nome or a nomarchy.
- centrums
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noun,
a center.
- romaunts
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noun,
a romantic tale or poem; romance.
- soutache
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noun,
a narrow braid, commonly of mohair, silk, or rayon, used for trimming.
- asarotum
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noun,
(in ancient Roman architecture) a painted pavement.
- tracheo-
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- tracheas
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- haemato-
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- menorahs
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noun,
a candelabrum having seven branches (as used in the Biblical tabernacle or the Temple in Jerusalem), or any number of branches (as used in modern synagogues).
- Southern
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) southerner (def 2).
- Marathon
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noun,
a foot race over a course measuring 26 mi. 385 yards (42 km 195 meters).
- houseman
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noun,
a male servant who performs general duties in a home, hotel, etc.
- anchoret
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noun,
anchorite.
- sarmenta
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noun,
a slender running stem; runner.
- marantas
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noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Maranta, including arrowroot and several species cultivated as ornamentals for their variegated foliage.
- archaeo-
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- Archaean
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adjective,
Archean.
- Maranhao
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noun,
a state in NE Brazil. 125,312 sq. mi. (324,560 sq. km). Capital: São Luiz.
- trashmen
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noun,
a person who collects trash for removal in a truck.
- camauros
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noun,
a crimson velvet cap trimmed with ermine, worn by the pope on nonliturgical occasions.
- araceous
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adjective,
belonging to the plant family Araceae.
- Cameroun
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noun,
Cameroon (def 1).
- Samantha
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noun,
a female given name: from an Aramaic word meaning “listener.”.
- manteaus
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noun,
a mantle or cloak, especially one worn by women.
- mustache
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noun,
the hair growing on the upper lip.
- man-hour
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noun,
a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work accomplished by one person in an hour. Abbreviation: man-hr.
- trashman
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noun,
a person who collects trash for removal in a truck.
- manchets
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noun,
a kind of white bread made from the finest flour.
- mascaron
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noun,
mask (def 11).
- anthemas
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noun,
exanthema.
- chanteur
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noun,
a male singer, especially one who sings in nightclubs and cabarets.
- marchesa
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noun,
an Italian noblewoman, equivalent in rank to a marquise.
- Saaremaa
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noun,
an island in the Baltic, at the mouth of the Gulf of Riga, belonging to Estonia. 1048 sq. mi. (2714 sq. km).
- nacreous
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adjective,
of or relating to nacre.
- Arethusa
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noun,
Also called dragon's mouth, swamp pink. an orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, of eastern North America, having a solitary pink flower with a blotched, fringed lip: now rare.
- trounces
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- shea-nut
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noun,
the seed of the shea tree and the source of shea butter.
- carneous
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adjective,
fleshlike; flesh-colored.
- narcomas
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noun,
stupor produced by narcotics.
- Sheraton
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noun,
Thomas, 1751–1806, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.
- mounters
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noun,
a person or thing that mounts.
- Ancohuma
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noun,
a peak of Mount Sorata.
- Santarem
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noun,
a city in N Brazil, on the Amazon River.
- Turcoman
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noun,
Turkoman.
- atheroma
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noun,
a sebaceous cyst.
- chunters
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verb (used without object),
to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.
- acantho-
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- recusant
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noun,
a person who is recusant.
- unearths
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verb (used with object),
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- construe
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noun,
the act of construing.
- customer
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noun,
a person who purchases goods or services from another; buyer; patron.
- re-count
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- Rathenau
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noun,
Walther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1867–1922, German industrialist, writer, and statesman.
- chromate
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noun,
a salt of chromic acid, as potassium chromate, K 2 CrO 4 .
- chromat-
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- acanthus
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Acanthus, of the Mediterranean region, having spiny or toothed leaves and showy, white or purplish flowers.
Compare acanthus family.
- racemous
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adjective,
racemose.
- counters
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noun,
a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
- Stoneham
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noun,
a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- courants
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noun,
courante.
- chetrums
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bhutan, the hundredth part of a ngultrum.
- cumarone
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noun,
coumarone.
- remounts
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noun,
a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
- outreach
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noun,
an act or instance of reaching out.
- outmarch
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verb (used with object),
to march faster or farther than.
- outrance
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noun,
the utmost extremity.
- courante
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noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- earthman
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noun,
a human inhabitant or native of the planet Earth.
- choreman
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noun,
a menial worker, as in a logging camp.
- consumer
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noun,
a person or thing that consumes.
- Chaumont
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Haute-Marne, in NE France.
- counter-
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- tamaraos
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noun,
tamarau.
- Etruscan
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noun,
an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
- Tarascan
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noun,
a member of an American Indian people of Michoacán state, in southwestern Mexico.
- rhamnose
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noun,
deoxymannose; a deoxy hexose sugar, C 6 H 12 O 5 , that is an important component of the polysaccharides of plant cell walls.
- oceanaut
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noun,
aquanaut.
- unchaste
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adjective,
not chaste; not virtuous; not pure:
- aeronaut
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noun,
the pilot of a balloon or other lighter-than-air aircraft.
- outraces
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- costumer
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or rents costumes, as for theatrical productions.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- autarch
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noun,
an absolute ruler; autocrat; tyrant.
- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- tochers
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noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- Cameron
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noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- Manteca
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noun,
a town in central California.
- Tarasco
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noun,
Tarascan.
- marcato
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adjective,
(of notes or chords in a musical score) strongly accented.
- mantras
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noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- Austro-
-
- cohunes
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noun,
a pinnate-leaved palm, Orbignya cohune, native to Central America, bearing large nuts whose meat yields an oil resembling that of the coconut.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- manures
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noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- couters
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- maracas
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noun,
a gourd or a gourd-shaped rattle filled with seeds or pebbles and used, often in a pair, as a rhythm instrument.
- camauro
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noun,
a crimson velvet cap trimmed with ermine, worn by the pope on nonliturgical occasions.
- comates
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noun,
a mate or companion.
- mantuas
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noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- marasca
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noun,
a wild cherry, Prunus cerasus marasca, yielding a small, bitter fruit, from which maraschino is made.
- Maranta
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noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Maranta, including arrowroot and several species cultivated as ornamentals for their variegated foliage.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- tarmacs
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noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- caesura
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noun,
Prosody. a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan.
- caeomas
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noun,
(in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
- Maratha
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noun,
a member of a Hindu people inhabiting central and western India.
- tonsure
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noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- Marceau
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noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1923–2007, French actor and mime.
- Toscana
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noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- costume
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noun,
a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
- contra-
-
- maunche
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noun,
manche.
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- contuse
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verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- scrotum
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- mechan-
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- Menasha
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noun,
a city in E Wisconsin.
- matrons
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- Menorah
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noun,
a candelabrum having seven branches (as used in the Biblical tabernacle or the Temple in Jerusalem), or any number of branches (as used in modern synagogues).
- techno-
-
- toucans
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- Menorca
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noun,
Minorca.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Mercast
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noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- cornute
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adjective,
cornuted.
- scouter
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- matures
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adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- Mathura
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noun,
a city in W Uttar Pradesh, in N India: Hindu shrine and holy city; reputed birthplace of Krishna.
- Marches
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noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- conster
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verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- conatus
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noun,
an effort or striving.
- aurochs
-
noun,
a large, black European wild ox, Bos primigenius: extinct since 1627.
- to-name
-
noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- Marcuse
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noun,
Herbert, 1898–1979, U.S. political and social philosopher, born in Germany.
- Marston
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noun,
John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- Martens
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- courant
-
noun,
courante.
- mascara
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noun,
a substance used as a cosmetic to color the eyelashes and eyebrows.
- at-home
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noun,
Also, at home. a reception of visitors at certain hours at one's home.
- consume
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verb (used with object),
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- corneas
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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.
- Mashona
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noun,
Shona (def 1).
- constr.
-
- Masorah
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noun,
a collection of critical and explanatory notes on the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, compiled from the 7th? to 10th centuries a.d. and traditionally accepted as an authoritative exegetic guide, chiefly in matters of pronunciation and grammar.
- athanor
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noun,
a digester furnace with a self-feeding fuel supply contained in a towerlike contrivance, ensuring a constant, durable temperature.
- torches
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noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- matches
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noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- atamans
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noun,
the elected chief of a Cossack village or military force.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- Chanute
-
noun,
a town in SE Kansas.
- Camoens
-
noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- enamors
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- hemato-
-
- Sno-Cat
-
- catouse
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noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- Thermos
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noun,
a vacuum bottle or similar container lined with an insulating material, such as polystyrene, to keep liquids hot or cold.
- chaunts
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
chant.
- Cathars
-
noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- hetmans
-
noun,
the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.
- encrust
-
verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- cateran
-
noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- hectors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- smother
-
noun,
dense, stifling smoke.
- Smetana
-
noun,
Bedřich [Czech be-drzhikh] /Czech ˈbɛ drʒɪx/ (Show IPA), 1824–84, Czech composer.
- Smeaton
-
noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- mesarch
-
adjective,
Botany. (of a primary xylem or root) developing from both the periphery and the center; having the older cells surrounded by the younger cells.
- Suharto
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noun,
1921–2008, Indonesian army officer and political leader: president 1967–98.
- chetrum
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bhutan, the hundredth part of a ngultrum.
- hoarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become hoarse.
- smarten
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- thermo-
-
- centaur
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- Thomsen
-
noun,
Christian Jürgensen [kris-tyahn yoor-guh n-suh n] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈyur gən sən/ (Show IPA), 1788–1865, Danish archaeologist.
- soutane
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noun,
a cassock.
- staunch
-
adjective,
firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person:
- stearo-
-
- sterno-
-
- sternum
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the clavicles and the true ribs; breastbone.
- chanter
-
noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- haemat-
-
- souther
-
noun,
a wind or storm from the south.
- thenars
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- hamster
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed, stout-bodied, burrowing rodents, as Cricetus cricetus, of Europe and Asia, having large cheek pouches.
- chatons
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noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- harmost
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noun,
a person serving the ancient Spartans as governor of a subject or conquered town.
- cerato-
-
- centums
-
noun,
one hundred.
- stomach
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food.
such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts.
any one of these sections.
- chasten
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verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- centrum
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noun,
a center.
- centro-
-
- Chateau
-
noun,
(in France) a castle or fortress.
- Sumatra
-
noun,
a large island in the W part of Indonesia. 164,147 sq. mi. (425,141 sq. km).
- surcoat
-
noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- manteau
-
noun,
a mantle or cloak, especially one worn by women.
- manchet
-
noun,
a kind of white bread made from the finest flour.
- Machaut
-
noun,
Guillaume de [French gee-yohm duh] /French giˈyoʊm də/ (Show IPA), Guillaume de Machaut.
- macrons
-
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).
- maestro
-
noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- Canthus
-
noun,
the angle or corner on each side of the eye, formed by the junction of the upper and lower lids.
- chromes
-
noun,
chromium.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Cushman
-
noun,
Charlotte Saunders [sawn-derz,, sahn-] /ˈsɔn dərz,, ˈsɑn-/ (Show IPA), 1816–76, U.S. actress.
- mahouts
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noun,
the keeper or driver of an elephant, especially in India and the East Indies.
- chunter
-
verb (used without object),
to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.
- Thraces
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- Euratom
-
noun,
an organization formed in 1957, comprising France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, and West Germany, for coordinated action in developing and marketing their nuclear resources.
- senhora
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Manetho
-
noun,
flourished c250 b.c, Egyptian high priest of Heliopolis: author of a history of Egypt.
- tamarau
-
noun,
a small wild buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) mindorensis, of Mindoro in the Philippines, having thick, brown hair and short, massive horns.
- tamasha
-
noun,
(in the East Indies) a spectacle; entertainment.
- canasta
-
noun,
a variety of rummy in which the main object is to meld sets of seven or more cards.
- curates
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- Mansart
-
noun,
Jules Hardouin [zhyl ar-dwan] /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jules Hardouin) 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
- Machaon
-
noun,
a son of Asclepius who was famed as a healer and who served as physician of the Greeks in the Trojan War.
- macaron
-
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.
- surname
-
noun,
the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name.
- earshot
-
noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- Caserta
-
noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- shorten
-
verb (used with object),
to make short or shorter.
- Thoreau
-
noun,
Henry David, 1817–62, U.S. naturalist and author.
- choreas
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- Eastman
-
noun,
George, 1854–1932, U.S. philanthropist and inventor in the field of photography.
- chorten
-
noun,
(in Tibet) a monument to a distinguished Buddhist, especially a lama.
- Housman
-
noun,
A(lfred) E(dward) 1859–1936, English poet and classical scholar.
- Huascar
-
noun,
1495?–1533, Inca prince of Peru (half brother of Atahualpa; son of Huayna Capac).
- tamarao
-
noun,
tamarau.
- Hunters
-
noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- Huastec
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of Mexico.
- Humacao
-
noun,
a city in E Puerto Rico.
- carouse
-
noun,
carousal.
- Sherman
-
noun,
Forrest Percival, 1896–1951, U.S. naval officer.
- carnous
-
adjective,
carnose.
- chromas
-
noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Tourane
-
noun,
former name of Danang.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- nostrum
-
noun,
a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine.
- namaste
-
noun,
a conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting, used by the speaker usually while holding the palms together vertically in front of the bosom.
- acouasm
-
noun,
a nonverbal auditory hallucination, as a ringing or hissing.
- acousma
-
noun,
acouasm.
- unteach
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to be forgotten or disbelieved, as by contrary teaching.
- Anterus
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- antero-
-
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- anthema
-
noun,
exanthema.
- Actaeon
-
noun,
a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
- Antaeus
-
noun,
an African giant who was invincible when in contact with the earth but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed.
- trounce
-
verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- rematch
-
noun,
a second match between teams, challengers, etc.; return match.
- remount
-
noun,
a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
- unhorse
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to fall from a horse, as in battle; dislodge from the saddle:
- narcoma
-
noun,
stupor produced by narcotics.
- oraches
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- anthers
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- acumens
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- Munster
-
noun,
muenster.
- acetous
-
adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- traumas
-
noun,
Pathology.
a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident.
the condition produced by this; traumatism.
- Arcanum
-
noun,
Often, arcana. a secret; mystery.
- munches
-
noun,
Informal. a snack.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- Araucan
-
noun,
Araucanian.
- Aramean
-
noun,
a Semite of the division associated with Aram.
- Acheson
-
noun,
Dean (Gooderham) [goo d-er-ham,, -uh m] /ˈgʊd ərˌhæm,, -əm/ (Show IPA), 1893–1971, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1949–53.
- Arachne
-
noun,
a Lydian woman who challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was changed into a spider for her presumption.
- Achaean
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Achaea.
- muscone
-
noun,
an oily, very slightly water-soluble, large cyclic ketone containing a 15-membered ring, C 16 H 30 O, obtained from musk: used in the perfume industry.
- Achates
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) the faithful companion and friend of Aeneas.
- mutches
-
noun,
a close-fitting linen or muslin cap, as worn by elderly women or babies.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Acheron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.
- Another
-
pronoun,
one more; an additional one:
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- sanctum
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- Amherst
-
noun,
Jeffrey, Baron, 1717–97, British field marshal: governor general of British North America 1760–63.
- neuroma
-
noun,
a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
- neutro-
-
- roaches
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- Amon-Ra
-
noun,
Amen-Ra.
- rochets
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- nomarch
-
noun,
the governor of a nome or a nomarchy.
- Romance
-
noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- Rhoecus
-
noun,
flourished 6th century b.c, Greek sculptor and architect.
- turacos
-
noun,
touraco.
- Romansh
-
noun,
a group of three Rhaeto-Romanic dialects spoken in E Switzerland.
Compare Ladin (def 2).
- amateur
-
noun,
a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons.
Compare professional.
- notches
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- Romanus
-
noun,
died a.d. 897, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 897.
- romaunt
-
noun,
a romantic tale or poem; romance.
- Amen-Ra
-
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.
- amounts
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- oarsman
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- anatase
-
noun,
a naturally occurring crystalline form of titanium dioxide, TiO 2 .
- Natasha
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Natalie.
- Anchusa
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Anchusa, of the borage family, several species of which are cultivated for their blue or purplish flowers that resemble forget-me-nots.
- anchors
-
noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- Tuchman
-
noun,
Barbara (Wertheim) [wurt-hahym] /ˈwɜrt haɪm/ (Show IPA), 1912–1989, U.S. historian and writer.
- Ancaeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon who joined the Argonauts and became helmsman of the Argo.
- unearth
-
verb (used with object),
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- retouch
-
noun,
an added touch to a picture, painting, paint job, etc., by way of improvement or alteration.
- oarsmen
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- Oceanus
-
noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- anarchs
-
noun,
anarchist.
- Anahuac
-
noun,
the central plateau of Mexico, between the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Sierra Madre Oriental ranges (3700 to 9000 feet; 1128 to 2743 meters): center of former Aztec civilization.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- nemato-
-
- amtracs
-
noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- Nerthus
-
noun,
goddess of fertility, described by Tacitus in his Germania: later appeared in Scandinavian mythology as the god Njord.
- Archean
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to rocks of the Archeozoic portion of the Precambrian Era.
- recount
-
noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- archons
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- mouches
-
noun,
Also, moocher. a person who mooches.
- ranches
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- ramenta
-
noun,
a scraping, shaving, or particle.
- ratches
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- acerous
-
adjective,
acerose1 .
- transom
-
noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- Utamaro
-
noun,
Kitagawa [kee-tah-gah-wah] /ˈki tɑˈgɑ wɑ/ (Show IPA), 1753–1806, Japanese painter, draftsman, and designer of prints.
- saunter
-
noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- asarota
-
noun,
(in ancient Roman architecture) a painted pavement.
- trachea
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- ranchos
-
noun,
a ranch.
- schmear
-
noun,
a dab, as of cream cheese, spread on a roll, bagel, or the like.
- monarch
-
noun,
a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- Aruntas
-
noun,
Aranda.
- morceau
-
noun,
piece; morsel.
- Schuman
-
noun,
Robert [rob-ert;; French raw-ber] /ˈrɒb ərt;; French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1886–1963, French political leader: premier of France 1947–48.
- arcuate
-
adjective,
bent or curved like a bow.
- tranche
-
noun,
Finance.
one part or division of a larger unit, as of an asset pool or investment:
a group of securities that share a certain characteristic and form part of a larger offering:
- arseno-
-
- monster
-
noun,
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- mounter
-
noun,
a person or thing that mounts.
- Saracen
-
noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- sarcoma
-
noun,
any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- Sarnath
-
noun,
an ancient Buddhist pilgrimage center in N India, near Varanasi: Buddha's first sermon preached here; many ancient Buddhist monuments.
- outrace
-
verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- outmans
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- Asenath
-
noun,
the wife of Joseph and the mother of Manasseh and Ephraim. Gen. 41:45; 46:20.
- scatoma
-
noun,
a tumorlike mass of feces in the colon or rectum.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- rancho
-
noun,
a ranch.
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- rheums
-
noun,
a thin discharge of the mucous membranes, especially during a cold.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Rahman
-
noun,
Prince Abdul [ahb-dool] /ˈɑb dul/ (Show IPA), 1903–90, Malayan political leader: prime minister of Malaya 1957–63; premier of Malaysia 1963–70.
- ethnos
-
noun,
an ethnic group.
- ramate
-
adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- Hamsun
-
noun,
Knut [knoot] /knut/ (Show IPA), 1859–1952, Norwegian novelist: Nobel Prize 1920.
- ramous
-
adjective,
ramose.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- hamate
-
adjective,
hook-shaped.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- haemo-
-
- nother
-
adjective,
Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- haema-
-
- Noumea
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
- tauro-
-
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- stanch
-
noun,
Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
- Ramona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- starch
-
noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- ethno-
-
- Rameau
-
noun,
Jean Philippe [zhahn fee-leep] /ʒɑ̃ fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1683–1764, French composer and musical theorist.
- steno-
-
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- stumer
-
noun,
something bogus or fraudulent.
- Struma
-
noun,
Pathology. goiter.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- custom
-
noun,
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
- Othman
-
noun,
Osman.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- cushat
-
noun,
the ringdove, Colomba palumbus.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Cumana
-
noun,
a seaport in N Venezuela.
- Tanach
-
noun,
the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, comprising the Law or Torah, the Prophets or Neviim, and the Hagiographa or Ketuvim, taken as a whole.
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- cteno-
-
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- Tarmac
-
noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- hansom
-
noun,
a low-hung, two-wheeled, covered vehicle drawn by one horse, for two passengers, with the driver being mounted on an elevated seat behind and the reins running over the roof.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Enochs
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Omahas
-
noun,
a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River.
- outman
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- Sumner
-
noun,
Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
- Sumter
-
noun,
a city in central South Carolina.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- ouches
-
noun,
a clasp, buckle, or brooch, especially one worn for ornament.
- couths
-
noun,
good manners; refinement:
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- earths
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- onrush
-
noun,
a strong forward rush, flow, etc.
- Eartha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rectum
-
noun,
the comparatively straight, terminal section of the intestine, ending in the anus.
- tacho-
-
- Tacoma
-
noun,
a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.
- tarso-
-
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Tamara
-
noun,
a powdered mixture of cinnamon, cloves, coriander, aniseed, and fennel seed.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- rectos
-
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- neuro-
-
- harems
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- mucors
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- muches
-
noun,
a great quantity, measure, or degree:
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- sarco-
-
- Marcan
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of St. Mark or of the second Gospel.
- MArchE
-
noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- MSArch
-
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- maraca
-
noun,
a gourd or a gourd-shaped rattle filled with seeds or pebbles and used, often in a pair, as a rhythm instrument.
- mouths
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the opening through which an animal or human takes in food.
the cavity containing the structures used in mastication.
the structures enclosing or being within this cavity, considered as a whole.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- Marcus
-
noun,
Saint. Also, Mark. died a.d. 336, pope 336.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- mouser
-
noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- Marsha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mourns
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- mucosa
-
noun,
mucous membrane.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- mounts
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- mantas
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- Manchu
-
noun,
a member of a Tungusic people of Manchuria who conquered China in the 17th century and established a dynasty there (Manchu dynasty, or Ch'ing, 1644–1912).
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- sacro-
-
- sacrum
-
noun,
a bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions, in humans being composed usually of five fused vertebrae and forming the posterior wall of the pelvis.
- senhor
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Manoah
-
noun,
the father of Samson. Judges 13.
- Sahara
-
noun,
a desert in N Africa, extending from the Atlantic to the Nile valley. About 3,500,000 sq. mi. (9,065,000 sq. km).
- muster
-
noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- manure
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- musher
-
noun,
a person who competes in cross-country races with dog team and sled.
- Muscat
-
noun,
a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
- Samara
-
noun,
an indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as of the elm or maple.
- mantra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- Mantua
-
noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- Samoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- Munroe
-
noun,
Charles Edward, 1849–1938, U.S. chemist.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Martha
-
noun,
the sister of Mary and Lazarus. Luke 10:38–42; John 11:1–44.
- Manche
-
noun,
a conventional representation of a sleeve with a flaring end, used as a charge.
- schema
-
noun,
a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- meatus
-
noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- mohurs
-
noun,
any of various gold coins of India, introduced in the 16th century by various Mogul princes and later used by the British as the standard gold coin of India.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- mochas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- scathe
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- scato-
-
- scherm
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a hut, screen, or shelter constructed from branches and canvas, scraped animal hides, or the like.
- Seaman
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- Mensch
-
noun,
a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- merous
-
- scouth
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- Mauser
-
noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- 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.
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- Maseru
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- masher
-
noun,
a person or thing that mashes.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- Mother
-
noun,
a female parent.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- Moreau
-
noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
- mature
-
adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- masto-
-
- Matane
-
noun,
a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- Moraea
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genera Moraea and Dietes, of the iris family, native to tropical Africa.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Mather
-
noun,
Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- sachem
-
noun,
the chief of a tribe.
the chief of a confederation.
- Manaus
-
noun,
Manáos.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- smutch
-
noun,
a smudge or stain.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- metro-
-
- Nethou
-
noun,
Pic de [French peek duh] /French pik də/ (Show IPA) a mountain in NE Spain: highest peak of the Pyrenees. 11,165 feet (3400 meters).
- Herman
-
noun,
Woodrow ("Woody") 1913–1987, U.S. jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Hermon
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Syria, in the Anti-Lebanon range. 9232 feet (2814 meters).
- Hetman
-
noun,
the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.
- Hemans
-
noun,
Felicia Dorothea (Browne) 1793–1835, English poet.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- nemat-
-
- rouths
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- hoarse
-
adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- homers
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- necro-
-
- hemat-
-
- he-man
-
noun,
a strong, tough, virile man.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- somat-
-
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- hasten
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- Hatasu
-
noun,
Hatshepsut.
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- haunts
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- hausen
-
noun,
beluga (def 1).
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- norths
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Nomura
-
noun,
Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- hearts
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- hecto-
-
- honest
-
adjective,
honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair:
- hornet
-
noun,
any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- March.
-
- shaman
-
noun,
(especially among certain tribal peoples) a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces, etc.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- MAArch
-
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Machen
-
noun,
Arthur, 1863–1947, Welsh novelist and essayist.
- Machos
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Huston
-
noun,
John, 1906–87, U.S. film director and writer.
- macro-
-
- 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).
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- mahout
-
noun,
the keeper or driver of an elephant, especially in India and the East Indies.
- nachos
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- Mahren
-
noun,
German name of Moravia.
- Sharon
-
noun,
Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- ruanas
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- shmear
-
noun, verb (used with object),
schmear.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- shoran
-
noun,
a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position.
- nautch
-
noun,
(in India) an exhibition of dancing by professional dancing girls.
- nausea
-
noun,
sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- rumens
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- Huerta
-
noun,
Victoriano [beek-taw-ryah-naw] /ˌbik tɔˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1854–1916, Mexican general: provisional president of Mexico 1913–14.
- humane
-
adjective,
characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed:
- narco-
-
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- humans
-
noun,
a human being.
- Nashua
-
noun,
a city in S New Hampshire, on the Merrimack River.
- humors
-
noun,
a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement:
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- Hunter
-
noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- stench
-
noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- amount
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- Amhara
-
noun,
a former kingdom in E Africa: now a province in NW Ethiopia. Capital: Gondar.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- chaste
-
adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- Asarum
-
noun,
the dried rhizome and roots of wild ginger that yield an acrid resin and a volatile, aromatic oil, used chiefly as a flavoring.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- charts
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- Carman
-
noun,
one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.
- Charta
-
noun,
a strip of paper that is impregnated with a medicinal substance, for external application.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- Arusha
-
noun,
a city in N Tanganyika, in Tanzania.
- Arunta
-
noun,
Aranda.
- Thrace
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Charon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- amours
-
noun,
a love affair.
- charms
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- charas
-
noun,
hashish.
- amtrac
-
noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- arsen-
-
- tumors
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- amurca
-
noun,
the lees or sediment of olive oil.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- Chaoan
-
noun,
former name of Chaozhou.
- chants
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- Tumaco
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Colombia.
- chaton
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- Ascham
-
noun,
Roger, 1515–68, English scholar and writer: tutor of Queen Elizabeth I.
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- unarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Chosen
-
noun,
elect.
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- chorus
-
noun,
Music.
a group of persons singing in unison.
(in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers.
a piece of music for singing in unison.
a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain.
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- thanes
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- Choate
-
noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- tusche
-
noun,
a greaselike liquid used in lithography as a medium receptive to lithographic ink, and in etching and silkscreen as a resist.
- ahorse
-
adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- chaunt
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
chant.
- throne
-
noun,
the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy.
- Tursha
-
noun,
an ancient people of the Mediterranean region, variously identified with the Lydians, Etruscans, or Trojans.
- turco-
-
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- Amarna
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in ancient Egyptian history described on cuneiform tablets (Amarna tablets) that were found in 1887 at Tell el Amarna and contain the correspondence (Amarna letters) from neighboring kings and governors to Amenhotep IV and his father Amenhotep III.
- Arches
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- chemo-
-
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- cheats
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- ascoma
-
noun,
a fruiting body that bears asci.
- anarch
-
noun,
anarchist.
- Chamos
-
noun,
Chemosh.
- aeron.
-
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- antrum
-
noun,
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- centr-
-
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- Therma
-
noun,
ancient name of Salonika.
- troche
-
noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- trauma
-
noun,
Pathology.
a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident.
the condition produced by this; traumatism.
- centum
-
noun,
one hundred.
- Aranha
-
noun,
Oswaldo [aws-wahl-daw] /ɔsˈwɑl dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1960, Brazilian politician.
- trench
-
noun,
Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- Cathar
-
noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- archt.
-
- Thomas
-
noun,
an apostle who demanded proof of Christ's Resurrection. John 20:24–29.
- Arcata
-
noun,
a town in NW California.
- archon
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antho-
-
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- chaeta
-
noun,
a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- anchor
-
noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Tucana
-
noun,
the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- anemo-
-
- aneuch
-
adjective, noun, adverb, interjection,
enough.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- Truman
-
noun,
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- therm-
-
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- Aromas
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Arnhem
-
noun,
a city in the central Netherlands, on the Rhine River: World War II battle 1944.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- trans.
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- cerat-
-
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Anthea
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “flowery.”.
- arhats
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- anthem
-
noun,
a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism:
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- therms
-
noun,
any of several units of heat, as one equivalent to 1000 large calories or 100,000 British thermal units.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- aceto-
-
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- author
-
noun,
a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- acetum
-
noun,
a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.
- cohune
-
noun,
a pinnate-leaved palm, Orbignya cohune, native to Central America, bearing large nuts whose meat yields an oil resembling that of the coconut.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- Cohens
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- urano-
-
- Thurs.
-
- asthma
-
noun,
Pathology. a paroxysmal, often allergic disorder of respiration, characterized by bronchospasm, wheezing, and difficulty in expiration, often accompanied by coughing and a feeling of constriction in the chest.
- caeoma
-
noun,
(in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
- austr-
-
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- acoasm
-
noun,
acouasm.
- asrama
-
noun,
any of the four phases of the ideally conducted life: education, work, withdrawal from society, and asceticism.
- cameos
-
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.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- camera
-
noun,
a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- touche
-
interjection,
Fencing. (an expression used to indicate a hit or touch.)
- Asmara
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Eritrea, in N Ethiopia.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- unseam
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- ataman
-
noun,
the elected chief of a Cossack village or military force.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- utero-
-
- Athens
-
noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- Athena
-
noun,
Also, Athene [uh-thee-nee] /əˈθi ni/ (Show IPA). Also called Pallas, Pallas Athena. the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus.
Compare Minerva.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- torahs
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- Ushant
-
noun,
an island off the NW coast of France: naval battles 1778, 1794. 4½ miles (7 km) long.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- contr.
-
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- Aachen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: coronation city of German kings 936–1531.
- aceous
-
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- Aarhus
-
noun,
Århus.
- Temuco
-
noun,
a city in S Chile.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- cometh
-
verb,
3rd person singular present indicative of come.
- Acarus
-
noun,
a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
- astron
-
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- astro-
-
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- Achaea
-
noun,
an ancient district in S Greece, on the Gulf of Corinth.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- acuate
-
adjective,
sharpened; pointed.
- churns
-
noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- Ashman
-
noun,
a person who collects and disposes of ashes, garbage, and refuse.
- ashram
-
noun,
a secluded building, often the residence of a guru, used for religious retreat or instruction in Hinduism.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Ashton
-
noun,
Sir Frederick (William) 1906–1988, English dancer and choreographer, born in Ecuador.
- chrom-
-
- chroma
-
noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- chrome
-
noun,
chromium.
- Chron.
-
- ashmen
-
noun,
a person who collects and disposes of ashes, garbage, and refuse.
- Thames
-
noun,
a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- Thamar
-
noun,
Tamar.
- Aeacus
-
noun,
a judge in Hades, a son of Zeus and grandfather of Achilles.
- acumen
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- Canara
-
noun,
Kanara.
- ashcan
-
noun,
a large metal barrel, can, or similar receptacle for ashes, garbage, or refuse.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- thrums
-
noun,
an act or sound of thrumming; dull, monotonous sound.
- chouse
-
noun,
a swindle.
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- meths
-
noun,
methamphetamine; Methedrine.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- matr-
-
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- mouth
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the opening through which an animal or human takes in food.
the cavity containing the structures used in mastication.
the structures enclosing or being within this cavity, considered as a whole.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- metr-
-
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- MOUSE
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- meso-
-
- Armen
-
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- meta-
-
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- sarc-
-
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- MSEnt
-
- match
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- MSChE
-
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- Sarah
-
noun,
the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Gen. 17:15–22.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- maths
-
noun,
mathematics.
- mast-
-
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- mouch
-
noun,
Also, moocher. a person who mooches.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- areo-
-
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- math.
-
- meth-
-
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- Maura
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- month
-
noun,
Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Mont.
-
- MNurs
-
- Mehta
-
noun,
Zubin [zoo-bin] /ˈzu bɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1936, Indian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. since 1961.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- mech.
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- mohur
-
noun,
any of various gold coins of India, introduced in the 16th century by various Mogul princes and later used by the British as the standard gold coin of India.
- Ashur
-
noun,
Assur.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Mocha
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- asco-
-
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- meno-
-
- Comr.
-
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- asana
-
noun,
any of the postures in a yoga exercise.
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- Meath
-
noun,
a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 902 sq. mi. (2335 sq. km). County seat: Trim.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- mero-
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- sauch
-
noun,
saugh.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- scat-
-
- moths
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- astr.
-
- Scot.
-
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- scrum
-
noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- schmo
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- ASEAN
-
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- arche
-
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- UNHCR
-
- Omaha
-
noun,
a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River.
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- actos
-
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- rhet.
-
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- rhoea
-
- Rheum
-
noun,
a thin discharge of the mucous membranes, especially during a cold.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- octa-
-
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- aero-
-
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- aeons
-
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.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- acnes
-
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.
- nucha
-
noun,
nape.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Aarau
-
noun,
a town in and capital of Aargau, in N Switzerland.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- Usher
-
noun,
a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- 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.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- 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.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Uther
-
noun,
king of Britain and father of Arthur.
- 30-30
-
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- uran-
-
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orch.
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- Achan
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Judah who, with his family, was stoned to death for stealing forbidden spoils. Josh. 7:19–26.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Reaum
-
- Orth.
-
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- reams
-
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)
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- oste-
-
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- acet-
-
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- ahura
-
noun,
generic title for benevolent deities in Zoroastrianism or evil deities in Hinduism.
- Arch.
-
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- anth-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ruths
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- Nahua
-
noun,
Nahuatl.
- Nahum
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 7th century b.c.
- ante-
-
- atmo-
-
- Names
-
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.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- naso-
-
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- naut.
-
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- muco-
-
- mucor
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- arces
-
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.
- mucro
-
noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- Munch
-
noun,
Informal. a snack.
- treas
-
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- muons
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Samoa
-
noun,
a group of islands in the S Pacific, the islands W of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- troch
-
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- 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.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- musth
-
noun,
a state or condition of violent, destructive frenzy occurring with the rutting season in male elephants, accompanied by the exudation of an oily substance from glands between the eyes and mouth.
- mutch
-
noun,
a close-fitting linen or muslin cap, as worn by elderly women or babies.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- noct-
-
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Amer.
-
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Amata
-
noun,
the mother, by Latinus, of Lavinia.
- Amasa
-
noun,
the commander of Absalom's army and later of David's army. II Sam. 17:25; 19:13.
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- amahs
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- Routh
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- ruche
-
noun,
a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
- anat.
-
- nears
-
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- Nehru
-
noun,
Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- Neth.
-
- neur-
-
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- neut.
-
- AMORC
-
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- harem
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Harms
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- cero-
-
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- haoma
-
noun,
a leafless vine, Sarcostemma acidum, of eastern India, yielding a sour, milky juice.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Hasan
-
noun,
(al-Hasan) a.d. 624?–669? Arabian caliph: son of Ali and Fatima (brother of Hussein).
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Theos
-
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- haram
-
noun,
harem.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- hames
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- crush
-
noun,
the act of crushing; state of being crushed.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Haman
-
noun,
a powerful prince at the court of Ahasuerus, who was hanged upon exposure of his plan to destroy the Jews of Persia. Esther 3–6.
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- theo-
-
- Hamer
-
noun,
Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- theor
-
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- Hanau
-
noun,
a city in Hesse, central Germany.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Hansa
-
noun,
a company or guild of merchants in a northern European medieval town.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- cert.
-
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- haem-
-
- caus.
-
- Hemon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1880–1913, Canadian novelist, born in France.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- Herma
-
noun,
herm.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- herms
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- herns
-
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Cath.
-
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- hemo-
-
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- haunt
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- Hausa
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of northern Nigeria and southern Niger whose culture has been strongly influenced by Islam.
- haust
-
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- haute
-
adverb,
aloud; loudly.
- teno-
-
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- hema-
-
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- hect-
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- cent.
-
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- chams
-
noun,
khan1 .
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- churn
-
noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Ecua.
-
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- chem.
-
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- ento-
-
- chuse
-
verb (used with or without object),
Archaic. choose.
- Chute
-
noun,
an inclined channel, as a trough, tube, or shaft, for conveying water, grain, coal, etc., to a lower level.
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- thana
-
noun,
a police station in India.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- surah
-
noun,
a soft, twilled silk or rayon fabric.
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- chums
-
noun,
a close or intimate companion:
- econ.
-
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- ecto-
-
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- tera-
-
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- charm
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- char-
-
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- Euro-
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Srta.
-
- haars
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- ster.
-
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- stome
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- chasm
-
noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- Thema
-
noun,
theme (def 7).
- term.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Esth.
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- mahoe
-
noun,
hau tree.
- Mahon
-
noun,
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- Cant.
-
- mahua
-
noun,
any of several trees of the genus Madhuca, of the sapodilla family, native to India, the Malay Peninsula, and southeastern Asia, especially M. latifolia, the flowers of which are used, fresh or dried, for food or are fermented to prepare an intoxicating drink.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- 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.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- tech.
-
- thrum
-
noun,
an act or sound of thrumming; dull, monotonous sound.
- 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.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mahan
-
noun,
Alfred Thayer [they-er] /ˈθeɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1840–1914, U.S. naval officer and writer on naval history.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- 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).
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Macau
-
noun,
Macao.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- sero-
-
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- mach.
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- mache
-
noun,
corn salad.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- macho
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- tears
-
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Marsh
-
noun,
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- corns
-
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.
- masc.
-
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- 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.
- thurm
-
verb (used with object),
to carve (a piece of wood, as a post or table leg) across the grain so as to produce an effect of turning.
- Cahan
-
noun,
Abraham ("Abe") 1860–1951, U.S. novelist and journalist, born in Russia.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- sect.
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- cores
-
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- auto.
-
- auth.
-
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Aust.
-
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- machs
-
noun,
a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- Hours
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- horme
-
noun,
activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- shout
-
noun,
a loud call or cry:
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- House
-
noun,
a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Horus
-
noun,
a solar deity, regarded as either the son or the brother of Isis and Osiris, and usually represented as a falcon or as a man with the head of a falcon.
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- hort.
-
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Comus
-
noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- Houma
-
noun,
a city in S Louisiana.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- human
-
noun,
a human being.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- shunt
-
noun,
the act of shunting; shift.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Hurst
-
noun,
Fannie, 1889–1968, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- hurts
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- hocus
-
verb (used with object),
to play a trick on; hoax; cheat.
- cata-
-
- Shaun
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Hunts
-
noun,
Huntingdonshire.
- Shara
-
noun,
Sharra.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- shame
-
noun,
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another:
- Shama
-
noun,
a slender long-tailed thrush, Copsychus malabaricus, of southern Asia and introduced into Hawaii, having black plumage with a white rump and tail sides and a chestnut belly.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Huron
-
noun,
a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- Homer
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- couth
-
noun,
good manners; refinement:
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- humor
-
noun,
a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement:
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Shema
-
noun,
a liturgical prayer, prominent in Jewish history and tradition, that is recited daily at the morning and evening services and expresses the Jewish people's ardent faith in and love of God.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- homes
-
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Shute
-
noun,
Nevil (Nevil Shute Norway) 1899–1960, British novelist and aeronautical engineer.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Utah
-
noun,
a state in the W United States. 84,916 sq. mi. (219,930 sq. km). Capital: Salt Lake City.
Abbreviation: UT (for use with zip code), Ut.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- USHA
-
noun,
Dawn, a Vedic deity, daughter of Sky and sister of Night.
- USTC
-
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- uro-
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- USAR
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tanh
-
- USCA
-
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- ter.
-
- Tasm
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- taur
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- USRC
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- USNA
-
- USMC
-
- USMA
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- tchr
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ten.
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- 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)
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- uret
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- shr.
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- thou
-
noun,
one thousand dollars, pounds, etc.
- saur
-
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- shut
-
noun,
the act or time of shutting or closing.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- tRNA
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- tron
-
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sam.
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- sec.
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- sech
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- thus
-
adverb,
in the way just indicated; in this way:
- Sem.
-
- Thur
-
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- Thun
-
noun,
a city in central Switzerland, on the Aar River, near the Lake of Thun.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- scr.
-
- thru
-
preposition, adverb, adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of through.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sch.
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Ruth
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- Rush
-
noun,
the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- the-
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- str.
-
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- such
-
Idioms,
as such. as1 (def 28).
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- RNAS
-
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- Tush
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tush!”.
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- sur-
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- RONA
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- SRAM
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rus.
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- Sra.
-
- Tues
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Ste.
-
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Haas
-
noun,
Mary Rosamond, 1910–96, U.S. linguist.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- men-
-
- ment
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- met.
-
- Chr.
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- atm.
-
- chs.
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- est.
-
- ASTM
-
- MNAS
-
- eso-
-
- chum
-
noun,
a close or intimate companion:
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- meas
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Eth.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Mar.
-
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- etc.
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- ator
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- ates
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Chur
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Grisons, in E Switzerland.
- moas
-
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.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- asc-
-
- msec
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- MSHA
-
- MSHE
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- MSAE
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- muc-
-
- much
-
noun,
a great quantity, measure, or degree:
- Arm.
-
- mun.
-
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- MSCE
-
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- ASME
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Asha
-
noun,
the cosmic principle of order, justice, righteousness, and truth.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Moth
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- mout
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- mRNA
-
- 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.
- Man.
-
- mus.
-
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- her.
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- HMAS
-
- cat.
-
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- hom-
-
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- hem-
-
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Hama
-
noun,
a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River.
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- Ceto
-
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Hasa
-
noun,
a region in E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- cen.
-
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- HEAO
-
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- hor.
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Chou
-
noun,
a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman's dress, hat, etc.
- aut-
-
- Aus.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- 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.
- aur-
-
- 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.
- chm.
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Mac-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- chmn
-
- Eur.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Can.
-
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Hos.
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- hour
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- cams
-
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.
- hurt
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- HUAC
-
noun,
House Un-American Activities Committee.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Hume
-
noun,
David, 1711–76, Scottish philosopher and historian.
- Hums
-
noun,
the act or sound of humming; an inarticulate or indistinct murmur; hem.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- huns
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- Hunt
-
noun,
an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACTH
-
- Oct.
-
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- 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.
- OHMS
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- 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.
- ears
-
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.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- AHSA
-
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- mush
-
noun,
meal, especially cornmeal, boiled in water or milk until it forms a thick, soft mass, or until it is stiff enough to mold into a loaf for slicing and frying.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- aet.
-
- 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.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Oahu
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii: third largest and most important island of the state; location of Honolulu. 589 sq. mi. (1525 sq. km).
- Cort
-
- aer-
-
- 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.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- AAAS
-
- AAAA
-
- ouch
-
noun,
a clasp, buckle, or brooch, especially one worn for ornament.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- out-
-
- cur.
-
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Cush
-
noun,
money, especially when reserved for some special use.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- acea
-
- Ont.
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ACAA
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- aahs
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- crat
-
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Cres
-
- amah
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- ant.
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- NCAA
-
- NCTE
-
- 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-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- eco-
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- 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.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ance
-
- Cmon
-
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- 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.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- eous
-
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- ANTU
-
- NACA
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- enc.
-
- Nah.
-
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- Com.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- nom.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Nor.
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- ect-
-
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- NOAA
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- amt.
-
- 1080
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Neh.
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neo-
-
- 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.
- Anas
-
- Con.
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- amus
-
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- Chu
-
noun,
a river in SE Kazakhstan, flowing NE from the Tian Shan, near the Kyrgyz border, into the desert. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- CSO
-
- CSA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CMA
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CNS
-
- CRT
-
- TCA
-
- CRS
-
- THC
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- TCS
-
- th-
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CNO
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CNM
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- ast
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- uns
-
- UNO
-
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- Une
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- unc
-
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- UMT
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- AHE
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- UCR
-
- UAM
-
- UAE
-
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- ahu
-
noun,
a stone heap or platform used by the Polynesians as a marker or memorial.
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- AMS
-
- ur-
-
- ure
-
- AMU
-
- USN
-
- Am.
-
- AAA
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- ac-
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- USR
-
- USO
-
- AUC
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- USM
-
- AAE
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- USC
-
- AAM
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Aar
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AAU
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- CEO
-
- ch.
-
- ASU
-
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- ATC
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- AUA
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ca.
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ASR
-
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- TMO
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CAA
-
- 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.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ThM
-
- CEA
-
- CST
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- tue
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ANC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Tu.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSH
-
- TSE
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- 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.
- AOA
-
- aor
-
- AOU
-
- Tro
-
- ASN
-
- TRH
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- ARS
-
- ARU
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ase
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ASM
-
- CSR
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- CTA
-
- RTS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- rte
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- NEC
-
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NHA
-
- NHS
-
- NMR
-
- NMU
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- NAA
-
- NCO
-
- nr.
-
- MRA
-
- MHR
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- 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.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOR
-
- sc.
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- cte
-
- MRE
-
- SAE
-
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- MSH
-
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- SAR
-
- MTh
-
- mtn
-
- MTO
-
- MTS
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- NRA
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- ote
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- OTS
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- Om.
-
- NRC
-
- RMC
-
- NSA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- NUM
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- OTC
-
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAU
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- SCM
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MHE
-
- eu-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- STM
-
- ESR
-
- ESU
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- HMS
-
- en-
-
- MHA
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- HSM
-
- Sr.
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- HCM
-
- EAA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAM
-
- EMT
-
- ean
-
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- 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.
- ECM
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- Ehr
-
- EMR
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- hr.
-
- HCR
-
- 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.
- sho
-
- Hue
-
noun,
a gradation or variety of a color; tint:
- Hum
-
noun,
the act or sound of humming; an inarticulate or indistinct murmur; hem.
- Hun
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- Hus
-
noun,
Jan [jan;; Czech yahn] /dʒæn;; Czech yɑn/ (Show IPA), Huss, John.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- HUT
-
noun,
a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSC
-
- SHA
-
- ht.
-
- MAA
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Mao
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MCR
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- Hts
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- HST
-
- HRE
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SNU
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- SMA
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- sht
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Shu
-
noun,
the Confucian principle of refraining from actions toward others that would be disagreeable if done to oneself.
- hrs
-
- UC
-
- OA
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- SN
-
- AO
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RC
-
- RU
-
- NM
-
- RO
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- RH
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- CU
-
- MN
-
- RN
-
- NH
-
- MH
-
- 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.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TC
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- CE
-
- TN
-
- SU
-
- U.
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- SA
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- M.
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- S.
-
- SM
-
- h.
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- UH
-
interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TM
-
- O.
-
- CM
-