Anagrams of amplifications
Word amplifications has
1956 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of amplifications.
- amplification
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noun,
the act of amplifying or the state of being amplified.
- main-topsail
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noun,
a topsail set on the mainmast.
- implications
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noun,
something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood:
- anomalistic
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adjective,
of or relating to an anomaly.
- implication
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noun,
something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood:
- aminoplast
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noun,
amino resin.
- Italianism
-
noun,
an Italian practice, trait, or idiom.
- fasciation
-
noun,
the act of binding up or bandaging.
- capitalism
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noun,
an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, especially as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth.
- politician
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noun,
a person who is active in party politics.
- pontifical
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noun,
(in the Western Church) a book containing the forms for the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies to be performed by bishops.
- antisocial
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noun,
a person exhibiting antisocial traits.
- fanaticism
-
noun,
fanatical character, spirit, or conduct.
- ampliation
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noun,
an enlarging or extending; amplification.
- atonalism
-
noun,
atonality.
- compliant
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adjective,
complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way:
- sitomania
-
noun,
abnormal craving for food.
- scalation
-
noun,
an arrangement of scales, as on a fish.
- palmitins
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 51 H 98 O 6 , prepared from glycerol and palmitic acid: used in the manufacture of soap.
- maiolicas
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noun,
majolica.
- simpatico
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adjective,
congenial or like-minded; likable:
- opticians
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noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- complaint
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noun,
an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding:
- talapoins
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noun,
a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- animalist
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noun,
a person driven by animal appetites; sensualist.
- laminitis
-
noun,
inflammation of sensitive laminae in the hoof of a horse, caused by stressful events, as trauma, infection, or parturition.
- Italicism
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noun,
Italianism, especially an idiom or a characteristic of the Italian language.
- on-limits
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adjective,
open or not prohibited to certain persons, as military personnel:
- Castilian
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noun,
the dialect of Spanish spoken in Castile.
- complains
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verb (used without object),
to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault:
- plication
-
noun,
the act or procedure of folding.
- calamints
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noun,
any of several aromatic plants belonging to the genus Calamintha (or Satureja) of the mint family, having simple, opposite leaves and drooping clusters of flowers.
- pianistic
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adjective,
relating to, characteristic of, or adaptable for the piano.
- Platonism
-
noun,
the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- palmation
-
noun,
a palmate state or formation.
- ancipital
-
- fictional
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adjective,
invented as part of a work of fiction:
- factional
-
adjective,
of a faction or factions.
- siciliano
-
noun,
a graceful folk dance of Sicily.
- filiation
-
noun,
the fact of being the child of a certain parent.
- impaction
-
noun,
an act or instance of impacting.
- Ismailian
-
noun,
a member of the Ismaʿiliya sect.
- impolitic
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adjective,
not politic, expedient, or judicious.
- Plotinism
-
noun,
the Neoplatonism of Plotinus.
- pintails
-
noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- militias
-
noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- optician
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- loftsman
-
noun,
a person who prepares molds and patterns.
- implicit
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adjective,
implied, rather than expressly stated:
- fication
-
- simoniac
-
noun,
a person who practices simony.
- Pasolini
-
noun,
Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
- captains
-
noun,
a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
- implants
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noun,
Medicine/Medical.
any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
implantation (def 1).
- Alpinism
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noun,
mountain climbing, especially in the Alps.
- talisman
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noun,
a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.
- Latinism
-
noun,
a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- staminal
-
adjective,
of or relating to stamens.
- amniotic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- Anapolis
-
noun,
a city in central Brazil.
- tapiocas
-
noun,
a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
- calamint
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noun,
any of several aromatic plants belonging to the genus Calamintha (or Satureja) of the mint family, having simple, opposite leaves and drooping clusters of flowers.
- Faliscan
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people who inhabited southern Etruria.
- Anatolic
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adjective, noun,
Anatolian.
- limacons
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noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- folacins
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noun,
folic acid.
- Campinas
-
noun,
a city in SE Brazil, NNW of São Paulo.
- capitals
-
noun,
the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.:
- campions
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noun,
any of several plants of the genera Lychnis and Silene, having white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- fatalism
-
noun,
the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate:
- salt-pan
-
noun,
an undrained natural depression, as a crater or tectonic basin, in which the evaporation of water leaves a deposit of salt.
- foilsman
-
noun,
a person who fences with a foil.
- laotians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- tailspin
-
noun,
spin (def 23).
- lampions
-
noun,
a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- pinitols
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noun,
a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 14 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
- Alpinist
-
noun,
a mountain climber, especially in the Alps.
- mainsail
-
noun,
the lowermost sail on a mainmast.
- talapoin
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noun,
a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- laconism
-
noun,
laconic brevity.
- Milpitas
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- claimant
-
noun,
a person who makes a claim.
- apomicts
-
noun,
an organism produced by apomixis.
- fistiana
-
noun,
the sport or world of boxing:
- cipolins
-
noun,
an impure variety of marble with alternate white and greenish zones and a layered structure.
- colpitis
-
noun,
vaginitis.
- politics
-
noun,
the science or art of political government.
- actinism
-
noun,
the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.
- actinias
-
noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- finalism
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noun,
the doctrine or belief that all events are determined by their purposes or goals.
- colistin
-
noun,
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
- palmitin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 51 H 98 O 6 , prepared from glycerol and palmitic acid: used in the manufacture of soap.
- Ismailia
-
noun,
a city and seaport at the midpoint of the Suez Canal, in NE Egypt.
- platinas
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noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- platinic
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adjective,
of or containing platinum, especially in the tetravalent state.
- platino-
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- isanomal
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noun,
a line on a map or chart connecting points having an equal anomaly of a meteorological quantity.
- maiolica
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noun,
majolica.
- Platonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines:
- palmitic
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adjective,
of or derived from palmitic acid.
- isotimic
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adjective,
(of a line or surface in space) having an equal value of some quantity at a given time.
- psilocin
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noun,
a psilocybin metabolite with strong hallucinogenic potency, produced after ingestion of the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.
- iotacism
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noun,
the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- tilapias
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noun,
any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.
- compania
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noun,
company.
- somnific
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adjective,
causing sleep; soporific; somniferous.
- Politian
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noun,
(Angelo Poliziano) 1454–94, Italian classical scholar, teacher, and poet.
- fantails
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noun,
a tail, end, or part shaped like a fan.
- tinfoils
-
noun,
tin, or an alloy of tin and lead, in the form of a thin sheet, much used as a wrapping for drugs, foods, tobacco, etc.
- pontific
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adjective,
pontifical.
- Miltonia
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noun,
any of various epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Miltonia, having sprays of showy, flat, variously colored flowers.
- finalist
-
noun,
a person entitled to participate in the final or decisive contest in a series, as in musical or athletic competition.
- pontiacs
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- incipits
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noun,
the introductory words or opening phrases in the text of a medieval manuscript or an early printed book.
- Miltonic
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adjective,
of or relating to the poet Milton or his writings.
- Filipino
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Philippines.
- 11-point
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- maintops
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noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- complain
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verb (used without object),
to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault:
- monastic
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noun,
a member of a monastic community or order, especially a monk.
- inflicts
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verb (used with object),
to impose as something that must be borne or suffered:
- inimical
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adjective,
adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful:
- poli-sci
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noun,
political science:
- initials
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- tampions
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noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- pacifist
-
noun,
a person who believes in pacifism or is opposed to war or to violence of any kind.
- pacifism
-
noun,
opposition to war or violence of any kind.
- coal-pit
-
noun,
a pit where coal is dug.
- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- fantoms
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noun,
an apparition or specter.
- manilas
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- tapioca
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noun,
a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
- Asiatic
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noun,
an Asian person.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- optimal
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adjective,
optimum (def 3).
- atomics
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noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- Mai-Tai
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noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- osmatic
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adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- tilapia
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noun,
any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.
- malpais
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noun,
Southwestern U.S. an extensive area of rough, barren lava flows.
- opiatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
- malonic
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adjective,
of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- asocial
-
adjective,
not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
- malaco-
-
- optical
-
noun,
opticals, optical effects.
- Osmanli
-
noun,
an Ottoman.
- malison
-
noun,
a curse.
- fiction
-
noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- fantasm
-
noun,
phantasm.
- clamant
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adjective,
clamorous; noisy.
- fantail
-
noun,
a tail, end, or part shaped like a fan.
- colitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- catnaps
-
noun,
a short, light nap or doze.
- catnips
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noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- satanic
-
adjective,
of Satan.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- Nicolai
-
noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- tampons
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noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- tampion
-
noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- Ciliata
-
noun,
the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.
- Tampico
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Tamaulipas, in E Mexico.
- comitia
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noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- comfits
-
noun,
a candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.
- cipolin
-
noun,
an impure variety of marble with alternate white and greenish zones and a layered structure.
- napalms
-
noun,
a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
- Catalin
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- politic
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adjective,
shrewd or prudent in practical matters; tactful; diplomatic.
- miotics
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- silicon
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noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- Clapton
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noun,
Eric, born 1945, English blues and rock guitarist and composer.
- silici-
-
- cofinal
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adjective,
of or relating to a subset of a set with a partial order relation, as “greater than” or “equal to,” in which corresponding to each element in the set is an element in the subset that is in relation to the given element.
- Clifton
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- climant
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adjective,
rampant, as a goat:
- Sicilia
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noun,
Italian name of Sicily.
- coastal
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adjective,
of, relating to, bordering on, or located near a coast:
- clip-on
-
noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- scatoma
-
noun,
a tumorlike mass of feces in the colon or rectum.
- Monilia
-
noun,
a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Comtian
-
noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- caftans
-
noun,
a long garment having long sleeves and tied at the waist by a girdle, worn under a coat in the Middle East.
- Sinitic
-
noun,
a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
- maniocs
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noun,
cassava.
- caimans
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noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- fanatic
-
noun,
a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- falcons
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noun,
any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- camails
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noun,
aventail (def 1).
- faction
-
noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- camions
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Campion
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genera Lychnis and Silene, having white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- facials
-
noun,
a treatment to beautify the face.
- Masonic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- taipans
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noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- Sinaloa
-
noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- Caspian
-
noun,
Caspian Sea.
- Simplon
-
noun,
a mountain pass in S Switzerland, in the Lepontine Alps: crossed by a carriage road constructed 1800–06 on Napoleon's orders. 6592 feet (2010 meters) high.
- capital
-
noun,
the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.:
- Capitol
-
noun,
the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
- caplins
-
noun,
capelin.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- Capsian
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adjective,
of or designating an Epipaleolithic culture of northwestern Africa, characterized by the use of geometric microlithic tools.
- capstan
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noun,
any of various windlasses, rotated in a horizontal plane by hand or machinery, for winding in ropes, cables, etc.
- CAPTAIN
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noun,
a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
- captans
-
noun,
a powder, C 9 H 8 Cl 3 NO 2 S, of white to cream color, used as a fungicide on vegetables, fruits, and flowers.
- caption
-
noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- Santali
-
noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- militia
-
noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- maintop
-
noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- apostil
-
noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- paisano
-
noun,
paisan.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- inflict
-
verb (used with object),
to impose as something that must be borne or suffered:
- solicit
-
verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- initial
-
noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- Somalia
-
noun,
an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- italics
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- AFL-CIO
-
- plasmin
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noun,
fibrinolysin.
- amatols
-
noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- plasmo-
-
- plastic
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noun,
Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- stamin-
-
- Pianola
-
noun,
(lowercase) Bridge. a hand, as a laydown, that is very easy to play.
- stamina
-
noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- pianist
-
noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- laicism
-
noun,
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- Sno-Cat
-
- Postman
-
noun,
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- potamic
-
adjective,
of or relating to rivers.
- liaison
-
noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- actino-
-
- solatia
-
noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- plaints
-
noun,
a complaint.
- actinal
-
adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- pinitol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 14 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
- impasto
-
noun,
the laying on of paint thickly.
- pontils
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noun,
punty.
- impalas
-
noun,
an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
- alinota
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- implant
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical.
any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
implantation (def 1).
- impacts
-
noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- pintail
-
noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- piscina
-
noun,
a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
- Pistoia
-
noun,
a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
- laminas
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- pinatas
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- inclips
-
verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- lactams
-
noun,
any of a group of cyclic amides characterized by the NHCO group, derived from aminocarboxylic acids by the intramolecular elimination of water from the amino and carboxylic groups.
- lampion
-
noun,
a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- pitmans
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Pitocin
-
- spatial
-
adjective,
of or relating to space.
- Laconia
-
noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- lacinia
-
noun,
Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- incipit
-
noun,
the introductory words or opening phrases in the text of a medieval manuscript or an early printed book.
- inclasp
-
verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- Actinia
-
noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- pianism
-
noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- limacon
-
noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- pointal
-
noun,
pointel.
- flotsam
-
noun,
the part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on the water.
Compare jetsam, lagan.
- spacial
-
adjective,
spatial.
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- anosmia
-
noun,
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- topical
-
noun,
Philately. any of a collection of different stamps treating the same subject.
- topsail
-
noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- slip-on
-
noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- flacons
-
noun,
a small bottle or flask with a stopper, especially one used for perfume.
- Toscana
-
noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- tinfoil
-
noun,
tin, or an alloy of tin and lead, in the form of a thin sheet, much used as a wrapping for drugs, foods, tobacco, etc.
- Pontiac
-
noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- tincals
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- isation
-
- apicals
-
noun,
Phonetics. an apical sound.
- finspot
-
noun,
any clinid fish of the genus Paraclinus, having an eyelike spot on the dorsal fin, as P. integripinnis, of California.
- finical
-
adjective,
finicky.
- apomict
-
noun,
an organism produced by apomixis.
- timpani
-
noun,
a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.
- finials
-
noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- palato-
-
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- pastina
-
noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- anopias
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- lipomas
-
noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- Italian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- folacin
-
noun,
folic acid.
- animato
-
adjective,
animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.
- Platina
-
noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- somatic
-
adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- patinas
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- milpas
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- somat-
-
- misfit
-
noun,
something that fits badly, as a garment that is too large or too small.
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- impost
-
noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- miotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- milit.
-
- Colima
-
noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lactam
-
noun,
any of a group of cyclic amides characterized by the NHCO group, derived from aminocarboxylic acids by the intramolecular elimination of water from the amino and carboxylic groups.
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- somni-
-
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- sol-fa
-
noun,
Music. the set of syllables, do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti, sung to the respective tones of the scale. All but do and ti are attributed to Guido d'Arezzo.
- comfit
-
noun,
a candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.
- coalas
-
noun,
koala.
- comals
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- inclip
-
verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- compts
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- Milton
-
noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- copals
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- lacto-
-
- manias
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- lipoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- fatsia
-
noun,
a shrub or small tree, Fatsia japonica, of the ginseng family, having large, glossy, palmately compound leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Fatima
-
noun,
a.d. 606?–632, daughter of Muhammad and wife of Ali.
- limits
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- maniac
-
noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- fascia
-
noun,
a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- Manila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- fantom
-
noun,
an apparition or specter.
- fontal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- Tacoma
-
noun,
a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- Manisa
-
noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- finals
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- mafias
-
noun,
a hierarchically structured secret organization allegedly engaged in smuggling, racketeering, trafficking in narcotics, and other criminal activities in the U.S., Italy, and elsewhere.
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- fiscal
-
noun,
(in some countries) a prosecuting attorney.
- fistic
-
adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Lipton
-
noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- filmic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of motion pictures:
- flacon
-
noun,
a small bottle or flask with a stopper, especially one used for perfume.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- flints
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- floats
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- f-stop
-
noun,
the setting of an adjustable lens aperture, as indicated by an f number.
- tafias
-
noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- masto-
-
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- finial
-
noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- lampas
-
noun,
congestion of the mucous membrane of the hard palate of horses.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- Lamont
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lamina
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- lamias
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- IMPACT
-
noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- impala
-
noun,
an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- Falcon
-
noun,
any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- Faisal
-
noun,
(Faisal Abdul-Aziz al Saud al Faisal) 1904–75, king of Saudi Arabia 1964–75 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Saud).
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- mantas
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- facsim
-
- facias
-
noun,
dashboard (def 1).
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- facial
-
noun,
a treatment to beautify the face.
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Isaian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Salmon
-
noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- caiman
-
noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- caftan
-
noun,
a long garment having long sleeves and tied at the waist by a girdle, worn under a coat in the Middle East.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- Calif.
-
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pimola
-
noun,
an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- salami
-
noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- Calais
-
noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- califs
-
noun,
caliph.
- Saipan
-
noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- Samain
-
noun,
Samhain.
- Pitman
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- sampan
-
noun,
any of various small boats of the Far East, as one propelled by a single scull over the stern and provided with a roofing of mats.
- Samoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- pistil
-
noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- Alicia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- pisci-
-
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- Campos
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil, near Rio de Janeiro.
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- Altaic
-
noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- nopals
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- amnios
-
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- panto-
-
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- Pascal
-
noun,
the standard unit of pressure or stress in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one newton per square meter. Abbreviation: Pa.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- anopia
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- Patmos
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- Anomia
-
noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- aniso-
-
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- animal
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- Paloma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- amino-
-
- Altman
-
noun,
Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- pilots
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- optics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- piloti
-
noun,
a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- Tiflis
-
noun,
former name of Tbilisi.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- apical
-
noun,
Phonetics. an apical sound.
- ascoma
-
noun,
a fruiting body that bears asci.
- pilafs
-
noun,
a Middle Eastern dish consisting of sautéed, seasoned rice steamed in bouillon, sometimes with poultry, meat or shellfish.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- paisan
-
noun,
compatriot.
- palais
-
noun,
French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
- amatol
-
noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Palmas
-
noun,
Las. Las Palmas.
- Cantal
-
noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- camail
-
noun,
aventail (def 1).
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- claims
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- alamos
-
noun,
a poplar.
- afloat
-
adverb, adjective,
floating or borne on the water; in a floating condition:
- plasm-
-
- afocal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having no finite focal point, as a telescope.
- plasia
-
- clamps
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- plants
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- aftosa
-
noun,
foot-and-mouth disease.
- tampon
-
noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- napalm
-
noun,
a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- catnap
-
noun,
a short, light nap or doze.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- polit.
-
- clomps
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Scipio
-
noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- sci-fi
-
noun,
science fiction.
- scato-
-
- topman
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- clino-
-
- actin-
-
- clifts
-
noun,
cliff.
- scampi
-
noun,
a large shrimp or prawn.
- aaliis
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- Poncas
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- acoasm
-
noun,
acouasm.
- Platas
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- plasma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- nocti-
-
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- captan
-
noun,
a powder, C 9 H 8 Cl 3 NO 2 S, of white to cream color, used as a fungicide on vegetables, fruits, and flowers.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- caplin
-
noun,
capelin.
- capita
-
noun,
plural of caput.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- capias
-
noun,
a writ commanding an officer to take a specified person into custody.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- plano-
-
- plani-
-
- Sapota
-
noun,
sapote.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- plio-
-
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- psalm
-
noun,
a sacred song or hymn.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- limps
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- lact-
-
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- plat.
-
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- plast
-
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- ition
-
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- post-
-
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pico-
-
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- istic
-
- plan-
-
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Ital.
-
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- pilaf
-
noun,
a Middle Eastern dish consisting of sautéed, seasoned rice steamed in bouillon, sometimes with poultry, meat or shellfish.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- mafic
-
adjective,
of or relating to rocks rich in dark, ferromagnesian minerals.
Compare basic (def 4), ultramafic.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- natl.
-
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- sanit
-
- noct-
-
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- 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.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- masc.
-
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- 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.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- mast-
-
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- Sino-
-
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Scot.
-
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- scat-
-
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- NAACP
-
- NAAFI
-
noun,
Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes: an organization that provides social facilities, stores, etc., to British military personnel.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- mini-
-
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- naso-
-
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- misc.
-
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- miso-
-
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- SCAMP
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- octa-
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Mont.
-
- Mafia
-
noun,
a hierarchically structured secret organization allegedly engaged in smuggling, racketeering, trafficking in narcotics, and other criminal activities in the U.S., Italy, and elsewhere.
- palms
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- 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).
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- sito-
-
- pant-
-
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- lipo-
-
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- loafs
-
verb (used with object),
to pass idly (usually followed by away):
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Palma
-
noun,
Also called Palma de Mallorca [Spanish pahl-mah th e mah-lyawr-kah] /Spanish ˈpɑl mɑ ðɛ mɑˈlyɔr kɑ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in and the capital of the Balearic Islands, on W Majorca.
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- omni-
-
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pacas
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Malan
-
noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- Nampa
-
noun,
a city in W Idaho.
- motif
-
noun,
a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- flics
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- ASCAP
-
noun,
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
- flats
-
noun,
something flat.
- acpt.
-
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- flans
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Apoc.
-
- asco-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- flams
-
noun,
a deception or trick.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- 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.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- colat
-
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- clamp
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- focal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a focus.
- anis-
-
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- foams
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- Capt.
-
- 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.
- foals
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- flocs
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- float
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- flips
-
noun,
an instance of flipping; a smart tap or strike.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- Cons.
-
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- actos
-
- fails
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Faial
-
noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 66 sq. mi. (171 sq. km).
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- facia
-
noun,
dashboard (def 1).
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- conf.
-
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- fa-la
-
noun,
a text or refrain in old songs.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- 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.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- ASPCA
-
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- filos
-
- films
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- ation
-
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- camps
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- comp.
-
- comps
-
noun,
a compositor.
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- compt
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- atmo-
-
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- Campo
-
noun,
(in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.
- fatal
-
adjective,
causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly:
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tafia
-
noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- anim.
-
- caps.
-
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- aloft
-
adverb,
high up; far above the ground.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- impf.
-
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Clift
-
noun,
cliff.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- imit.
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- ilio-
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Alta.
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- alti-
-
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Tampa
-
noun,
a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- 30-30
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Alamo
-
noun,
a poplar.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Alas.
-
- span-
-
- incl.
-
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- insol
-
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- alfas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter A.
- init.
-
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- alto-
-
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- folia
-
noun,
plural of folium.
- folic
-
adjective,
of or derived from folic acid.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- amin-
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- FSLIC
-
- anal.
-
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- cata-
-
- AMPAS
-
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- icons
-
- ician
-
- foils
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- tonia
-
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- clomp
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- Foism
-
noun,
Chinese Buddhism.
- anat.
-
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Sat.
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Oct.
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cat.
-
- NOAA
-
- cit.
-
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Can.
-
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- 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.
- NCAA
-
- Saml
-
- CanF
-
- ACLS
-
- NTIA
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sam.
-
- cis-
-
- nom.
-
- 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.
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nos-
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- 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.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cap.
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- OAPC
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- AMLS
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- amp.
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Piaf
-
noun,
Edith (Edith Giovanna Gassion) 1914–63, French singer.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- amt.
-
- pot.
-
- pct.
-
- PSAT
-
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Anas
-
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- tion
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- pat.
-
- ano-
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- 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.
- ANPA
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- ant.
-
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Ala.
-
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Alco
-
- ALFA
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter A.
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Alis
-
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pos.
-
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- alt.
-
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Amal
-
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- pil-
-
- ANSI
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- calf
-
noun,
the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.
- 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.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- atm.
-
- atic
-
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- opia
-
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Ont.
-
- 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:
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- 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.
- Tasm
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Pan.
-
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- pam.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- apo-
-
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- APSA
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Pal.
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- paca
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- psia
-
- AFSC
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pts.
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- foam
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- foal
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- FNMA
-
- FMCS
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lit.
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- SMTP
-
- FLOP
-
noun,
an act of flopping.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- loaf
-
noun,
a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- fol.
-
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- FOIA
-
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- floc
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- flap
-
noun,
something flat and broad that is attached at one side only and hangs loosely or covers an opening:
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- SLIC
-
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- Flam
-
noun,
a deception or trick.
- Fla.
-
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- 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.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- flic
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- LOFT
-
noun,
a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- Flip
-
noun,
an instance of flipping; a smart tap or strike.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- SPCA
-
- Inf.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Imp.
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- infl
-
- soln
-
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- Soni
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- iso-
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- itis
-
- itol
-
- Lam.
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Lat.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- iana
-
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pol.
-
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- AFAM
-
- fops
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- IMCO
-
- Lani
-
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- IATA
-
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- ICAO
-
- ical
-
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- 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.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- 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.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- mol.
-
- MNAS
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- AISI
-
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Mon.
-
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- mis-
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- MIPS
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Col.
-
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cmon
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- NACA
-
- scfm
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- sci.
-
- scil
-
- cml.
-
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOpt
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- 1080
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- MSCP
-
- top-
-
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Com.
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- MALS
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Man.
-
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- fana
-
noun,
the ecstatic union of the Sufi with the Divine.
- FICA
-
- fict
-
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Mac-
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- Fin.
-
- filt
-
- fils
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- mal-
-
- film
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- coml
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- fail
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Con.
-
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- mil.
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MCPO
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- FACS
-
- fac.
-
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- fam.
-
- cts.
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TPI
-
- TPM
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- 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.
- TPN
-
- TSI
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Sfc
-
- TMO
-
- SLP
-
- sfm
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- TAL
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- STP
-
- SLA
-
- SMA
-
- SCM
-
- STM
-
- STL
-
- STI
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SOF
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- spt
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SCP
-
- SCF
-
- tlo
-
- Sp.
-
- TLC
-
- PSA
-
- PSC
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- PSF
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- So.
-
- SAA
-
- sc.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- LST
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- fic
-
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- FIO
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Fl.
-
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- fm.
-
- FMC
-
- fop
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- FCS
-
- FOS
-
- FOT
-
- FPC
-
- FPM
-
- FPO
-
- FSA
-
- ft.
-
- FTC
-
- Fia
-
- fcp
-
- ics
-
- CST
-
- CPI
-
- CPL
-
- CPM
-
- CPO
-
- CPS
-
- CSA
-
- CSF
-
- CSO
-
- CTA
-
- FCA
-
- ctf
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- fo.
-
- FPS
-
- FAA
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- FAO
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- FTP
-
noun,
File Transfer Protocol: a software protocol for exchanging information between computers over a network.
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- La.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- Isl
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- POC
-
- IPO
-
- Lt.
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- LaF
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LCA
-
- LCF
-
- IPS
-
- IPM
-
- io-
-
- ILO
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IFC
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILP
-
- IPA
-
- ILS
-
- IMF
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IOC
-
- IOF
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- CPA
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- LCM
-
- ALM
-
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALC
-
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AFS
-
- AMC
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AMS
-
- ANC
-
- ANF
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AOA
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- AFP
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- an.
-
- Am.
-
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- Af.
-
- AIA
-
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- AAF
-
- AFM
-
- AAM
-
- AAP
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ACP
-
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- AFA
-
- AFC
-
- AFL
-
- APC
-
- Apl
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- cfs
-
- 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.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CFA
-
- CFI
-
- CFL
-
- cfm
-
- CFO
-
- CFP
-
- CIA
-
- CAA
-
- CIF
-
- CIM
-
- CIP
-
- CLI
-
- Clo
-
- CMA
-
- CNM
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- APS
-
- ATA
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ASI
-
- ASM
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ast
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- ct.
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- CAF
-
- cf.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cp.
-
- cs.
-
- LCI
-
- TSP
-
- LCT
-
- OAS
-
- Oc.
-
- OFM
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- OSF
-
- OTC
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OAP
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- NSA
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCS
-
- of-
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- oic
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OIt
-
- Ola
-
- NSC
-
- Npt
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- NFS
-
- MTS
-
- NCO
-
- NSF
-
- NAA
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NFC
-
- NFL
-
- NIA
-
- NOP
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NLF
-
- NMI
-
- NOC
-
- Om.
-
- 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.
- MTO
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pf.
-
- pfc
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PIO
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pl.
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- PCM
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- PL1
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noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
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- PLC
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- plf
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- pli
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- PLO
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- PMT
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- POA
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- PCS
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- PCI
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- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ot-
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- ONF
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- ONI
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- ons
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- OPA
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- OPM
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- OPS
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
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Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OSP
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- OTA
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- PCF
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- OTS
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- Pa.
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- pc.
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- pm.
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- Ps.
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- pt.
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- PTO
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- PAC
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noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PAS
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noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- MTP
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- Nap
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noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- MCP
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- lpm
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- MFT
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- LPS
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- mi.
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- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- LPN
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- MI6
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noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Lot
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noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- MFA
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- MIP
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- MIT
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- LOP
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noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- ml.
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- MLA
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- MLF
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- MFS
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- LSC
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- LON
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- MAA
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- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
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- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
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- MSC
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- M-1
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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.
- Mao
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- LSI
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- MAP
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noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- mas
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noun,
mother1 .
- Mat
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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.
- Mcf
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- MCI
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- LTA
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- LSM
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- MNA
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- MLS
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- MNS
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- MSA
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- mtn
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- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- MTI
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- Lif
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- LIM
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- lis
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MTF
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- Mt.
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- MST
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- MSN
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- LMT
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- MOA
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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.
- MSF
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- MSI
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- Mc-
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- MOS
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noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOC
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noun,
moccasin.
- MOI
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- LOC
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- MPA
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- MOP
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noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOT
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noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- TM
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TN
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- M.
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- L.
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- LC
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- AO
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- L2
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- TP
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- ln
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SN
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- LM
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- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- L1
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- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- IP
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- NP
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- NL
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SF
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- t.
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- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LF
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- NI
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NF
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- NC
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- N.
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- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- FC
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- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- NM
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- fn
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- S.
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- FP
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- TL
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- SA
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- SL
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- SM
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- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- MP
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ol
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- O.
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- MF
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TC
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- ic
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- CM
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- i.
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- OA
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- MN
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.