Anagrams of anabolism
Word anabolism has
568 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of anabolism.
- isanomal
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noun,
a line on a map or chart connecting points having an equal anomaly of a meteorological quantity.
- bailsman
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noun,
a person who gives bail or acts as surety.
- amboinas
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noun,
Ambon.
- bismanol
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noun,
a highly ferromagnetic alloy of bismuth and manganese, having a high degree of magnetic force.
- manilas
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- Absalom
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noun,
the third and favorite son of David, who rebelled against his father and was slain by Joab. II Sam. 13–18.
- Amboina
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noun,
Ambon.
- Abinoam
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noun,
the father of Barak. Judges 4:6; 12; 5:1.
- Osmanli
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noun,
an Ottoman.
- anosmia
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noun,
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- laminas
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noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- malison
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noun,
a curse.
- albinos
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Balmain
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noun,
Pierre (Alexandre) [pyer a-lek-sahn-druh] /pyɛr a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/ (Show IPA), 1914–82, French fashion designer.
- Somalia
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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.
- Baalism
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noun,
the worship of Baal.
- Sinaloa
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noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- Basilan
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noun,
an island in the Philippines, SW of Mindanao. 495 sq. mi. (1282 sq. km).
- manias
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noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- aloins
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Sambal
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noun,
a condiment or side dish of Indonesia, Malaysia, and southern India, made with any of various ingredients, as vegetables, fish, or coconut, usually seasoned with chili peppers and spices and served with rice and curries.
- Manisa
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noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- Salmon
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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.
- Manila
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- Salina
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noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- Bosnia
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noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- bonsai
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noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- amino-
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- maslin
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noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- balaos
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noun,
a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
- Salian
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noun,
a Salian Frank.
- aniso-
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- Balsam
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noun,
any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm-of-Gilead.
Compare balm (def 1).
- asonia
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noun,
tone deafness.
- Banias
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noun,
banyan (def 2).
- oilman
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noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- basion
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noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- monial
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noun,
a mullion.
- Anomia
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noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- Animas
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noun,
soul; life.
- amnios
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- animal
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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.
- blains
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Molina
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noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- sabalo
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noun,
the tarpon.
- Alison
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Sabina
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “a Sabine woman.”.
- salami
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noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- Samian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- Samain
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noun,
Samhain.
- Alboin
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noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- limbas
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noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Lisbon
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- lamina
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noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- lianas
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noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- lamias
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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.
- Siloam
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noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- labio-
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- limbos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- alamos
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noun,
a poplar.
- Somali
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noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- Malabo
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Equatorial Guinea, on N Bioko island.
- Samoan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- Albion
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noun,
Alebion.
- albino
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- somni-
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- lanais
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noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- bania
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noun,
banyan (def 2).
- Naima
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Linos
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noun,
linoleum.
- limos
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noun,
a limousine.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- monas
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noun,
monad.
- Balas
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noun,
a rose-red variety of spinel.
- biol.
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- Liman
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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
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noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- Liana
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noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Naomi
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noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- binal
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adjective,
double; twofold.
- Nabal
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noun,
a wealthy Calebite, husband of Abigail, who refused rightful tribute to King David for protecting Nabal's flocks. I Sam. 25.
- balon
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noun,
ballon.
- Nabis
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- bason
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noun,
a basin.
- limns
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verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limba
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noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- limbs
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noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- nasal
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noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- banal
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adjective,
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite:
- nails
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noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- lansa
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noun,
langsat.
- Basil
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- basal
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adjective,
of, at, or forming the base.
- limbo
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- basin
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noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Blois
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- bison
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noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- Masai
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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.
- Milan
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noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Mason
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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.
- iambs
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noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- Balao
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noun,
a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
- Islam
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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.
- Masan
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noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- mails
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noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- minas
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noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- mains
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noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- manos
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noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Malan
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noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- insol
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- mania
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noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- manas
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noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- Milos
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noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Laban
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noun,
the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Gen. 24:29; 29:16–30.
- lanas
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Lanai
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noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- in-lb
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- molas
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noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- bolas
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noun,
bola (def 1).
- labia
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noun,
plural of labium.
- lamia
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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.
- Lamas
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noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- loams
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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:
- miso-
-
- Minos
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noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- balsa
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noun,
a tropical American tree, Ochroma pyramidale (lagopus), of the bombax family, yielding an exceedingly light wood used for life preservers, rafts, toy airplanes, etc.
- 30-30
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- ambas
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noun,
anba.
- Sambo
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noun,
a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- samba
-
noun,
a rhythmic, Brazilian ballroom dance of African origin.
- naso-
-
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- ambi-
-
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Ambon
-
noun,
ambo.
- ambos
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- salmi
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noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- amin-
-
- anal.
-
- Sabin
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noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- anils
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noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Almon
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noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- Sino-
-
- solan
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noun,
a gannet.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- aboil
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adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- slain
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noun,
sley.
- sinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Samoa
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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.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Alamo
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noun,
a poplar.
- alani
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plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Alans
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noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alas.
-
- Alban
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noun,
Saint, 3rd century a.d, first English martyr.
- albas
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- anim.
-
- amain
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adverb,
with full force.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- 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.
- anis-
-
- Obama
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noun,
Barack (Hussein), Jr [buh-rahk hoo-seyn] /bəˈrɑk huˈseɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1961, 44th president of the U.S. since 2009.
- noils
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- omni-
-
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- 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.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- lobs
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- soln
-
- loin
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noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Soni
-
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- lin.
-
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Sol.
-
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- 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.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- SLBM
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- 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.
- NOAA
-
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- nom.
-
- Mon.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- MNAS
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MSBA
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mis-
-
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- mil.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- 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.
- mol.
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- Sab.
-
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Saml
-
- mal-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- nos-
-
- MALS
-
- SBLI
-
- Man.
-
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- 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.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- obs.
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- 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.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sam.
-
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- 1080
-
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- 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.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ANSI
-
- 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).
- Baal
-
noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bal.
-
- Bala
-
noun,
Bilhah.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bin-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- bio-
-
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Bol.
-
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- BSAA
-
- BSLM
-
- BSNA
-
- ano-
-
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- iana
-
- ALBM
-
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- abl.
-
- ABLS
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abs-
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.”.
- Alb.
-
- Alba
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- Anas
-
- Alis
-
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Amal
-
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- AMBA
-
noun,
anba.
- ambo
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- AMLS
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- bams
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- 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 = .
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- ISBN
-
- iso-
-
- Lab.
-
- 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)
- Lam.
-
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- ins.
-
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lani
-
- 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.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- 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).
- Lib.
-
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- BSL
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- LSM
-
- LSI
-
- LON
-
- AMS
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- BSO
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- So.
-
- io-
-
- Amb
-
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ALM
-
- SAA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Om.
-
- ASN
-
- obl
-
- ASM
-
- 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.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- ASI
-
- ILO
-
- asb
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ons
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- AOA
-
- OMB
-
- Mo.
-
- 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.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ONI
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- mi.
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- AAM
-
- ABM
-
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- SMA
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- SMB
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- an.
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- al.
-
- AIA
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- ab-
-
- Am.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- abn
-
- IBN
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- sb.
-
- SBA
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- MBO
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- LBO
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- SLA
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Ola
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- OAS
-
- BNS
-
- Isl
-
- MOI
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- LIM
-
- bi-
-
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- MAA
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- 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 = .
- BSN
-
- 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.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- BSM
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MSA
-
- MSI
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- MSN
-
- BLM
-
- BLS
-
- BMI
-
- BMS
-
- Bn.
-
- NAA
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- NBA
-
- il-
-
- in.
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- MSL
-
- ml.
-
- bl.
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- NBS
-
- ILS
-
- NSA
-
- ob.
-
- OSA
-
- OSB
-
- Mao
-
- MLA
-
- NMI
-
- MLS
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- NIA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- La.
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- BSA
-
- 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.
- MNS
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MNA
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- BLA
-
- MN
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- SN
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AO
-
- LM
-
- N.
-
- SL
-
- O.
-
- ol
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BM
-
- BO
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NM
-
- NL
-
- MB
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SM
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- L.
-
- i.
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- NI
-
- NB
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OA
-