Anagrams of anamorphism
Word anamorphism has
879 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of anamorphism.
- amorphism
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noun,
the state or quality of being amorphous.
- aphonias
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noun,
loss of voice, especially due to an organic or functional disturbance of the vocal organs.
- pashmina
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noun,
a fabric or garment made from pashm, especially a shawl, wrap, or scarf.
- mahonias
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noun,
any of various evergreen shrubs belonging to the genus Mahonia, of the barberry family, including the Oregon grape.
- hispano-
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- morphism
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- parosmia
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noun,
a disorder of the sense of smell, especially the perception of odors that are not present.
- aphorism
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noun,
a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, as “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” (Lord Acton).
- piranhas
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noun,
any of several small South American freshwater fishes of the genus Serrasalmus that eat other fish and sometimes plants but occasionally also attack humans and other large animals that enter the water.
- ammonias
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noun,
a colorless, pungent, suffocating, highly water-soluble, gaseous compound, NH 3 , usually produced by the direct combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases: used chiefly for refrigeration and in the manufacture of commercial chemicals and laboratory reagents.
- paraison
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noun,
parison.
- rampions
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- amphoras
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noun,
a large two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awarded the victors in contests such as the Panathenaic games.
- Harmonia
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noun,
the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite and wife of Cadmus.
- Romanism
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noun,
Roman Catholicism.
- rampion
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- Paharis
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noun,
one of several hill peoples inhabiting the area in India SW of the Ganges River.
- Orphism
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noun,
the religious or philosophical system of the Orphic school.
- Honiara
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noun,
a city in and the capital of the Solomon Islands, N Guadalcanal.
- Ispahan
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noun,
Isfahan.
- paisano
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noun,
paisan.
- Mashona
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noun,
Shona (def 1).
- Masorah
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noun,
a collection of critical and explanatory notes on the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, compiled from the 7th? to 10th centuries a.d. and traditionally accepted as an authoritative exegetic guide, chiefly in matters of pronunciation and grammar.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- rammish
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adjective,
resembling a ram.
- Samhain
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noun,
a festival of the ancient Celts, held around November 1 to celebrate the beginning of winter.
- mohairs
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noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- amphora
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noun,
a large two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awarded the victors in contests such as the Panathenaic games.
- Amon-Ra
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noun,
Amen-Ra.
- ammonia
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noun,
a colorless, pungent, suffocating, highly water-soluble, gaseous compound, NH 3 , usually produced by the direct combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases: used chiefly for refrigeration and in the manufacture of commercial chemicals and laboratory reagents.
- piranha
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noun,
any of several small South American freshwater fishes of the genus Serrasalmus that eat other fish and sometimes plants but occasionally also attack humans and other large animals that enter the water.
- orphans
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noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- Paoshan
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Baoshan.
- aporias
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noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- manship
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- aphonia
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noun,
loss of voice, especially due to an organic or functional disturbance of the vocal organs.
- Romains
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- pariahs
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noun,
an outcast.
- Romania
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
- parians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- Shapiro
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noun,
Karl (Jay) 1913–2000, U.S. poet and editor.
- oarsman
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noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- marinas
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Mahonia
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noun,
any of various evergreen shrubs belonging to the genus Mahonia, of the barberry family, including the Oregon grape.
- Romansh
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noun,
a group of three Rhaeto-Romanic dialects spoken in E Switzerland.
Compare Ladin (def 2).
- ha-Nasi
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noun,
Judah, Judah ha-Nasi.
- anosmia
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noun,
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- raphias
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noun,
raffia.
- Ahriman
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noun,
Angra Mainyu.
- Shammai
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noun,
flourished 1st century b.c, Hebrew rabbi: founder of Beth Shammai, school of hermeneutics.
- paramos
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noun,
a high, cold plateau of South America.
- anopias
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noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- rompish
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adjective,
given to romping; frolicsome.
- Shipman
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noun,
a sailor.
- Amphion
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noun,
a son of Antiope by Zeus, and the husband of Niobe. With his twin brother, Zethus, he built the walls of Thebes, charming the stones into place with his lyre.
- Raphia
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noun,
raffia.
- Aromas
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noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- aporia
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noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- Sarnia
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noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- shaman
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noun,
(especially among certain tribal peoples) a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces, etc.
- miasma
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noun,
noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere.
- parson
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noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- Parian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- sapro-
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- Mimosa
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noun,
any of numerous plants, shrubs, or trees belonging to the genus Mimosa, of the legume family, native to tropical or warm regions, having small flowers in globular heads or cylindrical spikes and often sensitive leaves.
- shamir
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noun,
Yitzhak [yits-hahk] /yɪtsˈhɑk/ (Show IPA), 1915–2012, Israeli political leader: prime minister 1986–92.
- Parish
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noun,
an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- Maoris
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- arshin
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noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- phasor
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noun,
a vector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to the angle between the line and a reference line.
- marais
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noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- Manoah
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noun,
the father of Samson. Judges 13.
- Marian
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noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- haoris
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noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Marina
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Romans
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noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- hansom
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noun,
a low-hung, two-wheeled, covered vehicle drawn by one horse, for two passengers, with the driver being mounted on an elevated seat behind and the reins running over the roof.
- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Manisa
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noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- Romish
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adjective,
of or relating to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Hammon
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noun,
Jupiter, c1720–c1800, American poet.
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- manias
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noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- marish
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noun,
a marsh.
- Marsha
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noun,
a female given name.
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- phasia
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- Pharos
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noun,
a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Saipan
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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).
- PharmM
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- asonia
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noun,
tone deafness.
- Samain
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noun,
Samhain.
- rhinos
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noun,
a rhinoceros.
- phanos
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noun,
fanon.
- Samian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- ashram
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noun,
a secluded building, often the residence of a guru, used for religious retreat or instruction in Hinduism.
- rhino-
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- Samoan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- sampan
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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.
- Ashman
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noun,
a person who collects and disposes of ashes, garbage, and refuse.
- mishap
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noun,
an unfortunate accident.
- pariah
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noun,
an outcast.
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- paisan
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noun,
compatriot.
- amnios
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- mopish
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adjective,
given to moping; listless, apathetic, or dejected.
- ammino
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adjective,
Chemistry. containing or pertaining to an ammine.
- Ramona
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noun,
a female given name.
- Moriah
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noun,
a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- Pisano
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noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- morph-
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- amino-
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- morphs
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noun,
Linguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment.
Compare allomorph (def 2).
- Sharia
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noun,
law, seen as deriving from the Koran, hadith, ijmaʿ, and qiyas.
- MPharm
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- monism
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noun,
Philosophy.
(in metaphysics) any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle as the ground of reality, or that reality consists of a single element. Compare dualism (def 2), pluralism (def 1a).
(in epistemology) a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical. Compare pluralism (def 1b).
- Pahari
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noun,
one of several hill peoples inhabiting the area in India SW of the Ganges River.
- siphon
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noun,
a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- airman
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noun,
an aviator.
- orphan
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noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- ihrams
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noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- Rahman
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noun,
Prince Abdul [ahb-dool] /ˈɑb dul/ (Show IPA), 1903–90, Malayan political leader: prime minister of Malaya 1957–63; premier of Malaysia 1963–70.
- somni-
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- Namhoi
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noun,
Nanhai.
- Omahas
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noun,
a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River.
- MSPhar
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- primos
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noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- ahimsa
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noun,
the principle of noninjury to living beings.
- Sophar
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noun,
Zophar.
- spinor
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- monish
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verb (used with object),
to admonish.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- anopia
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noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- Anomia
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noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- paramo
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noun,
a high, cold plateau of South America.
- Maoism
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noun,
the political, social, economic, and military theories and policies advocated by Mao Zedong, as those concerning revolutionary movements and guerrilla warfare.
- nomism
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noun,
religious conduct based on law.
- aniso-
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- amphi-
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- Animas
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noun,
soul; life.
- sprain
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- mohair
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noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- Ransom
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noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- prison
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- spiro-
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- Moham.
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- pro-am
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noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- Mohism
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noun,
the doctrine of Mo-Tze, stressing universal love, not limited by special affections or obligations, and opposition to Confucianism and traditionalism.
- Sharon
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noun,
Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- shoran
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noun,
a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position.
- Pamirs
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noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- ramson
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noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- shrimp
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noun,
any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food.
- Shinar
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noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- manos
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noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- manor
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noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- Iran.
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- prims
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noun,
privet.
- prion
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noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- piano
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noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- PRISM
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noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- Primo
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noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- mamas
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noun,
Informal. mother1 .
- prim.
-
- Pimas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Mahon
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noun,
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- Mahan
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noun,
Alfred Thayer [they-er] /ˈθeɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1840–1914, U.S. naval officer and writer on naval history.
- pions
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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.
- maars
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noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- pinas
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noun,
pineapple.
- maims
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noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- mains
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noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- mairs
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adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Piman
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noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Priam
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noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- pirns
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noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- porns
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noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- manas
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noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- pians
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noun,
yaws.
- prams
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noun,
perambulator.
- mania
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noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- prana
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noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- praos
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noun,
proa.
- Irons
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noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Mimas
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noun,
Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
- Maori
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- opsin
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noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Pamir
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noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- monas
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noun,
monad.
- paisa
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noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- pairs
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noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pains
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noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- moras
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noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- morns
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noun,
morning.
- pahos
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- Moshi
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noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- Osman
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noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- ornis
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noun,
an avifauna.
- orans
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noun,
orant.
- Ophir
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noun,
a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- moans
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noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- opahs
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noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- omni-
-
- Omani
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Naima
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- 30-30
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- Omaha
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noun,
a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River.
- Nampa
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noun,
a city in W Idaho.
- Naomi
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noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- naso-
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- nomas
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noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Moira
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- para-
-
- phons
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noun,
a unit for measuring the apparent loudness of a sound, equal in number for a given sound to the intensity in decibels of a sound having a frequency of 1000 cycles per second when, in the judgment of a group of listeners, the two sounds are of equal loudness.
- phano
-
noun,
fanon.
- phon.
-
- maras
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noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Mario
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noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- Marsh
-
noun,
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- 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.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- 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.
- Pharm
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- pashm
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noun,
the fine woolly underhair of goats raised in northern India.
- miso-
-
- pasha
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noun,
a title, placed after the name, formerly held by high officials in countries under Turkish rule.
- prom.
-
- Paros
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noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- Parma
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noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
- minah
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noun,
myna.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Minho
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noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing SSW from NW Spain along the N boundary of Portugal into the Atlantic. 171 miles (275 km) long.
- Minor
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noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Minos
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noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- pari-
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- paras
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noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- proas
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noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- imams
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noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- proms
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noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- arias
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noun,
an air or melody.
- sapor
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noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- pron.
-
- Sarah
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noun,
the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Gen. 17:15–22.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Arion
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noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- Shama
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noun,
a slender long-tailed thrush, Copsychus malabaricus, of southern Asia and introduced into Hawaii, having black plumage with a white rump and tail sides and a chestnut belly.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- apish
-
adjective,
having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- Shara
-
noun,
Sharra.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Sharp
-
noun,
something sharp.
- Haman
-
noun,
a powerful prince at the court of Ahasuerus, who was hanged upon exposure of his plan to destroy the Jews of Persia. Esther 3–6.
- haram
-
noun,
harem.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- haoma
-
noun,
a leafless vine, Sarcostemma acidum, of eastern India, yielding a sour, milky juice.
- Hansa
-
noun,
a company or guild of merchants in a northern European medieval town.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- 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.
- haars
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Aphis
-
noun,
an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- Harms
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- amahs
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- Aisha
-
noun,
a.d. 613?–678, favorite wife of Muhammad (daughter of Abu-Bekr).
- smarm
-
noun,
behavior or speech that is smarmy.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Ahira
-
noun,
a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Sino-
-
- spahi
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- span-
-
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- Spohr
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- spor-
-
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- amin-
-
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- Amram
-
noun,
the father of Aaron and Moses. Ex. 6:20.
- 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-
-
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- anim.
-
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- AMPAS
-
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- ammos
-
- Ammon
-
noun,
the classical name of the Egyptian divinity Amen, whom the Greeks identified with Zeus, the Romans with Jupiter.
- Amman
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Jordan, in the W part.
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Harim
-
noun,
harem.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- ihram
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- rhin-
-
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- insp.
-
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- hosp.
-
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Hiram
-
noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- harps
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Hasan
-
noun,
(al-Hasan) a.d. 624?–669? Arabian caliph: son of Ali and Fatima (brother of Hussein).
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- pros.
-
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Soni
-
- opia
-
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- 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.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- NOAA
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nom.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- nos-
-
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- OHMS
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- prs.
-
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- psia
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- prin
-
- 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.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pam.
-
- pos.
-
- Sam.
-
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Phar
-
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RNAS
-
- RONA
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- phr.
-
- Rom.
-
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- 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.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- shr.
-
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- Pan.
-
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- par.
-
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- 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.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- 1080
-
- NIRA
-
- HRIP
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- 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.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Imp.
-
- IMHO
-
- imam
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- iana
-
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Hos.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- hor.
-
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- hom-
-
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- HMAS
-
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- min.
-
- Mims
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Mims.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- 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.
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mar.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- iso-
-
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Man.
-
- Mama
-
noun,
Informal. mother1 .
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- maim
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- Hasa
-
noun,
a region in E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- ANPA
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- ano-
-
- Anas
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- amp.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- ANSI
-
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- amah
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AHSA
-
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- AARP
-
- aahs
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- aph-
-
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- Asha
-
noun,
the cosmic principle of order, justice, righteousness, and truth.
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Hamm
-
noun,
a city in North Rhine–Westphalia, in W Germany.
- Hama
-
noun,
a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Haas
-
noun,
Mary Rosamond, 1910–96, U.S. linguist.
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- 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).
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- APSA
-
- Apr.
-
- apo-
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- ins.
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mon.
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- 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.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- moms
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Nah.
-
- mRNA
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- NIMH
-
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- MSHA
-
- mis-
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSPH
-
- MNAS
-
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- MSAM
-
- MIPS
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- SAR
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- OIr
-
- ASN
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ASI
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ARS
-
- ASM
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- SAA
-
- HMS
-
- HSM
-
- SRO
-
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- MSN
-
- MIP
-
- RNA
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- ROA
-
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- ROI
-
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- OPA
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- Sp.
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- 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.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- NAA
-
- ROP
-
- OAS
-
- hr.
-
- RPM
-
- RPO
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- So.
-
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- AOA
-
- SHA
-
- NMR
-
- SMA
-
- SMM
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Aar
-
- 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.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- AAP
-
- AAM
-
- NMI
-
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- AIA
-
- SPR
-
- ap-
-
- Sr.
-
- Am.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- APS
-
- OAP
-
- OSA
-
- op.
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- aor
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- NSA
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- 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.
- NPR
-
- sho
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- AMS
-
- shp
-
- NHA
-
- NHI
-
- NHS
-
- NIA
-
- NOP
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- NIH
-
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- MPH
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
-
- POA
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- MM.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- POR
-
- ISR
-
- MPA
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- PRA
-
- ish
-
- ISA
-
- 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.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- IRO
-
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- Ps.
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- OPM
-
- IPO
-
- IPM
-
- iph
-
- IPA
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- ior
-
- PhM
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- MHR
-
- PHA
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MHA
-
- MNA
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- MNS
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- MAA
-
- 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.
- MAP
-
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:
- PHS
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mao
-
- MOI
-
- mom
-
noun,
mother1 .
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Mam
-
noun,
British Informal. mother.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- MOP
-
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.
- PIO
-
- MOR
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- 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.
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- MRP
-
- OSP
-
- IHS
-
- IHP
-
- MRA
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- MRI
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- hrs
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- in.
-
- MSA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MSH
-
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- MSI
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- MSM
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Pa.
-
- IAS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- INH
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- PSA
-
- 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 = .
- RPS
-
- RMA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- pm.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MH
-
- MN
-
- N.
-
- NM
-
- R.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- PH
-
- RO
-
- 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.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- IP
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- 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.
- OA
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- h.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NH
-
- P.
-
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.
- SM
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- MP
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RP
-
- HP
-
- RN
-
- SN
-
- NP
-
- i.
-
- RI
-
- M.
-
- O.
-
- RH
-
- NI
-