Anagrams of androclinia
Word androclinia has
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- clinandria
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noun,
a cavity in the apex of the column in orchids, in which the anthers rest; the androclinium.
- Carolinian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of North Carolina or of South Carolina.
- Indianola
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noun,
a town in central Iowa.
- cnidarian
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noun,
any invertebrate animal, as a hydra, jellyfish, sea anemone, or coral, considered as belonging to the phylum Cnidaria, characterized by the specialized stinging structures in the tentacles surrounding the mouth; a coelenterate.
- Draconian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Athenian statesman Draco, or his severe code of laws.
- ironical
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adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery:
- ironclad
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noun,
a wooden warship of the middle or late 19th century having iron or steel armor plating.
- diaconal
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adjective,
pertaining to a deacon.
- Nocardia
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noun,
any of several filamentous or rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Nocardia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
- Cardinal
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a high ecclesiastic appointed by the pope to the College of Cardinals and ranking above every other ecclesiastic but the pope.
- Carniola
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noun,
a former duchy and crown land of Austria: now part of Slovenia.
- Carolina
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noun,
a former English colony on the Atlantic coast of North America: officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina in 1729.
- Londrina
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noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Clorinda
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noun,
a female given name.
- Cnidaria
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noun,
an alternative name for the invertebrate phylum Coelenterata, giving emphasis to the stinging structures as characteristic of the phylum.
- Clarinda
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noun,
a female given name, form of Clara.
- cranial
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adjective,
of or relating to the cranium or skull.
- norland
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noun,
northland.
- Dinaric
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adjective,
of or relating to the Alpine region of the Balkan Peninsula, from Slovenia to N Albania and extending across W Coatia, and most of Bosnia and Herzegovna, and Montenegro.
- ocarina
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- Landini
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noun,
Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), c1325–97, Italian organist and composer.
- ordinal
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noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- Alcoran
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noun,
Alkoran.
- andiron
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noun,
one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
- Nordica
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noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- Laconia
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noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- lacinia
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noun,
Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- Alarcon
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noun,
Pedro Antonio [pe-th raw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pedro Antonio Alarcón y Ariza) 1833–91, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and diplomat.
- radical
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noun,
a person who holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles; extremist.
- Linaria
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Linaria, of the figwort family, especially of the cultivated species, as L. maroccana or L. aeruginea, having slender clusters of spurred flowers in a variety of colors.
- conidia
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noun,
(in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.
- dianoia
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noun,
the mental faculty used in discursive reasoning.
- cardio-
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- cordial
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noun,
a strong, sweetened, aromatic alcoholic liquor; liqueur.
- Conrail
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noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- cranio-
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- craniol
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- carload
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noun,
the amount carried by a car, especially a freight car.
- crinoid
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noun,
any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup-shaped body to which are attached branched, radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies, feather stars, and various fossil forms.
- clarino
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- Nicolai
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noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- Icarian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Icaria.
- Clarion
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- cannoli
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plural noun,
tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.
- nodical
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adjective,
of or relating to a node or the nodes.
- caldron
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noun,
cauldron.
- calando
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adverb,
in a slower, softer manner.
- clarain
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noun,
the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
- laniard
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noun,
lanyard.
- Indiana
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noun,
Robert (Robert Clarke) born 1928, U.S. painter of pop art.
- Iranian
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noun,
a subbranch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Persian, Pashto, Avestan, and Kurdish.
- Acrilan
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- acaroid
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adjective,
resembling a mite or tick.
- indican
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noun,
a glucoside, C 14 H 17 NO 6 , that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.
- Aaronic
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adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- Coanda
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noun,
Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- lorica
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noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Ciardi
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noun,
John, 1916–86, U.S. poet.
- Nordic
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noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- Arnold
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noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- niacin
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- Lindon
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noun,
a male given name.
- clado-
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- arnica
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Conrad
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noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- inroad
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noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- lardon
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noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- Carina
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- oilcan
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- nidana
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noun,
any of 12 aspects of Samsara, or the cycle of birth and death, often compared to 12 spokes of a wheel.
- indic.
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- Darlan
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noun,
Jean Louis Xavier François [zhahn lwee gza-vyey frahn-swa] /ʒɑ̃ lwi gzaˈvyeɪ frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1881–1942, French naval officer and politician.
- Dacron
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- Cronin
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noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- acarid
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noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- Cardin
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noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- cardia
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noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- cardi-
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- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Ionian
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noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- carnal
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adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- radio-
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- Candor
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noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- Candia
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noun,
former name of Iráklion.
- canard
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noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- Canad.
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- Carola
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noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- Indian
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noun,
Also called American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Native American. a member of the aboriginal people of America or of any of the aboriginal North or South American stocks, usually excluding the Eskimos.
- Ilorin
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noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- Landon
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noun,
Alfred ("Alf") Mossman [maws-muh n,, mos-] /ˈmɔs mən,, ˈmɒs-/ (Show IPA), 1887–1987, U.S. politician.
- Landor
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noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- Carian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- narial
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adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- Ladino
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noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- irido-
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- Ronald
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noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- racial
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adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- alodia
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noun,
allodium.
- Alnico
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noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Alicia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Aldrin
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noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- inland
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noun,
the interior part of a country.
- Adrian
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noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- Andria
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noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- nanoid
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adjective,
dwarfish.
- rancid
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adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- radial
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noun,
a radial section or construction.
- alcaid
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plural noun,
the descendants of Alcaeus.
- radian
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noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- Alaric
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noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- Colada
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noun,
piña colada.
- ironic
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adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- Icaria
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noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- narco-
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- Ancona
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noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- Andric
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noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- Adonai
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noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- andro-
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- ordain
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verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- clino-
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- inlaid
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noun,
inlaid work.
- Adonic
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noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- clinid
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noun,
any of the blennioid fishes of the family Clinidae, of tropical and subtropical seas.
- anodic
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adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- Orinda
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noun,
a town in W California.
- randan
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noun,
a rowboat designed for three people, one person in the middle using two oars and the other two using one oar each.
- Andron
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noun,
(in an ancient Greek house) an apartment for men, especially one for banqueting.
- Roland
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noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- Dorian
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noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- indri
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noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- inion
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noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- Naida
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noun,
a female given name.
- naiad
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- incl.
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- incor
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- incr.
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- Indo-
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- iodic
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adjective,
containing iodine, especially in the pentavalent state.
- Lorna
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noun,
a female given name.
- Coral
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noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- India
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noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- Lorin
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Colin
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- nadir
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noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Indio
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noun,
a town in S California.
- Conn.
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- Conan
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noun,
a male given name.
- craal
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noun,
kraal.
- coria
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noun,
plural of corium.
- Indra
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noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- ician
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- Lorca
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noun,
García Lorca.
- Draco
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noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- 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.
- naira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- dolia
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noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- Dolin
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noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- Donar
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noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- Donna
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- Lando
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noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- DORAN
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noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- Doric
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noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- drail
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noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Liard
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noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- Drain
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noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Lanai
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noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Drina
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noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- Laird
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noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Ladon
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noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- Ladin
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noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- Irina
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noun,
a female given name.
- 2,4-d
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noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- idion
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- idio-
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- Dirac
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noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- irid-
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- LORAN
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noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- daric
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noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Ionia
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noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Dacia
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noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- Inari
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noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- dalan
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noun,
(in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
- Danai
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plural noun,
the Argives.
- Dania
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noun,
a town in S Florida.
- Ionic
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Iran.
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- danio
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noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Lindi
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noun,
a seaport in SE Tanzania.
- LIDAR
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noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- Linda
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noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- dial.
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- Diana
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noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- Ilion
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noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- ilio-
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- linac
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- Iliad
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noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- dinar
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noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Iliac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Lidia
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noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- Dario
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noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- ronin
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noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Nairn
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noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Adlai
-
noun,
a male given name.
- radon
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noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- aroid
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noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- aioli
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noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- noria
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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.
- NORAD
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noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- adorn
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verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- nona-
-
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Arion
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noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- acron
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noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- canal
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noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- acold
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adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- Aloin
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- orial
-
- anion
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noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Ancon
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noun,
the elbow.
- ordn.
-
- annal
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noun,
a record of events of a particular year:
- anal.
-
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- anon.
-
- Oland
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noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- Arica
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noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- oidia
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noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- Aldan
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noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from the Yabloni Mountains to the Lena. about 1500 miles (2415 km) long.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Alcor
-
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- 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.
- acorn
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noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acro-
-
- andr-
-
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- cilia
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plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- nicad
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noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- Carol
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noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- 30-30
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- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- nano-
-
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- cidal
-
- Card.
-
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- Canna
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- rcd.
-
- RONA
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Rida
-
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- RIIA
-
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rad.
-
- 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).
- RdAc
-
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- lond
-
- NOAA
-
- NIRA
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- 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.
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- NDAC
-
- NCAA
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- NACA
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- ord.
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- lin.
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- non-
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- iod-
-
- 1080
-
- ical
-
- Danl
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- 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.
- Con.
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- ano-
-
- DCNL
-
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- dia-
-
- ann.
-
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- Din.
-
- Dino
-
- dioc
-
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Cond
-
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Cdr.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clar
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Col.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- dir.
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- ACDA
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- Ind.
-
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- iana
-
- acad
-
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- ICAO
-
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- INRI
-
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- acr-
-
- dlr.
-
- Ald.
-
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Ala.
-
- Alco
-
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- AInd
-
- dol.
-
- Ar.
-
- cr.
-
- ANC
-
- an.
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ac-
-
- RLD
-
- 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.
- ALC
-
- RNA
-
- rnd
-
- ROA
-
- al.
-
- ad-
-
- Oc.
-
- NRC
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- NRA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- nr.
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- AIA
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- ADC
-
- ca.
-
- ROI
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- OCD
-
- AOA
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ONI
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ola
-
- cl.
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ONR
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aor
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- AIC
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- OCR
-
- RCN
-
- Aar
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RDC
-
- RDA
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- Rd.
-
- OIr
-
- RCA
-
- oic
-
- oid
-
- ard
-
- 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.
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- IOC
-
- CAA
-
- DNR
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- id.
-
- Dr.
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Doi
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- DNA
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LCA
-
- LCD
-
- LCI
-
- Ld.
-
- LDC
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- DLO
-
- DLC
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- DIL
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ior
-
- Ir.
-
- in.
-
- ILO
-
- IRC
-
- il-
-
- ial
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- La.
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- NIA
-
- di.
-
- CLI
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- CNO
-
- CNN
-
- CLR
-
- Clo
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NCO
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- CIA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NOC
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- CAI
-
- NAA
-
- NAD
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- LOC
-
- DOA
-
- LON
-
- do.
-
- DCL
-
- DAR
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- RC
-
- OA
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- RO
-
- O.
-
- RI
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- ln
-
- 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.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NL
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
- R.
-
- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- AO
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- L.
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- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- ol
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- LR
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- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
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- ic
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- NC
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- ND
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- D.
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- NI
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- DN
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- dl
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- L2
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- L1
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- RN
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