Anagrams of anguilliform
Word anguilliform has
877 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of anguilliform.
- linguiform
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adjective,
having the shape of a tongue; tongue-shaped.
- ligniform
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adjective,
having the form of wood; resembling wood, as a variety of asbestos.
- alumino-
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- informal
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adjective,
without formality or ceremony; casual:
- Friulian
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noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect spoken by about half a million people of the plains of extreme NE Italy.
- frilling
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noun,
frilled edging.
- Mulligan
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noun,
Also called mulligan stew. a stew containing meat, vegetables, etc., especially one made of any available ingredients.
- original
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noun,
a primary form or type from which varieties are derived.
- long-arm
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noun,
a long pole fitted with any of various devices, as a hook or clamp, for performing tasks otherwise out of reach.
- gin-mill
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noun,
a bar or saloon, especially a cheap or disreputable one.
- unfilial
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adjective,
not befitting a son or daughter; violating the customary obligation of a child to a parent.
- Langmuir
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noun,
Irving, 1881–1957, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1932.
- unifilar
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adjective,
having or involving only one thread, wire, or the like.
- mill-run
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adjective,
coming directly from a mill, especially without having been sorted:
- monilial
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adjective,
pertaining to or caused by a fungus of the genus Monilia.
- Formalin
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noun,
a clear, colorless, aqueous solution of 40 percent formaldehyde.
- Ligurian
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noun,
an apparently Indo-European language used in ancient times along the NW coast of the Ligurian Sea.
- alluring
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noun,
fascination; charm; appeal.
- oliguria
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noun,
scantiness of urine due to diminished secretion.
- flamingo
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noun,
any of several aquatic birds of the family Phoenicopteridae, having very long legs and neck, webbed feet, a bill bent downward at the tip, and pinkish to scarlet plumage.
- gallium
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noun,
a rare, steel-gray, trivalent metallic element used in high-temperature thermometers because of its high boiling point (1983°C) and low melting point (30°C). Symbol: Ga; atomic weight: 69.72; atomic number: 31; specific gravity: 5.91 at 20°C.
- gourami
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noun,
a large, air-breathing, nest-building, freshwater Asiatic fish, Osphronemus goramy, used for food.
- Furlong
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noun,
a unit of distance, equal to 220 yards (201 meters) or ⅛ mile (0.2 km). Abbreviation: fur.
- gainful
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adjective,
profitable; lucrative:
- gorilla
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noun,
the largest of the anthropoid apes, Gorilla gorilla, terrestrial and vegetarian, of western equatorial Africa and the Kivu highlands, comprising the subspecies G. g. gorilla (western lowland gorilla) G. g. graueri (eastern lowland gorilla) and G. g. beringei (mountain gorilla) now rare.
- Monilia
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noun,
a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.
- Gillian
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noun,
a female given name, form of Juliana.
- milfoil
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noun,
yarrow (def 1).
- rolling
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noun,
the action, motion, or sound of anything that rolls.
- filling
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noun,
an act or instance of filling.
- milling
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noun,
an act or instance of subjecting something to the operation of a mill.
- million
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noun,
a cardinal number, a thousand times one thousand.
- millrun
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noun,
millrace.
- languor
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noun,
lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness.
- rifling
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noun,
the act or process of cutting spiral grooves in a gun barrel, pipe, etc.
- organum
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noun,
an organon.
- filming
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noun,
the act or period of photographing, especially of a motion picture.
- figural
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adjective,
consisting of figures, especially human or animal figures:
- flaming
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noun,
burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- farming
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noun,
the business of operating a farm.
- flaring
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noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- Murillo
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noun,
Bartolomé Esteban [bahr-taw-law-me es-te-vahn] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ɛsˈtɛ vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1617–82, Spanish painter.
- fairing
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noun,
a structure on the exterior of an aircraft or boat, for reducing drag.
- frogman
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noun,
a swimmer specially equipped with air tanks, wet suit, diving mask, etc., for underwater demolition, salvage, military operations, scientific exploration, etc.
- failing
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noun,
an act or instance of failing; failure:
- origami
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noun,
the traditional Japanese art or technique of folding paper into a variety of decorative or representational forms, as of animals or flowers.
- formula
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noun,
a set form of words, as for stating or declaring something definitely or authoritatively, for indicating procedure to be followed, or for prescribed use on some ceremonial occasion.
- fouling
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noun,
an encrusted deposit, especially on a submerged object, as the hull of a ship.
- framing
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noun,
the act, process, or manner of constructing anything.
- Gournia
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noun,
a village in NE Crete, near the site of an excavated Minoan town and palace.
- railing
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noun,
a fencelike barrier composed of one or more horizontal rails supported by widely spaced uprights; balustrade.
- mullion
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noun,
a vertical member, as of stone or wood, between the lights of a window, the panels in wainscoting, or the like.
- glamour
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noun,
the quality of fascinating, alluring, or attracting, especially by a combination of charm and good looks.
- fill-in
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noun,
a person or thing that fills in, as a substitute, replacement, or insertion:
- liminal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated at the limen.
- in-goal
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noun,
the area at either end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- airfoil
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noun,
any surface, as a wing, aileron, or stabilizer, designed to aid in lifting or controlling an aircraft by making use of the air currents through which it moves.
- lingula
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noun,
a tongue-shaped organ, process, or tissue.
- uniform
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noun,
an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank.
- unmoral
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adjective,
neither moral nor immoral; amoral; nonmoral:
- lingual
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noun,
Phonetics. a lingual sound.
- louring
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adjective,
lowering.
- aliform
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adjective,
wing-shaped; wing-like; alar.
- mailing
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noun,
a batch of mail, as of form letters, catalogs, or monthly statements, sent by a mailer at one time:
- mainour
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noun,
a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief:
- Malling
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noun,
the overbuilding of shopping malls in a region:
- Luminal
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- Liguria
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noun,
a region in NW Italy. 2099 sq. mi. (5435 sq. km).
- Guarini
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noun,
Guarino [gwah-ree-naw] /gwɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1624–83, Italian architect.
- ligroin
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noun,
a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons that boils at from 20°C to 135°C, obtained from petroleum by distillation and used as a solvent.
- ionium
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noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- langur
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noun,
any of various slender, long-tailed monkeys of the genus Presbytis, of Asia, feeding on leaves, fruits, and seeds: several species are threatened or endangered.
- firing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that fires.
- Forman
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noun,
Milos [mee-lawsh] /ˈmi lɔʃ/ (Show IPA), (Jan Tomas Forman) born 1932, U.S. film director, born in the former Czechoslovakia.
- finial
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noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- ligni-
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- lanugo
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noun,
a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- longi-
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- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- inorg.
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- ingulf
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verb (used with object),
engulf.
- Ingram
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noun,
a male given name.
- oilman
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noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- formal
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noun,
a dance, ball, or other social occasion that requires formalwear.
- ligula
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noun,
Botany, Zoology. a tonguelike or strap-shaped part or organ.
- lingam
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noun,
Sanskrit Grammar. the masculine gender.
- lingua
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noun,
the tongue or a part like a tongue.
- folium
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noun,
a thin leaflike stratum or layer; a lamella.
- foliar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the nature of a leaf or leaves.
- fogram
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noun,
an old-fashioned or overly conservative person; fogy.
- nilgai
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noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- Loring
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noun,
a male given name.
- Florin
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noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- flori-
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- Firman
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noun,
an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).
- normal
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noun,
the average or mean:
- Floral
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noun,
something, as a fabric, garment, wallpaper, or household item, having a floral pattern:
- flagon
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noun,
a large bottle for wine, liquors, etc.
- Nomura
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noun,
Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- ligno-
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- Ingmar
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noun,
a male given name.
- margin
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noun,
the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
- moulin
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noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- Marlin
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noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- Ifugao
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noun,
a member of an agricultural people who inhabit Luzon, in the Philippines.
- girl-o
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- milli-
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- malign
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adjective,
evil in effect; pernicious; baleful; injurious:
- glioma
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noun,
a tumor of the brain composed of neuroglia.
- Gloria
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noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- Marlon
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noun,
a male given name.
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Gilman
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noun,
Arthur, 1837–1909, U.S. educator.
- gonium
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noun,
the germ cell during the phase marked by mitosis.
- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Mallon
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noun,
Mary ("Typhoid Mary") 1869?–1938, U.S. cook, born in Ireland: known immune carrier of typhoid fever who infected many with the disease, institutionalized in 1914.
- manful
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adjective,
having or showing boldness, courage, or strength; resolute.
- manuf.
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- Marini
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- grani-
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- grano-
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- Ilorin
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noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- giaour
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noun,
an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
- morula
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noun,
the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
- fungal
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adjective,
fungous.
- Morini
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noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- Morgan
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noun,
one of a breed of light carriage and saddle horses descended from the stallion Justin Morgan.
- granum
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noun,
(in prescriptions) a grain.
- fullam
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noun,
fulham.
- fullom
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noun,
fulham.
- fulmar
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noun,
any of certain oceanic birds of the petrel family, especially Fulmarus glacialis, a gull-like Arctic species.
- infula
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noun,
one of the two embroidered lappets of the miter of a bishop.
- fungi-
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- gallon
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noun,
a common unit of capacity in English-speaking countries, equal to four quarts, the U.S. standard gallon being equal to 231 cubic inches (3.7853 liters), and the British imperial gallon to 277.42 cubic inches (4.546 liters). Abbreviation: gal.
- infra-
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- monial
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noun,
a mullion.
- inform
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adjective,
without form; formless.
- Molina
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noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- infirm
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adjective,
feeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing.
- Galion
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noun,
a city in N central Ohio.
- infill
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noun,
the planned conversion of empty lots, underused or rundown buildings, and other available space in densely built-up urban and suburban areas for use as sites for commercial buildings and housing, frequently as an alternative to overdevelopment of rural areas.
- Gallo-
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- Fulani
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noun,
Also, Fulah. a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of mixed African and Mediterranean ancestry, scattered through W Africa from Senegal to Cameroon.
- frugal
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adjective,
economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful:
Synonyms: thrifty, chary, provident, careful, prudent, penny-wise, scrimping; miserly, Scotch, penny-pinching.
Antonyms: wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift, prodigal, profligate.
- origan
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- Ulfila
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noun,
a.d. c311–c382, Christian bishop to the Goths: translated Bible into the Gothic language.
- amino-
-
- alumni
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noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- alumin
-
- armful
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noun,
as much as a person can hold or carry in an arm or both arms.
- armill
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noun,
a garment resembling a stole, worn by a British king at his coronation.
- agron.
-
- ailing
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adjective,
sickly; unwell.
- Ugrian
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noun,
a member of any of the Ugrian peoples.
- filial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter:
- Arnulf
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noun,
a.d. 850?–899, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 887–899: crowned 896.
- airing
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noun,
an exposure to the air, as for drying.
- Fangio
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noun,
Juan Manuel [wahn man-wel;; Spanish hwahn mah-nwel] /ˈwɑn mænˈwɛl;; Spanish ˈʰwɑn mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1911–1995, Argentine racing-car driver.
- Auriol
-
noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- Allium
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noun,
any bulbous plant belonging to the genus Allium, of the amaryllis family, having an onion odor and flowers in a round cluster, including the onion, leek, shallot, garlic, and chive.
- all-in
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adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- origin
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noun,
something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead:
- unfair
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adjective,
not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics:
- ruling
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noun,
an authoritative decision, as one by a judge on a debated point of law.
- angio-
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- urino-
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- unroll
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verb (used with object),
to open or spread out (something rolled or coiled):
- urinal
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noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- Anglo-
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- urano-
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- almug
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noun,
a tree, possibly the red sandalwood. I Kings 10:12.
- Alogi
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noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- grill
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noun,
a grated utensil for broiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc., over a fire; gridiron.
- marg.
-
- Maori
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- groin
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noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- groma
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noun,
an instrument having a cruciform wooden frame with a plumb line at the end of each arm, used for laying out lines at right angles to existing lines.
- guar.
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- 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.
- guano
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noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- Almon
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noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- Guin.
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- guiro
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noun,
a South American musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd with serrated surface that is scraped with a stick.
- angor
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noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- Mango
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noun,
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- allo-
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- mini-
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- Angl.
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- gluon
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noun,
an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
- gnarl
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noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- alum.
-
- Roman
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noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- among
-
preposition,
in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by:
- Mario
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noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- gonif
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noun,
ganef.
- amin-
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- amigo
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noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- goral
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noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- Milan
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noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- gloam
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noun,
twilight; gloaming.
- Marin
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noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- angi-
-
- maill
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noun,
mail3 .
- amour
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noun,
a love affair.
- grain
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noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- milia
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noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- Rolla
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noun,
a city in S central Missouri.
- gram.
-
- along
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Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- 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.
- glair
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- Grail
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- Liman
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noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- afoul
-
Idioms,
run / come / fall afoul of,
to become entangled with:
to come into conflict with:
- Irgun
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noun,
a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- login
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noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- logia
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noun,
a plural of logion.
- Logan
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noun,
pokelogan.
- Llano
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- Linum
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- lang.
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- 30-30
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- Afro-
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- unrig
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verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- longa
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noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- lingo
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noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- Largo
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noun,
a largo movement.
- uran-
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- larum
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noun,
alarum.
- ling.
-
- liang
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noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- Lifar
-
noun,
Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
- ligan
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noun,
lagan.
- lign-
-
- Urial
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noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Urmia
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noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- Iran.
-
- unarm
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verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- rumal
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noun,
a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
- imago
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noun,
Entomology. an adult insect.
- Iglau
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noun,
Jihlava.
- lungi
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noun,
a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- lunar
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noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- garni
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adjective,
garnished.
- ilio-
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- Ilion
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noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Ilium
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noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- algum
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noun,
a Biblical tree, possibly the red sandalwood. II Chron. 2:8.
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- Luing
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noun,
one of a breed of beef cattle developed on Luing Island off Scotland by interbreeding Shorthorn bulls and purebred West Highland cows.
- ALGOL
-
noun,
a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Perseus: the first known and most famous eclipsing binary star.
- imino
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adjective,
containing the imino group.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- Lugar
-
noun,
Richard G(reen) born 1932, U.S. politician: senator 1977–2013.
- algo-
-
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Alfur
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of eastern Indonesia, especially of the Moluccas, whose features show both Malayan and Papuan characteristics.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- LORAN
-
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.
- Loral
-
adjective,
of or relating to lore, knowledge, learning, etc.
- agro-
-
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- G-man
-
noun,
an agent for the FBI.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- fugal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a fugue, or composed in the style of a fugue.
- rall.
-
- Fargo
-
noun,
William George, 1818–81, U.S. businessman: pioneered in express shipping and banking.
- Flora
-
noun,
the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
- flor.
-
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- 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.
- flong
-
noun,
the material of which a stereotype mold is made.
- foll.
-
- frill
-
noun,
a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; ruffle.
- arium
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- argol
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- fungo
-
noun,
(in practice sessions) a ball tossed into the air by the batter and struck as it comes down.
- fling
-
noun,
an act of flinging.
- furan
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated, five-membered heterocyclic compound, C 4 H 4 O, obtained from furfural: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Friml
-
noun,
Rudolf, 1881–1972, U.S. composer and pianist, born in Austria-Hungary.
- onium
-
- omni-
-
- Forum
-
noun,
the marketplace or public square of an ancient Roman city, the center of judicial and business affairs and a place of assembly for the people.
- folia
-
noun,
plural of folium.
- mural
-
noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- foram
-
noun,
foraminifer.
- Forli
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
- orial
-
- orig.
-
- Fagin
-
noun,
(in Dickens' Oliver Twist) a villainous old man who trains and uses young boys as thieves.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- Mulga
-
noun,
an Australian shrub or small tree, Acacia aneura, forming dense growths in some areas and having foliage used as forage for livestock.
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- fango
-
noun,
clay or mud, especially a clay obtained from certain hot springs in Battaglio, Italy, used as a hot application in the treatment of certain diseases.
- Mungo
-
noun,
a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste.
- frail
-
noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- flung
-
noun,
an act of flinging.
- flour
-
noun,
the finely ground meal of grain, especially the finer meal separated by bolting.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- anim.
-
- nullo
-
noun,
(in certain card games) a bid to take no tricks.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- molal
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a solution containing one mole of solute per kilogram of solvent.
- filar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a thread or threads.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- olig-
-
- flail
-
noun,
an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.
- flair
-
noun,
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- Mogul
-
noun,
a bump or mound of hard snow on a ski slope.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- filum
-
noun,
a threadlike structure; filament.
- Gamin
-
noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- gamo-
-
- NIRA
-
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- ugli
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- 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.
- Urfa
-
noun,
a city in SE Turkey, E of the Euphrates River: on the site of ancient Edessa.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- uria
-
- ogam
-
noun,
ogham.
- Ogma
-
noun,
a god of poetry and eloquence and the inventor of the ogham letters: one of the Tuatha De Danann.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- 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.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- uni-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- loaf
-
noun,
a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- 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.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- log-
-
- Nor.
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- 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.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- null
-
noun,
Electronics. a point of minimum signal reception, as on a radio direction finder or other electronic meter.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- lin.
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- Mngr
-
- 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.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- mil.
-
- RIIA
-
- Moll
-
noun,
gun moll.
- 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.
- mGal
-
- Mon.
-
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- mong
-
noun,
mongrel, especially a mongrel dog.
- Rigi
-
noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Rom.
-
- mol.
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- min.
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- 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.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Ming
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 1368–1644, marked by the restoration of traditional institutions and the development of the arts, especially in porcelain, textiles, and painting.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MILR
-
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Rolf
-
noun,
Also called Rolf the Ganger [gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/ (Show IPA). Rollo (def 1).
- roll
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- Mill
-
noun,
a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
- RONA
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Lugo
-
noun,
a city in NW Spain.
- mag.
-
- mal-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- MUNG
-
noun,
something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Magi
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Mall
-
noun,
Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building.
Compare shopping center.
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- 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.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- lung
-
noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- org.
-
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- 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.
- mRNA
-
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Mar.
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- mun.
-
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- 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).
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mull
-
noun,
a soft, thin muslin.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Man.
-
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- 1080
-
- uro-
-
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- glam
-
noun,
glamour.
- fam.
-
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gill
-
noun,
the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
- Gifu
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan.
- glim
-
noun,
a light or lamp.
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- gaum
-
verb (used with object),
to smear or cover with a gummy, sticky substance (often followed by up):
- Gaul
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- fail
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- Fall
-
noun,
an act or instance of falling or dropping from a higher to a lower place or position.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- glom
-
noun,
a look or glimpse.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- golf
-
noun,
a game in which clubs with wooden or metal heads are used to hit a small, white ball into a number of holes, usually 9 or 18, in succession, situated at various distances over a course having natural or artificial obstacles, the object being to get the ball into each hole in as few strokes as possible.
- gro.
-
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Grim
-
adjective,
stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise:
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Graf
-
noun,
Stephanie Maria ("Steffi") born 1969, German tennis player.
- Arg.
-
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- gon-
-
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- glum
-
adjective,
sullenly or silently gloomy; dejected.
- goaf
-
noun,
gob1 (def 3).
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- GNMA
-
- Arm.
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- FLRA
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aug.
-
- aur-
-
- Fang
-
noun,
one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
- Gall
-
noun,
impudence; effrontery.
- Guam
-
noun,
an island, belonging to the U.S., in the N Pacific, E of the Philippines: the largest of the Marianas group; U.S. naval station. 206 sq. mi. (535 sq. km). Capital: Agaña.
Abbreviation: GU (for use with zip code).
- FOIA
-
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- for.
-
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- Fong
-
noun,
Hiram L(eong) [lee-awng,, -ong] /liˈɔŋ,, -ˈɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1907–2004, U.S. lawyer and senator from Hawaii 1959–77.
- fol.
-
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- foul
-
noun,
something that is foul.
- firm
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- foam
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- foal
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- Fla.
-
- flag
-
noun,
a piece of cloth, varying in size, shape, color, and design, usually attached at one edge to a staff or cord, and used as the symbol of a nation, state, or organization, as a means of signaling, etc.; ensign; standard; banner; pennant.
- Flam
-
noun,
a deception or trick.
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- FNMA
-
- Fin.
-
- Four
-
noun,
a cardinal number, three plus one.
- Gal.
-
- Frum
-
adjective,
Yiddish. religious; observant.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- furl
-
noun,
the act of furling.
- fur.
-
- Farl
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- farm
-
noun,
a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- full
-
noun,
the highest or fullest state, condition, or degree:
- Fula
-
noun,
Fulani.
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- Faun
-
noun,
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
- frug
-
noun,
a dance deriving from the twist.
- film
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- from
-
preposition,
(used to specify a starting point in spatial movement):
- FROG
-
noun,
any tailless, stout-bodied amphibian of the order Anura, including the smooth, moist-skinned frog species that live in a damp or semiaquatic habitat and the warty, drier-skinned toad species that are mostly terrestrial as adults.
- fig.
-
- fill
-
noun,
a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire:
- frig
-
noun,
refrigerator.
- Fri.
-
- Frau
-
noun,
a married woman; a wife.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frag
-
noun,
fragmentation grenade.
- grum
-
adjective,
grim; glum; surly.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- infl
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- 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.
- INRI
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- Inf.
-
- agr.
-
- Alg.
-
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- all-
-
- Ill.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ign.
-
- 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.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Lani
-
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lam.
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- 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.
- afr-
-
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- flog
-
verb (used with object),
to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Gula
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- gull
-
noun,
any of numerous long-winged, web-toed, aquatic birds of the family Laridae, having usually white plumage with a gray back and wings.
- gumi
-
noun,
a spreading shrub, Elaeagnus multiflora, of eastern Asia, having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and edible red fruit.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- Gulf
-
noun,
a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- ano-
-
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- AFM
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- ur-
-
- 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.
- AFL
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- UNO
-
- OIr
-
- of-
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- RNA
-
- Ola
-
- AGM
-
- ung
-
- OLG
-
- ROA
-
- OFr
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OAU
-
- ag-
-
- aor
-
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- AOU
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Fl.
-
- Am.
-
- nr.
-
- Af.
-
- NRA
-
- NUL
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- NUM
-
- FIO
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- al.
-
- OFM
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- 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.
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Fia
-
- RMA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- FAG
-
noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- fo.
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- ARU
-
- ANG
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- ROI
-
- RAF
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- ALM
-
- ALU
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ANF
-
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AMU
-
- UAR
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- fgn
-
- RFI
-
- Om.
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- UAM
-
- ONF
-
- ONI
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- ONR
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- FAO
-
- UFO
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- Ufa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Bashkir Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe.
- RFA
-
- ROG
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- LIM
-
- flu
-
noun,
influenza.
- Ir.
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- MFA
-
- MFG
-
- MFR
-
- LON
-
- fm.
-
- MGr
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Mig
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Gr.
-
- IRL
-
- gl.
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- IRO
-
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- GIF
-
noun,
a set of standards and file format for storage of digital color images and short animations.
- ium
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ml.
-
- La.
-
- MLA
-
- MLF
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- grf
-
- MLR
-
- IGM
-
- LUG
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- IMF
-
- ILO
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- ing
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- 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.
- IOF
-
- Mao
-
- 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 = .
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- ior
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IOU
-
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- Gum
-
noun,
any of various viscid, amorphous exudations from plants, hardening on exposure to air and soluble in or forming a viscid mass with water.
- gul
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- in.
-
- MLG
-
- LaF
-
- NFL
-
- MNA
-
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- fou
-
adjective,
drunk.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- Frl
-
- NIA
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- fog
-
noun,
a cloudlike mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth, appreciably reducing visibility.
Compare ice fog, mist, smog.
- 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.
- lg.
-
- NLF
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- NMU
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Lif
-
- FRG
-
- ll.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MOR
-
- 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.
- MOG
-
noun,
moggy.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- MOI
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- LNG
-
- gi.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- mug
-
noun,
a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- fun
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- Ga.
-
- ful
-
noun,
Fulani.
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MUF
-
- MRA
-
- LLM
-
- fug
-
noun,
stale air, especially the humid, warm, ill-smelling air of a crowded room, kitchen, etc.
- MRI
-
- L2
-
- UL
-
- 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.
- L1
-
- U.
-
- L.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LF
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- AO
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- 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.
- LM
-
- UI
-
- MG
-
- LR
-
- NG
-
- GM
-
- G.
-
- fg
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- ol
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NF
-
- NI
-
- GU
-
- OA
-
- OG
-
- O.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NL
-
- NM
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- fn
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- MN
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- rg
-
- RU
-
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- IG
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- RO
-
- i.
-
- MF
-
- RF
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- GN
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- N.
-