Anagrams of animadversion
Word animadversion has
1856 anagrams
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- monandries
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noun,
the practice or condition of having one husband at a time.
- seminarian
-
noun,
a student in a theological seminary.
- Amerindian
-
noun,
Indian (def 1).
- meridians
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noun,
Geography.
a great circle of the earth passing through the poles and any given point on the earth's surface.
the half of such a circle included between the poles.
- marinades
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noun,
a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.
- mesovaria
-
noun,
the mesentery of the ovary.
- armenians
-
noun,
a native of Armenia.
- Indonesia
-
noun,
East Indies (def 1).
- indamines
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noun,
any of a series of basic organic compounds, the simplest having the formula C 12 H 11 N 3 , which form bluish and greenish salts, used in the manufacture of dyes.
- daemonian
-
noun,
demonian.
- Rovaniemi
-
noun,
a city in N Finland, near the Arctic Circle.
- Sardinian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sardinia.
- mandarins
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noun,
(in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.
- dimension
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noun,
Mathematics.
a property of space; extension in a given direction:
the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere.
the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space.
the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers.
extension in time:
- disenamor
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verb (used with object),
to disillusion; disenchant (usually used in the passive and followed by of or with):
- Nivernais
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noun,
a former province in central France. Capital: Nevers.
- aneroids
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- Norseman
-
noun,
Northman.
- amerinds
-
noun,
Indian (def 1).
- dioramas
-
noun,
a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- aversion
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noun,
a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to):
- invasion
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noun,
an act or instance of invading or entering as an enemy, especially by an army.
- aviaries
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noun,
a large cage or a house or enclosure in which birds are kept.
- insomnia
-
noun,
inability to obtain sufficient sleep, especially when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.
- avodires
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noun,
the hard, light-colored wood of a West African tree, Turraeanthus africana, of the mahogany family, used for making furniture.
- radiomen
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noun,
a person who operates a radio.
- radioman
-
noun,
a person who operates a radio.
- monardas
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noun,
any aromatic, erect plant belonging to the genus Monarda, of the mint family, native to North America, including horsemint and Oswego tea.
- iranians
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noun,
a subbranch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Persian, Pashto, Avestan, and Kurdish.
- Mondrian
-
noun,
Piet [peet] /pit/ (Show IPA), (Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan) 1872–1944, Dutch painter.
- sonarmen
-
noun,
a petty officer who operates and maintains sonar.
- sonarman
-
noun,
a petty officer who operates and maintains sonar.
- visioned
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noun,
the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.
- indamine
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noun,
any of a series of basic organic compounds, the simplest having the formula C 12 H 11 N 3 , which form bluish and greenish salts, used in the manufacture of dyes.
- romaines
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- moraines
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- Romanian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Romania.
- Moravian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Moravia.
- Romanies
-
noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- Raimondi
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noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kan-toh-nee-oh;; Italian mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kænˈtoʊ niˌoʊ;; Italian ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1534, Italian engraver.
- iron-man
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noun,
a person, as a worker or athlete, of great physical endurance who can be depended upon to perform a given task or job tirelessly.
- nonaries
-
noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- Meridian
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noun,
Geography.
a great circle of the earth passing through the poles and any given point on the earth's surface.
the half of such a circle included between the poles.
- marinade
-
noun,
a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.
- Marianne
-
noun,
the French Republic, personified as a woman.
- maravedi
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noun,
a former gold coin issued by the Moors in Spain.
- araneids
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- andirons
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noun,
one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
- Mandarin
-
noun,
(in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.
- Anderson
-
noun,
Carl David, 1905–91, U.S. physicist: discoverer of the positron; Nobel Prize 1936.
- Arianism
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noun,
the doctrine, taught by Arius, that Christ the Son was not consubstantial with God the Father.
- midirons
-
noun,
a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a driving iron but less slope than a mid-mashie.
- reinsman
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noun,
a person who rides or drives horses, especially a skillful one, as a jockey or harness driver.
- Roseanna
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noun,
a female given name.
- madrones
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noun,
any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- Armenian
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noun,
a native of Armenia.
- Mindanao
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noun,
the second largest island of the Philippines, in the S part of the group. 36,537 sq. mi. (94,631 sq. km).
- madonnas
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noun,
the Virgin Mary (usually preceded by the).
- madeiras
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noun,
a group of eight islands off the NW coast of Africa, part of Portugal. 308 sq. mi. (798 sq. km). Capital: Funchal.
- resinoid
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noun,
a resinoid substance.
- revision
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noun,
the act or work of revising.
- minivers
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noun,
(in the Middle Ages) a fur of white or spotted white and gray used for linings and trimmings.
Compare vair (def 1).
- amidines
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noun,
any of a group of compounds containing the CN 2 H 3 group, some of which have marked pharmacological action.
- Ironside
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noun,
a strong person with great power of endurance or resistance.
- Asmonean
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noun,
Hasmonean.
- amandine
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adjective,
served or prepared with almonds:
- derision
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noun,
ridicule; mockery:
- sandiver
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noun,
a whitish, saline scum formed on the surface of molten glass.
- adenomas
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noun,
a benign tumor originating in a secretory gland.
- demonian
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adjective,
demoniac (def 1).
- drive-in
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noun,
a motion-picture theater, refreshment stand, bank, or other public facility designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles.
- Deianira
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noun,
a sister of Meleager and wife of Hercules, whom she killed unwittingly by giving him a shirt that had been dipped in the poisoned blood of Nessus.
- viremias
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noun,
the presence of a virus in the blood.
- sanidine
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noun,
a glassy, often transparent variety of orthoclase in which sodium may replace as much as 50 percent of the potassium: forms phenocrysts in some igneous rocks.
- diamines
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noun,
a compound containing two amino groups.
- sea-maid
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noun,
a mermaid.
- environs
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plural noun,
the surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs.
- semiarid
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adjective,
characterized by very little annual rainfall, usually from 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 cm):
- Sardinia
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noun,
a large island in the Mediterranean, W of Italy: with small nearby islands it comprises a department of Italy. 9301 sq. mi. (24,090 sq. km).
- Devonian
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noun,
Geology. the Devonian Period or System.
- envision
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verb (used with object),
to picture mentally, especially some future event or events:
- sirenian
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- Navarino
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noun,
a seaport in the SW Peloponnesus, in SW Greece: Turkish and Egyptian fleets defeated near here in a naval battle 1827.
- diviners
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noun,
a person who divines; soothsayer; prophet.
- Erasmian
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noun,
a follower of Erasmus.
- do-re-mi
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noun,
money.
- Saarinen
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noun,
Eero [air-oh] /ˈɛər oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1910–61, U.S. architect, born in Finland.
- nirvanas
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noun,
(often initial capital letter). Pali nibbana. Buddhism. freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
- devisor
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noun,
a person who makes a devise.
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- sideman
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noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- maenads
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noun,
bacchante.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Armenia
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- madrone
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noun,
any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- sedarim
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noun,
a plural of Seder.
- Madonna
-
noun,
the Virgin Mary (usually preceded by the).
- Madison
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noun,
Dolly or Dolley [dol-ee] /ˈdɒl i/ (Show IPA), (Dorothea Payne) 1768–1849, wife of James Madison.
- Maderno
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noun,
Carlo [kahr-law] /ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1556–1629, Italian architect.
- Maidens
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noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- sidero-
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- devoirs
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noun,
an act of civility or respect.
- dineros
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noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- venison
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noun,
the flesh of a deer or similar animal as used for food.
- divines
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noun,
a theologian; scholar in religion.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- divisor
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noun,
a number by which another number, the dividend, is divided.
- marinas
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Dionaea
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noun,
the Venus's-flytrap.
- diaries
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noun,
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- dianoia
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noun,
the mental faculty used in discursive reasoning.
- anosmia
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noun,
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- Maranon
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noun,
a river in Peru, flowing N and then E, joining the Ucayali to form the Amazon. 1000 miles (1600 km) long.
- Ansonia
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noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- dominie
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a schoolmaster.
- mansion
-
noun,
a very large, impressive, or stately residence.
- Mansard
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noun,
Also called mansard roof. a hip roof, each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part.
Compare French roof.
- mannose
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noun,
a hexose, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained from the hydrolysis of the ivory nut and yielding mannitol upon reduction.
- Manners
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noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- aramids
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noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- araneid
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- diamine
-
noun,
a compound containing two amino groups.
- Mandean
-
noun,
a member of an ancient Gnostic sect extant in Iraq.
- domines
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noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- arseno-
-
- Ariadne
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
- Madeira
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noun,
a group of eight islands off the NW coast of Africa, part of Portugal. 308 sq. mi. (798 sq. km). Capital: Funchal.
- evasion
-
noun,
an act or instance of escaping, avoiding, or shirking something:
- remands
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- Samanid
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noun,
a member of the rulers of Persia in the 9th and 10th centuries.
- soredia
-
noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- sandman
-
noun,
the man who, in fairy tales or folklore, puts sand in the eyes of children to make them sleepy.
- innards
-
noun,
the internal parts of the body; entrails or viscera.
- indorse
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verb (used with object),
endorse.
- Ravenna
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: the capital of Italy in the period of the Byzantine Empire; tomb of Dante.
- samovar
-
noun,
a metal urn, used especially by Russians for heating water for making tea.
- enamors
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- Indiana
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noun,
Robert (Robert Clarke) born 1928, U.S. painter of pop art.
- endrins
-
noun,
a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.
- environ
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plural noun,
the surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs.
- diviner
-
noun,
a person who divines; soothsayer; prophet.
- sidearm
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adverb,
with a swinging motion of the arm moving to the side of the body at shoulder level or below and nearly parallel to the ground:
- Danvers
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noun,
a town in NE Massachusetts, near Boston.
- daimons
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noun,
daemon.
- Romaine
-
noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- dairies
-
noun,
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- Romains
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- Romania
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
- sadiron
-
noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- inroads
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- sandmen
-
noun,
the man who, in fairy tales or folklore, puts sand in the eyes of children to make them sleepy.
- reminds
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- Isadora
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Isidor.
- ivories
-
noun,
the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
- dormins
-
noun,
abscisic acid.
- Riemann
-
noun,
Georg Friedrich Bernhard [gey-awrk free-drikh bern-hahrt] /geɪˈɔrk ˈfri drɪx ˈbɛrn hɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1826–66, German mathematician.
- vanners
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noun,
the owner or driver of a van, especially one of customized design.
- Rosanne
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Isidora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- Isadore
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- asinine
-
adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- Denison
-
noun,
a city in NE Texas.
- insider
-
noun,
a person who is a member of a group, organization, society, etc.
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- savarin
-
noun,
a spongelike cake leavened with yeast, baked in a ring mold, and often soaked with a rum syrup.
- Iranian
-
noun,
a subbranch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Persian, Pashto, Avestan, and Kurdish.
- diorama
-
noun,
a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- iodines
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- sardine
-
noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- Sandron
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- invades
-
verb (used with object),
to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent:
- avidins
-
noun,
a protein, found in the white of egg, that combines with and prevents the action of biotin, thus injuring the animal that consumes it in excess by producing biotin deficiency.
- insnare
-
verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- ravined
-
adjective,
marked or furrowed with ravines.
- avodire
-
noun,
the hard, light-colored wood of a West African tree, Turraeanthus africana, of the mahogany family, used for making furniture.
- medinas
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noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- Miranda
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and patriot.
- monesia
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noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- moneran
-
noun,
any organism of the kingdom Monera.
- Monarda
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noun,
any aromatic, erect plant belonging to the genus Monarda, of the mint family, native to North America, including horsemint and Oswego tea.
- monades
-
noun,
plural of monas.
- version
-
noun,
a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account:
- moderns
-
noun,
a person of modern times.
- Amen-Ra
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noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- radomes
-
noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- AmerInd
-
noun,
Indian (def 1).
- misread
-
verb (used with or without object),
to read wrongly.
- amidase
-
noun,
an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an acid amide.
- amidine
-
noun,
any of a group of compounds containing the CN 2 H 3 group, some of which have marked pharmacological action.
- moraine
-
noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- amidins
-
noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- miniver
-
noun,
(in the Middle Ages) a fur of white or spotted white and gray used for linings and trimmings.
Compare vair (def 1).
- aminase
-
noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.
- minivan
-
noun,
a small passenger van, somewhat larger than a station wagon, typically with side or rear windows and rear seats that can be removed for hauling small loads.
- minions
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- Minerva
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of wisdom and the arts, identified with the Greek goddess Athena.
- minders
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- amnesia
-
noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- amnions
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- vermian
-
adjective,
resembling or of the nature of a worm.
- Amon-Ra
-
noun,
Amen-Ra.
- verismo
-
noun,
the use of everyday life and actions in artistic works: introduced into opera in the early 1900s in reaction to contemporary conventions, which were seen as artificial and untruthful.
- radians
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- Morandi
-
noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1964, Italian painter.
- anadems
-
noun,
a garland or wreath for the head.
- navaids
-
noun,
an electronic aid to navigation.
- voiders
-
noun,
a person or thing that voids.
- normans
-
noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- nirvana
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter). Pali nibbana. Buddhism. freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
- nimrods
-
noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- viroids
-
noun,
an infectious agent of plants similar to a virus but consisting of only a short, single strand of RNA without a protein coat.
- virions
-
noun,
the infectious form of a virus as it exists outside the host cell, consisting of a nucleic acid core, a protein coat, and, in some species, an external envelope.
- novenas
-
noun,
a devotion consisting of nine separate days of prayers or services.
- Nidaros
-
noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- oarsman
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- oarsmen
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- adenoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor originating in a secretory gland.
- viremia
-
noun,
the presence of a virus in the blood.
- onanism
-
noun,
withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- Moravia
-
noun,
Alberto [ahl-ber-taw] /ɑlˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), (Alberto Pincherle) 1907–90, Italian writer.
- admires
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- Adonais
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- oneidas
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- one-man
-
adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- Nanaimo
-
noun,
a port in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the SE part of Vancouver Island.
- ordains
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- adviser
-
noun,
one who gives advice.
- aeonian
-
adjective,
eternal; everlasting.
- ovarian
-
adjective,
of or relating to an ovary.
- ovaries
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
- overman
-
noun,
a foreman, supervisor, or overseer.
- Mordvin
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities in the middle Volga basin, especially between Nizhni Novgorod and Saratov.
- verdins
-
noun,
a small, yellow-headed, titmouse-like bird, Auriparus flaviceps, of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, which builds a compact, spherical nest of thorny twigs.
- side-on
-
adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- andiron
-
noun,
one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- randans
-
noun,
a rowboat designed for three people, one person in the middle using two oars and the other two using one oar each.
- midairs
-
noun,
any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface:
- Andreas
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- merinos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- randoms
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- midiron
-
noun,
a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a driving iron but less slope than a mid-mashie.
- Andvari
-
noun,
a dwarf from whom Loki extorted a treasure, including a magic ring, to give to Hreidmar as wergild for the killing of Otter: Andvari then cursed all those who would possess the treasure.
- Andover
-
noun,
a city in NE Massachusetts.
- Andrias
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- veranda
-
noun,
Also, verandah. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing, often extending across the front and sides of a house; gallery.
- anemias
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- driven
-
noun,
the act of driving.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ondine
-
noun,
undine.
- nanism
-
noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- nanoid
-
adjective,
dwarfish.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- drives
-
- Savior
-
noun,
a person who saves, rescues, or delivers:
- droves
-
noun,
a number of oxen, sheep, or swine driven in a group; herd; flock.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- Savona
-
noun,
a city in N Italy on the Mediterranean.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- Savoie
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2389 sq. mi. (6185 sq. km). Capital: Chambéry.
- Savaii
-
noun,
an island in Western Samoa: largest of the Samoa group. 703 sq. mi. (1821 sq. km).
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- mid-on
-
noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- Sandra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Mervin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ovaria
-
noun,
ovary.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- Samain
-
noun,
Samhain.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Nadine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Enovid
-
- endrin
-
noun,
a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- Samoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- naiads
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- Oradea
-
noun,
a city in NW Romania.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Dreams
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- Seaman
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- Divine
-
noun,
a theologian; scholar in religion.
- ravins
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- mavens
-
noun,
an expert or connoisseur.
- Merida
-
noun,
suntan (def 2).
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- Nimrod
-
noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- menads
-
noun,
maenad.
- ravine
-
noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- novena
-
noun,
a devotion consisting of nine separate days of prayers or services.
- Novara
-
noun,
a city in NE Piedmont, in NW Italy.
- divers
-
noun,
a person or thing that dives.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- Servia
-
noun,
former name of Serbia.
- servo-
-
- Ravens
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- disarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- Nivose
-
noun,
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fourth month of the year, extending from December 21 to January 19.
- Menado
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Sulawesi, in NE Indonesia.
- medias
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- Norman
-
noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- nomads
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- nidana
-
noun,
any of 12 aspects of Samsara, or the cycle of birth and death, often compared to 12 spokes of a wheel.
- DOMAIN
-
noun,
a field of action, thought, influence, etc.:
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- dovens
-
verb (used with or without object),
daven.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- dorsi-
-
- navaid
-
noun,
an electronic aid to navigation.
- dormin
-
noun,
abscisic acid.
- dormie
-
adjective,
(of a player or side in match play) being in the lead by as many holes as are still to be played.
- dories
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- Dorian
-
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).
- Marini
-
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.
- navies
-
noun,
the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- donnas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Nemrod
-
noun,
Nimrod (def 1).
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- Nevada
-
noun,
a state in the W United States. 110,540 sq. mi. (286,300 sq. km). Capital: Carson City.
Abbreviation: NV (for use with zip code), Nev.
- Neviim
-
noun,
the Prophets, being the second of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
- Nevins
-
noun,
Allan, 1890–1971, U.S. historian.
- Marvin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- domine
-
noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- Erivan
-
noun,
Yerevan.
- Morini
-
noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- marais
-
noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- Minnie
-
noun,
mother; mom.
- Isidor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Minnis
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- Isaian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- manias
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- manini
-
adjective,
small; insignificant.
- Minoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- Irvine
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Manisa
-
noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- minion
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- Mannar
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Indian Ocean, bounded by W Sri Lanka, the chain of shoals that comprise Adam's Bridge, and S India.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- irido-
-
- irides
-
noun,
a plural of iris.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- mannas
-
noun,
the food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness. Ex. 16:14–36.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Ionian
-
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).
- Midian
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Keturah. Gen. 25:1–4.
- renvoi
-
noun,
the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- iodism
-
noun,
poisoning caused by sensitivity to or overuse of iodine or its compounds.
- Minden
-
noun,
a city in NW Louisiana.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- randan
-
noun,
a rowboat designed for three people, one person in the middle using two oars and the other two using one oar each.
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- maidan
-
noun,
an open area or space in or near a town, often used as a marketplace or parade ground.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- maiden
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- Ramona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- madres
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Madras
-
noun,
a light cotton fabric of various weaves, especially one in multicolored plaid or stripes, used for shirts, dresses, jackets, etc.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Madian
-
noun,
Midian.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Madero
-
noun,
Francisco Indalecio [frahn-sees-kaw een-dah-le-syaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ˌin dɑˈlɛ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1913, Mexican revolutionary and political leader: president 1911–13.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- Madera
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- minder
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- remand
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- Manado
-
noun,
Menado.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remind
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- Mandan
-
noun,
a member of a Siouan people of North Dakota.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- manned
-
noun,
an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.
- Esmond
-
noun,
a male given name.
- idioms
-
noun,
an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
- random
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- monied
-
adjective,
moneyed.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- radio-
-
- Moraea
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genera Moraea and Dietes, of the iris family, native to tropical Africa.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- imides
-
noun,
a compound derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by acidic groups, characterized by the =NH group.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Morava
-
noun,
German March. a river in central Europe, flowing S from NE Czech Republic, along part of the border between the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and Slovakia and Austria, into the Danube W of Bratislava. 240 miles (385 km) long.
- Mannie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- Idaean
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- maenad
-
noun,
bacchante.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- ovines
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- movers
-
noun,
a person or thing that moves.
- rodmen
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- radons
-
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.
- manner
-
noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- iodine
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- invars
-
- midair
-
noun,
any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface:
- radome
-
noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- invade
-
verb (used with object),
to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent:
- Modena
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Bologna.
- Modern
-
noun,
a person of modern times.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- inside
-
noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- Indian
-
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.
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Rodman
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- Medina
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- monads
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- Mannes
-
noun,
Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
- Indies
-
noun,
the. (used with a plural verb) West Indies (def 1).
- mondes
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- Indris
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- Median
-
noun,
Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
- dinner
-
noun,
the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
- aidman
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- davens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pray.
- vamose
-
verb (used with or without object),
vamoose.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- aeron.
-
- Darvon
-
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- aidmen
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- vimana
-
noun,
a sanctuary of a Brahman temple.
- anemo-
-
- Vienna
-
noun,
German Wien. a port in and the capital of Austria, in the NE part, on the Danube.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Anemia
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- videos
-
noun,
a program, movie, or other visual media product featuring moving images, with or without audio, that is recorded and saved digitally or on videocassette:
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Averno
-
noun,
a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- Davies
-
noun,
Arthur Bowen [boh-uh n] /ˈboʊ ən/ (Show IPA), 1862–1928, U.S. painter.
- vandas
-
noun,
any of several epiphytic orchids of the genus Vanda, of tropical regions of the Eastern Hemisphere, having large white, lilac, blue, or greenish flowers.
- viands
-
noun,
an article of food.
- vanner
-
noun,
the owner or driver of a van, especially one of customized design.
- denims
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- Vannes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Morbihan, in NW France.
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- adren-
-
- adreno
-
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- asemia
-
noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- vanmen
-
noun,
a person who works on a van, especially the driver.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- advise
-
verb (used with object),
to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following:
- Deimos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek personification of terror, a son of Ares and Aphrodite.
- daimen
-
adjective,
rare; occasional.
- venins
-
noun,
any of several poisonous substances occurring in snake venom.
- vanman
-
noun,
a person who works on a van, especially the driver.
- aniso-
-
- Vanier
-
noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- Deanna
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Diana.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- vadose
-
adjective,
found or located above the water table:
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- amnios
-
- verism
-
noun,
the theory that rigid representation of truth and reality is essential to art and literature, and therefore the ugly and vulgar must be included.
- amidin
-
noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- damars
-
noun,
dammar.
- amido-
-
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- damans
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- vermi-
-
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- anadem
-
noun,
a garland or wreath for the head.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amino-
-
- amnion
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- somni-
-
- vermin
-
noun,
noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals collectively, especially those of small size that appear commonly and are difficult to control, as flies, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, mice, and rats.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- vermis
-
noun,
the median lobe or division of the cerebellum.
- daemon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
a god.
a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
- amides
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- verdin
-
noun,
a small, yellow-headed, titmouse-like bird, Auriparus flaviceps, of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, which builds a compact, spherical nest of thorny twigs.
- venoms
-
noun,
the poisonous fluid that some animals, as certain snakes and spiders, secrete and introduce into the bodies of their victims by biting, stinging, etc.
- amends
-
noun,
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- Amadis
-
noun,
a knight-errant, model of the chivalric hero.
- avidin
-
noun,
a protein, found in the white of egg, that combines with and prevents the action of biotin, thus injuring the animal that consumes it in excess by producing biotin deficiency.
- Andron
-
noun,
(in an ancient Greek house) an apartment for men, especially one for banqueting.
- andro-
-
- sovran
-
noun, adjective,
sovereign.
- Verona
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- Andean
-
adjective,
of or like the Andes.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Andrea
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- damson
-
noun,
Also called damson plum. the small, dark-blue or purple fruit of a plum, Prunus insititia, of the rose family, introduced into Europe from Asia Minor.
- avoids
-
verb (used with object),
to keep away from; keep clear of; shun:
- avoir.
-
- Vernon
-
noun,
Edward ("Old Grog") 1684–1757, British admiral.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Damien
-
noun,
Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- daimon
-
noun,
daemon.
- Adonai
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- Armand
-
noun,
a male given name, French form of Herman.
- voider
-
noun,
a person or thing that voids.
- dermas
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- adeno-
-
- dermis
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis, composed of connective tissue, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and an elaborate sensory nerve network.
- vario-
-
- Vardon
-
noun,
Harry, 1870–1937, British golfer.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- vendor
-
noun,
a person or agency that sells.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- desman
-
noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- vision
-
noun,
the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.
- varnas
-
noun,
Hinduism. class (def 13).
- sindon
-
noun,
cloth of fine linen or silk, used especially for shrouds.
- aramid
-
noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Visine
-
- arsen-
-
- visard
-
noun,
vizard.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- viroid
-
noun,
an infectious agent of plants similar to a virus but consisting of only a short, single strand of RNA without a protein coat.
- varied
-
adjective,
characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified:
- Aromas
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- vireos
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- devoir
-
noun,
an act of civility or respect.
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- devons
-
noun,
Devonshire.
- Anvers
-
noun,
French name of Antwerp.
- virion
-
noun,
the infectious form of a virus as it exists outside the host cell, consisting of a nucleic acid core, a protein coat, and, in some species, an external envelope.
- dimers
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- dermo-
-
- varies
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- Anomia
-
noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- Veadar
-
noun,
an intercalary month of the Jewish calendar.
- admire
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- denom.
-
- Dennis
-
noun,
John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- vomers
-
noun,
a bone of the skull in most vertebrates, in humans forming a large part of the septum between the right and left cavities of the nose.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- deriv.
-
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Vinson
-
noun,
Frederick Moore, 1890–1953, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1946–53.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Vasari
-
noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1511–74, Italian painter, architect, and art historian.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- meso-
-
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- areo-
-
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Vedas
-
noun,
Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Verdi
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1813–1901, Italian composer.
- Midis
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- veins
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- manna
-
noun,
the food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness. Ex. 16:14–36.
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- andr-
-
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- manor
-
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.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- 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.
- vaso-
-
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anon.
-
- Mavis
-
noun,
a song thrush.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- Annam
-
noun,
a former kingdom and French protectorate along the E coast of French Indochina: now part of Vietnam.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- annas
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- vends
-
verb (used with object),
to sell as one's business or occupation, especially by peddling:
- veni-
-
- venin
-
noun,
any of several poisonous substances occurring in snake venom.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- anim.
-
- mero-
-
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- anniv
-
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- venom
-
noun,
the poisonous fluid that some animals, as certain snakes and spiders, secrete and introduce into the bodies of their victims by biting, stinging, etc.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- meno-
-
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- anis-
-
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Medon
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Venda
-
noun,
a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa in the NE part: granted independence in 1979 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 2510 sq. mi. (6500 sq. km). Capital: Thohoyandou.
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- maven
-
noun,
an expert or connoisseur.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- Narva
-
noun,
a city in NE Estonia: Swedish defeat of Russians 1700.
- admov
-
- naso-
-
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- adman
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- omni-
-
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- nears
-
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- vino-
-
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- vinos
-
noun,
wine; specifically, red Italian wine, as chianti.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- nanas
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- nano-
-
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- oidea
-
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- voids
-
noun,
an empty space; emptiness:
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- vomer
-
noun,
a bone of the skull in most vertebrates, in humans forming a large part of the septum between the right and left cavities of the nose.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- nomad
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- visor
-
noun,
Armor.
(on a close helmet) a piece having slits or holes for vision, situated above and pivoted with a beaver or a ventail and beaver.
a similar piece of plate having holes or slits for vision and breathing, attached to or used with any of various other helmets, as the armet, sallet, basinet, or helm.
- 30-30
-
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- nona-
-
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- virid
-
adjective,
green or verdant:
- aden-
-
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- Nevin
-
noun,
Ethelbert Woodbridge, 1862–1901, U.S. composer.
- Adams
-
noun,
Abigail (Smith) 1744–1818, U.S. social and political figure (wife of John Adams).
- Nevis
-
noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Novia
-
noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- novas
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- vini-
-
- ordn.
-
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- radon
-
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.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- miso-
-
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Amer.
-
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- misdo
-
verb (used with object),
to do badly or wrongly; botch.
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- AMEDS
-
- modes
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- verso
-
noun,
a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- amid-
-
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Amado
-
noun,
Jorge [Portuguese zhawr-zhuh] /Portuguese ˈʒɔr ʒə/ (Show IPA), 1912–2001, Brazilian novelist.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mini-
-
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- Minn.
-
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- mirvs
-
noun,
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- Amida
-
noun,
a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- monad
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- aeri-
-
- aero-
-
- moves
-
noun,
an act or instance of moving; movement.
- movie
-
noun,
motion picture.
- overs
-
noun,
an amount in excess or addition; extra.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- over-
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- ovine
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- vined
-
adjective,
covered or decorated with vines or representations of vines:
- aemia
-
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- mover
-
noun,
a person or thing that moves.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- vimen
-
noun,
a long, flexible shoot of a plant.
- viand
-
noun,
an article of food.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- monde
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- Vidar
-
noun,
a son of Odin, who will survive Ragnarok after killing Fenrir.
- video
-
noun,
a program, movie, or other visual media product featuring moving images, with or without audio, that is recorded and saved digitally or on videocassette:
- Vidor
-
noun,
King (Wallis) 1895–1982, U.S. motion-picture director and producer.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- vinas
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- endo-
-
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Samoa
-
noun,
a group of islands in the S Pacific, the islands W of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Saiva
-
noun,
Shaiva.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Davis
-
noun,
Alexander Jackson, 1803–92, U.S. architect.
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- Davie
-
noun,
a town in SE Florida.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Daven
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pray.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- Sivan
-
noun,
the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Davao
-
noun,
a seaport on SE Mindanao, in the S Philippines.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- idiom
-
noun,
an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
- 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.
- Damia
-
noun,
a spirit of fertility.
- dames
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- Damas
-
noun,
French name of Damascus.
- ideo-
-
- idio-
-
- Damar
-
noun,
dammar.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- idion
-
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Daman
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- imide
-
noun,
a compound derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by acidic groups, characterized by the =NH group.
- imido
-
adjective,
containing the imido group.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Saadi
-
noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- Saida
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Danas
-
noun,
Danu.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- roves
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- soave
-
noun,
a dry, white wine from Verona, Italy.
- Evans
-
noun,
Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- Evora
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- deism
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- diam.
-
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- domes
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- sero-
-
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Devon
-
noun,
Devonshire.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- devas
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Serov
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, E of the Ural Mountains.
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- divan
-
noun,
a sofa or couch, usually without arms or back, often usable as a bed.
- divas
-
noun,
a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
- dimin
-
- Diver
-
noun,
a person or thing that dives.
- Dives
-
noun,
the rich man of the parable in Luke 16:19–31.
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- semi-
-
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Drina
-
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.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- Sino-
-
- drome
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- drove
-
noun,
a number of oxen, sheep, or swine driven in a group; herd; flock.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- Demos
-
noun,
the common people of an ancient Greek state.
- Dvina
-
noun,
Also called Western Dvina. Latvian Daugava. a river rising in the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation, flowing W through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Latvia to the Baltic Sea at Riga. About 640 miles (1030) long.
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- savin
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- demo-
-
- demi-
-
- savor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- derms
-
noun,
a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- derm-
-
- dorms
-
noun,
dormitory.
- doven
-
verb (used with or without object),
daven.
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- Dover
-
noun,
a seaport in E Kent, in SE England: point nearest the coast of France.
- doves
-
noun,
any bird of the family Columbidae, especially the smaller species with pointed tails.
Compare pigeon1 (def 1).
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- drama
-
noun,
a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
- drams
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- Drava
-
noun,
a river in S central Europe, flowing E and SE from the Alps in S Austria, through NE Slovenia, along a part of the border between Hungary and Croatia into the Danube in Croatia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- Drave
-
noun,
the act of driving.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- vari-
-
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Vadso
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Norway.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- avens
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.
- Avars
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- avers
-
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- Armen
-
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- avian
-
adjective,
of or relating to birds.
- Invar
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Iran.
-
- aviso
-
noun,
a boat used especially for carrying dispatches; dispatch boat.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ASEAN
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- ivied
-
adjective,
covered or overgrown with ivy:
- ivies
-
noun,
Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- arvos
-
noun,
afternoon.
- varas
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Vanda
-
noun,
any of several epiphytic orchids of the genus Vanda, of tropical regions of the Eastern Hemisphere, having large white, lilac, blue, or greenish flowers.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- reni-
-
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- irids
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the Iridaceae, the iris family.
- vairs
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- irid-
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Varna
-
noun,
Hinduism. class (def 13).
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Indo-
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Avram
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abram.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- India
-
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.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- avoid
-
verb (used with object),
to keep away from; keep clear of; shun:
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Rida
-
- var.
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rev.
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- vas-
-
- Veii
-
noun,
an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- nos-
-
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- serv
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Ven.
-
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- void
-
noun,
an empty space; emptiness:
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Nov.
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Sem.
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- Vend
-
verb (used with object),
to sell as one's business or occupation, especially by peddling:
- Veda
-
noun,
Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- 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.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- RADM
-
- vers
-
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Sra.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- SRAM
-
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- vaad
-
noun,
a Jewish council offering advice on or having authority over certain community affairs.
- Sam.
-
- Vida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- vide
-
verb,
see (used especially to refer a reader to parts of a text).
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- Soni
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- RONA
-
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- 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).
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Rom.
-
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Sava
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Slovenia, through Croatia to the Danube at Belgrade, Serbia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- ord.
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- RIIA
-
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- rad.
-
- 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.
- vims
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- RNAS
-
- Veno
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- vin-
-
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- riv.
-
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Ovid
-
noun,
(Publius Ovidius Naso) 43 b.c.–a.d. 17? Roman poet.
- ovi-
-
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- OSRD
-
- Nor.
-
- 1080
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Ave.
-
- iso-
-
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- 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.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ASME
-
- med.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- iod-
-
- IndE
-
- Dom.
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- inv.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- avos
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- avn.
-
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- avid
-
adjective,
showing great enthusiasm for or interest in:
Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, keen; devoted, dedicated; zealous, fanatic.
Antonyms: indifferent, apathetic; reluctant.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- MDES
-
- mdse
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Marv
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Marvin.
- meas
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- men-
-
- Arm.
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- ARIS
-
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- MAEd
-
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Man.
-
- 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.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- inae
-
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- dir.
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- Dino
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dis-
-
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- Din.
-
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- emia
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- dim.
-
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- div.
-
- end-
-
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Dove
-
noun,
any bird of the family Columbidae, especially the smaller species with pointed tails.
Compare pigeon1 (def 1).
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- DVMS
-
- DMSO
-
- dive
-
noun,
an act or instance of diving.
- diva
-
noun,
a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- IAEA
-
- Dave
-
noun,
a male given name, form of David.
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Ind.
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- iana
-
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- idae
-
- Idas
-
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).
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Dem.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Devi
-
noun,
a mother goddess of which Durga, Kali, etc., are particular forms.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- dia-
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- devs
-
noun,
a software developer:
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- non-
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Deva
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- der.
-
- Esd.
-
- eso-
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Den.
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Mar.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AISI
-
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- MVEd
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- MSIE
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- MSAE
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- NIRA
-
- mRNA
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- move
-
noun,
an act or instance of moving; movement.
- Nev.
-
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- neo-
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- adv.
-
- nav.
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Adm.
-
- AInd
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NASD
-
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- AIME
-
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Adam
-
noun,
the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- Anas
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- MIRV
-
noun,
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.
- mis-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- MNAS
-
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- ANSI
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- mod.
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mid.
-
- MIDI
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- midn
-
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- 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.
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- nom.
-
- Mods
-
noun,
a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- ann.
-
- NOAA
-
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ano-
-
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- 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.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- ands
-
- vo.
-
- DMV
-
- ad-
-
- DNA
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- VOA
-
- DNR
-
- DMS
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- ae.
-
- DMA
-
- di.
-
- VMD
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- AAE
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- an.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Aar
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- av.
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- Ar.
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- Doi
-
- VOR
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- AIA
-
- Am.
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- AAM
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- AEA
-
- ASN
-
- vs.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- Avi
-
- AMS
-
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- a-v
-
- ASV
-
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- Ver
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- SVR
-
- ASM
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AOA
-
- aor
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ARS
-
- ard
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- VDM
-
- Va.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Dev
-
noun,
a software developer:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- SMA
-
- SMD
-
- DAV
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- vim
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- DAR
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- Sr.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- DAE
-
- DVM
-
- DSO
-
- DSM
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- DOA
-
- AME
-
- do.
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- So.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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.
- 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.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- MIE
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MeV
-
- MOI
-
- MOR
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Rd.
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- mi.
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MRI
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- ISR
-
- ISV
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Md.
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- SED
-
- 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.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MAA
-
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Mao
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- REA
-
- RDS
-
- RDA
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MRE
-
- MSA
-
- ise
-
- OSD
-
- oid
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEM
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- NES
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- OAS
-
- NIA
-
- 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.
- OSA
-
- Om.
-
- OED
-
- NSA
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- NNE
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- OIr
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- MSD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- ov-
-
- MSE
-
- MSI
-
- ose
-
- MSN
-
- Orv
-
- NAA
-
- NAD
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Mo.
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- EMR
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- en-
-
- env
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- SAE
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ISA
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ESA
-
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- sd.
-
- RSV
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- ESR
-
- DVS
-
- Dr.
-
- DRE
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SDR
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- DSA
-
- DSR
-
- eo-
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EOM
-
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- ead
-
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- SAR
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ed.
-
- Rs.
-
- ERV
-
- VRM
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ine
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- 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 = .
- IRO
-
- ROA
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Ir.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ide
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- id.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- 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).
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- AO
-
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- M.
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- NV
-
- VR
-
- 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.
- O.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- VI
-
- VD
-
- V.
-
- VN
-
- EI
-
- NM
-
- VM
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RI
-
- OA
-
- N.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- SN
-
- RN
-
- i.
-
- RV
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SM
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- MV
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- SV
-
- ND
-
- NI
-
- MN
-
- DV
-
- DA
-
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.
- D.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- DM
-
- EV
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- DN
-
- RO
-